Jacklord Jacobs

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Medal record
Competitor for  Nigeria
Men’s Boxing
World Amateur Championships
Silver	Tampere 1993	Light Heavyweight

Jacklord Bolaj Jacobs (born January 1, 1970 in Benin) is a boxer from Nigeria, competing in the heavyweight (– 91 kg) division. As an amateur he represented Nigeria at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. A year later he won the silver medal at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland, where he was beaten in the final of the light heavyweight (– 81 kg) division by Cuba's Ramón Garbey.

[edit] Amateur Accomplishments

• Gold Medalist at the 1991 African Championships in Cairo as a Light-heavyweight.
• Jacobs represented Nigeria as Light heavyweight at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic games. His results were:
  • 1st round bye
  • Lost to Rostislav Zaulichniy (Unified Team) 8-16

[edit] Pro career

In 1994 he made his debut as a professional.

[edit] References

• Professional boxing record for Jacklord Jacobs from Boxrec