Jesse Valdez is considered one of the finest boxers that The City of Houston, Texas has ever produced. A native of Houston’s Northside he began his boxing career at The Red Shield Boxing Club, and would go on to become a bronze medal winning Olympic Champion as a member of The 1972 United States Olympic Team. Jesse won his first four Olympic matches by wide margins (5-0), (4-1), (4-1), and (5-0) with his lone loss coming to eventual gold medal winner Emilio Correa of Cuba, by a disputed (2-3) decision that left famed color commentator Howard Cossell, “Speechless”.
Jesse’s accomplishments in The Houston Golden Gloves and beyond are as follows.
Houston Golden Gloves Championships
1961 Junior Champion 100 lbs
1962 Novice Champion Bantamweight
1963 Open Champion Lightweight
1964 Open Champion Welterweight
1965 Open Champion Welterweight
1966 Open Champion Welterweight
1967 Open Champion Light Middleweight
1968 Open Champion Light Middleweight
Winner of The Elby Pettaway Outstanding Boxer Award in 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1968.
Texas State Golden Gloves Champion in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1972
U.S.A. National Golden Gloves Champion in 1967 and 1972
Pan-American Games Bronze Medal Champion 1967
U.S. Armed Forces Champion 1970, 1971, and 1972
Olympic Bronze Medal Champion 1972
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