Jacobin Yoma | |
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Nickname(s) | l'Ouragan de Cayenne |
Weight(s) | Super-featherweight |
Height | 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Maripasoula, French Guiana | 6 October 1966
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record [1] | |
Total fights | 54 |
Wins | 40 |
Wins by KO | 21 |
Losses | 11 |
Draws | 1 |
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.
He was nicknamed l'Ouragan de Cayenne (The Cayenne Hurricane) for the impressive speed of his hands. [2]
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]
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.
54 fights | 40 wins | 11 losses |
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By knockout | 21 | 1 |
By decision | 19 | 10 |
Draws | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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54 | Loss | 40–11–3 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 26 Jun 1999 | ![]() | |
53 | Win | 40–10–3 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 28 May 1999 | ![]() | |
52 | Loss | 39–10–3 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 6 Mar 1999 | ![]() | |
51 | Win | 39–9–3 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 9 Jan 1999 | ![]() | |
50 | Loss | 38–9–3 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 28 Mar 1998 | ![]() | For French super-featherweight title |
49 | Loss | 38–8–3 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 7 Jun 1997 | ![]() | Lost French super-featherweight title |
48 | Win | 38–7–3 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 1 Mar 1997 | ![]() | |
47 | Loss | 37–7–3 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 10 Dec 1996 | ![]() | |
46 | Win | 37–6–3 | ![]() | RTD | 6 (?) | 9 Nov 1996 | ![]() | |
45 | Win | 36–6–3 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (10) | 29 Jun 1996 | ![]() | Won French super-featherweight title |
44 | Win | 35–6–3 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (?) | 12 Apr 1996 | ![]() | |
43 | Loss | 34–6–3 | ![]() | TKO | 6 (?) | 15 Dec 1995 | ![]() | |
42 | Win | 34–5–3 | ![]() | RTD | 3 (?) | 10 Nov 1995 | ![]() | |
41 | Loss | 33–5–3 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 4 Jul 1995 | ![]() | Lost European super-featherweight title |
40 | Win | 33–4–3 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 14 Feb 1995 | ![]() | |
39 | Win | 32–4–3 | ![]() | MD | 8 | 4 Dec 1994 | ![]() | |
38 | Win | 31–4–3 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 7 Oct 1994 | ![]() | Retained European super-featherweight title |
37 | Loss | 30–4–3 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 11 Jun 1994 | ![]() | |
36 | Draw | 30–3–3 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 3 Jun 1994 | ![]() | |
35 | Win | 30–3–2 | ![]() | RTD | 6 (12) | 14 May 1994 | ![]() | Retained European super-featherweight title |
34 | Win | 29–3–2 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 8 Apr 1994 | ![]() | |
33 | Win | 28–3–2 | ![]() | TKO | 8 (12) | 28 Jan 1994 | ![]() | Retained European super-featherweight title |
32 | Win | 27–3–2 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 5 Nov 1993 | ![]() | |
31 | Win | 26–3–2 | ![]() | TKO | 8 (12) | 2 Oct 1993 | ![]() | Retained European super-featherweight title |
30 | Win | 25–3–2 | ![]() | SD | 12 | 11 Jun 1993 | ![]() | Won European super-featherweight title |
29 | Loss | 24–3–2 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 18 Apr 1993 | ![]() | For vacant WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title |
28 | Draw | 24–2–2 | ![]() | MD | 8 | 6 Feb 1993 | ![]() | |
27 | Loss | 24–2–1 | ![]() | PTS | 12 | 3 Dec 1992 | ![]() | For vacant European super-featherweight title |
26 | Win | 24–1–1 | ![]() | KO | 6 (?) | 30 Oct 1992 | ![]() | |
25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Hector Padilla | TKO | 4 (?) | 4 Jul 1992 | ![]() | |
24 | Win | 22–1–1 | ![]() | RTD | 6 (10) | 12 Jun 1992 | ![]() | Won vacant French super-featherweight title |
23 | Win | 21–1–1 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 15 May 1992 | ![]() | |
22 | Win | 20–1–1 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 3 Apr 1992 | ![]() | |
21 | Win | 19–1–1 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 27 Feb 1992 | ![]() | |
20 | Win | 18–1–1 | ![]() | MD | 8 | 30 Jan 1992 | ![]() | |
19 | Win | 17–1–1 | ![]() | RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | 17 Jan 1992 | ![]() | Won vacant WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title |
18 | Win | 16–1–1 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (?) | 30 Nov 1991 | ![]() | |
17 | Win | 15–1–1 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 25 Oct 1991 | ![]() | |
16 | Loss | 14–1–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 14 Jun 1991 | ![]() | For European super-featherweight title |
15 | Win | 14–0–1 | ![]() | RTD | 8 (12) | 4 May 1991 | ![]() | Retained WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title |
14 | Win | 13–0–1 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (?) | 27 Mar 1991 | ![]() | |
13 | Win | 12–0–1 | ![]() | KO | 2 (8) | 23 Feb 1991 | ![]() | |
12 | Win | 11–0–1 | ![]() | KO | 5 (12), 1:09 | 18 Jan 1991 | ![]() | Won vacant WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title |
11 | Win | 10–0–1 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 7 Dec 1990 | ![]() | |
10 | Win | 9–0–1 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 3 Nov 1990 | ![]() | |
9 | Win | 8–0–1 | ![]() | KO | 4 (?) | 12 Oct 1990 | ![]() | |
8 | Win | 7–0–1 | ![]() | RTD | 9 (10) | 18 May 1990 | ![]() | Won vacant French super-featherweight title |
7 | Win | 6–0–1 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 6 Apr 1990 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 5–0–1 | ![]() | KO | 4 (?) | 16 Mar 1990 | ![]() | |
5 | Draw | 4–0–1 | ![]() | MD | 6 | 12 Feb 1990 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (?) | 19 Jan 1990 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() | RTD | 3 (?), 3:00 | 8 Dec 1989 | ![]() | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 10 Nov 1989 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 6 Oct 1989 | ![]() |
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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