Thurston
Jesus Pimentel had been around for a long time.
Bantamweight Rank
* 1963 ..... #6
* 1964 ..... #3
* 1965 ..... #2
* 1966 ..... #1
* 1967 ..... #1
* 1968 ..... #1 {thru June}
Jesus was then beaten badly in a one-sided loss {L Dec 12} by Chucho Castillo on June 14, 1968.
The bout was a World Bantamweight Championship Eliminator.
Jesus also suffered later losses to >
* February 5, 1969 .... {L Dec 10} to Bernarbe Fernandez
* March 10, 1969 ....... {L TKO 9} to Kazuyoshi Kanazawa
He dropped out of the Top 10, and he temporarily retired at {Age; 29 years, 0 months},
with a record of 62-6-0.
But he came back on July 29, 1969.
Bantamweight Rank
* 1969 .... #8
* 1970 .... #8
* 1971 .... #3
* 1971 .... #1 {October 1971}


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