Gary Jacobs (boxer)

Gary Jacobs
Born	Gary Jacobs (1965-12-10) 10 December 1965 (age 59) Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
Nationality	British
Other names	The Kid
Statistics
Weight(s)	Middleweight Welterweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record [1]
Total fights	53
Wins	45
Wins by KO	26
Losses	8

Gary Jacobs (born 10 December 1965) is a former professional Scottish boxer. Jacobs is now a professional boxing coach.

Professional career

Jacobs at various points in his career held the British, Commonwealth, and European (EBU) welterweight titles, as well as unsuccessfully challenging Pernell Whitaker for his WBC crown. ^[2] Jacobs wore a Star of David on his trunks.

Post career

He was inducted into the Scottish Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011. ^[3]

Personal life

Jacobs is now a professional boxing coach at the MTK Scotland Gym and lives in the suburbs of Glasgow with his wife and three children ^{[4] [5]}

Professional boxing record

53 fights	45 wins	8 losses
By knockout	26	2
By decision	19	6

See also

• Pernell Whitaker vs. Gary Jacobs
• List of British welterweight boxing champions
• List of select Jewish boxers

References

1. "Boxing record for Gary Jacobs". BoxRec .
2. Jet. 1995. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
3. "Sports Shorts". Jewish Sports Review. 8 (87): 18. 16 September 2011.
4. Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. ISBN   9781602800137 . Retrieved 7 February 2011.
5. The Jewish Year Book, 2000. 27 August 2008. ISBN   9780853033813 . Retrieved 7 February 2011.

Achievements
Preceded by Wilf Gentzen	Commonwealth Welterweight Champion 19 April 1988 – 23 November 1989	Succeeded by Donovan Boucher
Preceded by Del Bryan	British Welterweight Champion 20 February 1992 - 9 July 1992 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Del Bryan