Jacobin Yoma

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Jacobin Yoma
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Nickname(s)l'Ouragan de Cayenne
Weight(s) Super-featherweight
Height5 ft 5+12 in (166 cm)
Nationality Flag of French Guiana.svg French Guianan
Born (1966-10-06) 6 October 1966 (age 56)
Maripasoula, French Guiana
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights54
Wins40
Wins by KO21
Losses11
Draws1

Jacobin Yoma (born 6 October 1966) is a French Guianan former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1999, and held the European super-featherweight title from 1993 to 1995.

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He was nicknamed l'Ouragan de Cayenne (The Cayenne Hurricane) for the impressive speed of his hands. [2]

Early life

Yoma was born on 6 October 1966 in Maripasoula, French Guiana, as a member of the Aluku tribe, but settled in the capital city of Cayenne at a young age. [3] At the age of 13 he was diagnosed with a heart murmur and began boxing when he was advised to pick up a sport. [4] He became French amateur champion in 1989 under coach Jacques Chinon and decided to go pro later that year. [4]

Professional career

Yoma made his professional debut on 6 October 1989, defeating Brazilian opponent Geraldo Leite by points in Cayenne. In his fifth bout, he traveled to the United States and fought Regilio Tuur to a majority draw – the first blemish on his record and the first matchup in their trilogy. In the next year, he picked up both the French and WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight titles as he continued to rack up wins. On 14 June 1991 he faced a 37-year-old Daniel Londas for his European super-featherweight title in Reims, and suffered his first career defeat by decisive unanimous decision (UD). [5] Yoma again captured the French and FECARBOX titles before he received another shot at the European crown in Rotterdam on 3 December 1992, falling to Regilio Tuur by way of points in front of a crowd of 7,000 that included John de Wolf and Jules Deelder. [6] Four months later he lost a decision to Guyanese prospect Joseph Murray in Georgetown for the vacant FECARBOX title – his third defeat. [7]

He finally defeated Tuur on 11 June 1993 by split decision in his hometown of Cayenne to become European super-featherweight champion. [8] Over the next two years he successfully defended the European belt on four occasions, with the first three taking place in the hot humidity of Cayenne. [2] His last successful defense was a UD victory over former world champion Jimmi Bredahl in Copenhagen on 7 October 1994. [9] [10] He lost the title on 4 July 1995, suffering a UD defeat in the Paris suburb of Thiais to Russian future world champion Anatoly Alexandrov. [11] Yoma captured the French title once more the following year before retiring in 1999 with a record of 40–11–3.

