Junior welterweight prospect Jorge De Jesus has signed a promotional contract with Sampson Boxing.
Born and raised in Lawrenceville, Georgia, as a proud Puerto Rican American, 23-year-old De Jesus had just five amateur fights before turning professional in April 2022. The talented southpaw made a splash in his most recent ring appearance in May, an impressive decision win over the18-0 LaVonte Earley from Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida, and live worldwide on ProBox TV.
“I had no doubt I was going in there to win. Losing was not an option,” recalled De Jesus, 14-1 (10 KOs), of his upset victory. “I was extremely focused and did everything right. Winning made me feel like the hard work is paying off. I feel like a top professional now.”
The explosive De Jesus credits the work he and trainer Alain Felipe have done at the Felipe Boxing Gym in Norcross, GA, for his rapid ascension in the sport.
“The dream was always there but my coach said, ‘you can do this,’” De Jesus explained. “My Coach takes care of me and treats me very well. He’s always looking out for me and treats me like his son.”
De Jesus says it was his manager, Andy Sun, who introduced him to Sampson Lewkowicz and facilitated the promotional agreement.
“My manager said he would reach out to Sampson. I thought ‘this is crazy. Why would he give us a chance?’ But he did and it’s a blessing. I’m so thankful for my manager and my coach and my new promoter who is going to work with me and get me there. It’s a dream come true. I just want to keep on shining.”
A civil engineering student at Emory University by day and up-and-coming fighter at night, De Jesus says he has the team in place now to make his loved ones proud.
“I have strong ties with my family in Puerto Rico and visit them in Bayamon often. They have always supported me. By next year, I would like to show that Puerto Rico has another upcoming star and be in the rankings and comfortable performing at a high level. I am just as good as anybody else.”
Lewkowicz says he’s hoping to have De Jesus back in the ring by late summer/early fall and has big hopes for the promising slugger.
“I am very happy to be working with Jorge and his team,” said Sampson Lewkowicz. “He showed what he is made of on ProBox TV by pulling out that exciting victory. We are going to keep him busy and put him in with the right opponents to fine tune him into the next great Puerto Rican/American world champion.”
