Thierry Jacob (8 March 1965 – 20 December 2024) was a French
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 fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...
who competed between 1984 and 1994.
Professional career
Jacob turned professional in 1984 and amassed a record of 26–2 before he unsuccessfully fought Venezuelan boxer
José Sanabria, for the IBF super bantamweight world title. Jacob would get another opportunity at a world title nearly four years later, this time facing and defeating Mexican boxer
Daniel Zaragoza
Daniel Zaragoza (born December 11, 1957) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1997. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight title in 1985 and the WBC super ...
, to win the WBC world title. Jacob would lose the title in his first defense to American boxer
Tracy Harris Patterson
Tracy Harris Patterson (born on December 26, 1964) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2000. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight title in 1992 ...
.
Personal life and death
Jacob had two sons,
Romain and Joffrey, who are also professional boxers.
Thierry Jacob died in
Calais
Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a French port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Calais is the largest city in Pas-de-Calais. The population of the city proper is 67,544; that of the urban area is 144,6 ...
on 20 December 2024, at the age of 59.
Professional boxing record
See also
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Notable boxing families
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List of world super-bantamweight boxing champions
This is a list of world super-bantamweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often rec ...
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1965 births
2024 deaths
French male boxers
Sportspeople from Calais
Martial artists from Pas-de-Calais
European Boxing Union champions
Bantamweight boxers
World super-bantamweight boxing champions
World Boxing Council champions
20th-century French sportsmen