Professional boxing record

54 fights40 wins11 losses
By knockout211
By decision1910
Draws3
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
54Loss40–11–3 Flag of France.svg Didier TualPTS826 Jun 1999 Flag of France.svg Reims, France
53Win40–10–3 Flag of France.svg Franck RequierPTS828 May 1999 Flag of France.svg Saint-Lô, France
52Loss39–10–3 Flag of Romania.svg Adrian ParlogeaPTS86 Mar 1999 Flag of France.svg Saint-Quentin, France
51Win39–9–3 Flag of Barbados.svg Lennox JonesPTS89 Jan 1999 Flag of France.svg Ducos, Martinique
50Loss38–9–3 Flag of Algeria.svg Affif DjeltiPTS1028 Mar 1998 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French GuianaFor French super-featherweight title
49Loss38–8–3 Flag of Algeria.svg Affif DjeltiPTS107 Jun 1997 Flag of France.svg Le Havre, FranceLost French super-featherweight title
48Win38–7–3 Flag of Algeria.svg Hocine HassaniPTS101 Mar 1997 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French Guiana
47Loss37–7–3 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Dramane NabaloumPTS810 Dec 1996 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
46Win37–6–3 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Víctor TorresRTD6 (?)9 Nov 1996 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French Guiana
45Win36–6–3 Flag of Algeria.svg Affif DjeltiTKO1 (10)29 Jun 1996 Flag of France.svg Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French GuianaWon French super-featherweight title
44Win35–6–3 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Radames BidoTKO1 (?)12 Apr 1996 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French Guiana
43Loss34–6–3 Flag of Algeria.svg Affif DjeltiTKO6 (?)15 Dec 1995 Flag of France.svg Rouen, France
42Win34–5–3 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz FerreiraRTD3 (?)10 Nov 1995 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French Guiana
41Loss33–5–3 Flag of Russia.svg Anatoly AlexandrovUD124 Jul 1995 Flag of France.svg Thiais, FranceLost European super-featherweight title
40Win33–4–3 Flag of the United States.svg Joey NegronPTS814 Feb 1995 Flag of France.svg Thiais, France
39Win32–4–3 Flag of Algeria.svg Hocine HassaniMD84 Dec 1994 Flag of France.svg Palais Omnisports de Thiais, Thiais, France
38Win31–4–3 Flag of Denmark.svg Jimmi Bredahl UD127 Oct 1994 Flag of Denmark.svg K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, DenmarkRetained European super-featherweight title
37Loss30–4–3 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Alric JohnsonPTS1011 Jun 1994 Flag of France.svg Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
36Draw30–3–3 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Dramane NabaloumPTS83 Jun 1994 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Abidjan, Ivory Coast
35Win30–3–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Haddock RTD6 (12)14 May 1994 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French GuianaRetained European super-featherweight title
34Win29–3–2 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Víctor LaureanoPTS88 Apr 1994 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French Guiana
33Win28–3–2 Flag of Lithuania.svg Rimvydas BiliusTKO8 (12)28 Jan 1994 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French GuianaRetained European super-featherweight title
32Win27–3–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Arao MacedoPTS105 Nov 1993 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French Guiana
31Win26–3–2 Flag of France.svg Areski BakirTKO8 (12)2 Oct 1993 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French GuianaRetained European super-featherweight title
30Win25–3–2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Regilio Tuur SD1211 Jun 1993 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French GuianaWon European super-featherweight title
29Loss24–3–2 Flag of Guyana.svg Joseph Murray UD1218 Apr 1993 Flag of Guyana.svg National Sports Hall, Georgetown, GuyanaFor vacant WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title
28Draw24–2–2 Flag of Tunisia.svg Kamel Bou AliMD86 Feb 1993 Flag of France.svg Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
27Loss24–2–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Regilio Tuur PTS123 Dec 1992 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, NetherlandsFor vacant European super-featherweight title
26Win24–1–1 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Danilo Cabrera KO6 (?)30 Oct 1992 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French Guiana
25Win23–1–1Hector PadillaTKO4 (?)4 Jul 1992 Flag of France.svg Lamentin, Guadeloupe
24Win22–1–1 Flag of Algeria.svg Hocine HassaniRTD6 (10)12 Jun 1992 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French GuianaWon vacant French super-featherweight title
23Win21–1–1 Flag of France.svg Jean Pierre DibatezaPTS1015 May 1992 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French Guiana
22Win20–1–1 Flag of France.svg Alain PernicePTS83 Apr 1992 Flag of France.svg Clermont-Ferrand, France
21Win19–1–1 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby BrewerPTS827 Feb 1992 Flag of France.svg Paris, France
20Win18–1–1 Flag of Mali.svg Moussa SangareMD830 Jan 1992 Flag of France.svg Paris, France
19Win17–1–1 Flag of Colombia.svg Wilson FontalvoRTD6 (12), 3:0017 Jan 1992 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French GuianaWon vacant WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title
18Win16–1–1 Flag of Barbados.svg Ed Pollard TKO3 (?)30 Nov 1991 Flag of France.svg Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
17Win15–1–1 Flag of France.svg Alain SimoesPTS825 Oct 1991 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French Guiana
16Loss14–1–1 Flag of France.svg Daniel Londas UD1214 Jun 1991 Flag of France.svg Reims, FranceFor European super-featherweight title
15Win14–0–1 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Rodolfo ChirinoRTD8 (12)4 May 1991 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French GuianaRetained WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title
14Win13–0–1 Flag of Guyana.svg Junior DrakesTKO1 (?)27 Mar 1991 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French Guiana
13Win12–0–1 Flag of Venezuela.svg Luis RodríguezKO2 (8)23 Feb 1991 Flag of France.svg Stade du Futbol, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
12Win11–0–1 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Christino SueroKO5 (12), 1:0918 Jan 1991 Flag of France.svg National Hall of Sports, Cayenne, French GuianaWon vacant WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title
11Win10–0–1 Flag of the United States.svg Jesse TorresPTS107 Dec 1990 Flag of France.svg Sports Hall, Cayenne, French Guiana
10Win9–0–1 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis StrongPTS83 Nov 1990 Flag of France.svg Deauville, France
9Win8–0–1 Flag of Ireland.svg Richie FosterKO4 (?)12 Oct 1990 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French Guiana
8Win7–0–1 Flag of France.svg Mohammed BennamaRTD9 (10)18 May 1990 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French GuianaWon vacant French super-featherweight title
7Win6–0–1 Flag of France.svg Pierre LorcyPTS106 Apr 1990 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French Guiana
6Win5–0–1 Flag of the United States.svg Lloyd RatalskyKO4 (?)16 Mar 1990 Flag of France.svg Sports Hall, Cayenne, French Guiana
5Draw4–0–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Regilio Tuur MD612 Feb 1990 Flag of the United States.svg Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
4Win4–0 Flag of Algeria.svg Belaid KhaldiTKO1 (?)19 Jan 1990 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French Guiana
3Win3–0 Flag of the United States.svg Jose GonzalesRTD3 (?), 3:008 Dec 1989 Flag of France.svg Sports Hall, Cayenne, French Guiana
2Win2–0 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Silverio FloresPTS610 Nov 1989 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French Guiana
1Win1–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Geraldo LeitePTS66 Oct 1989 Flag of France.svg Cayenne, French Guiana

Personal life

Yoma is a member of the Aluku tribe, descendants of the Maroon slaves who fled from the plantations of Dutch Guiana in the eighteenth century. [3]

In 2009, he was handed a six-month suspended prison sentence in a Cayenne courtroom for driving under the influence and causing an accident that injured several people. [3]

In 2015 the Salle de Boxe Jacques Chinon et Jacobin Yoma, named after Yoma and his former coach, was inaugurated in Cayenne. [4] [12]

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