Thierry Jacob (8 March 1965 – 20 December 2024) was a French professional boxer 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, to win the WBC world title. Jacob would lose the title in his first defense to American boxer Tracy Harris Patterson.
Personal life and death Jacob had two sons, Romain and Joffrey, who are also professional boxers.
Thierry Jacob died in Calais on 20 December 2024, at the age of 59.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes45Win39–6Edgar Orlando Ballen44Loss38–6Wilfredo Vázquez43Loss38–5Wilfredo Vázquez42Loss38–4Tracy Harris Patterson41Win38–3Daniel Zaragoza40Win37–3Francisco Gomez39Win36–3Antonio Picardi38Win35–3Vincenzo Belcastro37Win34–3Duke McKenzie36Win33–3David Long35Win32–3Raymond Armand34Win31–3Boualem Belkif33Win30–3Marvin Stone32Win29–3Billy Barton31Win28–3Jose Luis Soto30Win27–3Haidar Nourredine29Loss26–3José Sanabria28Win26–2Miguel Pequeno27Win25–2Isidoro Medina26Win24–2Graham O'Malley25Loss23–2Fabrice Benichou24Win23–1Ricky West23Win22–1Juan Castellanos22Loss21–1Kelvin Seabrooks21Win21–0Sammy Ruiz20Win20–0Ezequiel Hernandez19Win19–0Alain Limarola18Win18–0Manuel Carrasco17Win17–0Bobby McDermott16Win16–0Kelvin Smart15Win15–0Blas Canovas14Win14–0Jean Pierre Chartier13Win13–0Freddy Cruz12Win12–0Mohammed Bourras11Win11–0Kevin Downer10Win10–0German Nunez9Win9–0Francisco Garcia8Win8–0Eloi Kiroffo7Win7–0Jean Paul Guillard6Win6–0Eloi Kiroffo5Win5–0Vincenzo Belcastro4Win4–0Daniel Rodilla3Win3–0Jean Pierre Chartier2Win2–0Abdeloyal Zaouiche1Win1–0Lionel Jean
See also Notable boxing families List of world super-bantamweight boxing champions
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