Gert Bo Jacobsen (born 28 December 1961) is a Danish former

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

who competed between 1982 and 1995. He held the WBO

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title from February to October 1993.

Professional career

Jacobsen's greatest fights were against Manning Galloway which were all fought in Randers Hallen,

Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022).Mogens Palle. Jacobsen thought he didn't get enough money for his fights. In his European championship fight against René Weller, Weller got around 600.000 Danish crowns, while Jacobsen only got 50.000 crowns. In February 1993, Jacobson won the WBO welterweight title against Manning Galloway but was stripped in October of the same year after being forced to withdraw to a fight against Eamonn Loughran because of suffering from the flu.

Personal life

Jacobsen appeared in a television show named Dalton, that was shown in Denmark in 1993. Jacobsen owns an auto shop in Denmark.

Professional boxing record

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* * 1961 births Living people Welterweight boxers World Boxing Organization champions Danish male boxers People from Vesthimmerland Municipality Sportspeople from the North Jutland Region {{Denmark-boxing-bio-stub

Professional career

Personal life

Professional boxing record

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