Gary Jacobs (boxer)

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Gary Jacobs
Born
Gary Jacobs

(1965-12-10) 10 December 1965 (age 59)
NationalityBritish
Other namesThe Kid
Statistics
Weight(s) Middleweight
Welterweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record [1]
Total fights53
Wins45
Wins by KO26
Losses8

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

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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 fights45 wins8 losses
By knockout262
By decision196

See also

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
Preceded by British Welterweight Champion
20 February 1992 - 9 July 1992
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Del Bryan