Gary Jacobs
Born
Gary Jacobs

(1965-12-10) 10 December 1965 (age 58)
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
NationalityBritish
Other namesThe Kid
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights53
Wins45
Wins by KO26
Losses8
Draws0
No contests0

Gary "The Kid" Jacobs (born 10 December 1965) is a former professional Scottish boxer.[1]

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. He was inducted into the Scottish Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.[3]

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gary Jacobs - Boxer". Boxrec.com. 8 February 1989. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  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.

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Achievements Preceded byWilf Gentzen Commonwealth Welterweight Champion 19 April 1988 – 23 November 1989 Succeeded byDonovan Boucher Preceded byDel Bryan British Welterweight Champion 20 February 1992 - 9 July 1992Vacated VacantTitle next held byDel Bryan


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