Jacklord Jacobs

Jacklord Jacobs
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Men’s Boxing
World Amateur Championships
1993 Tampere Light Heavyweight
All-Africa Games
1991 Cairo 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.

Amateur Accomplishments

  • Gold Medalist at the 1991 All-Africa Games in Cairo as a Light-heavyweight, defeating Paulo Maaselbe of Tanzania in the final.
  • Jacobs represented Nigeria as Light heavyweight at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic games. His results were:

Pro career

In 1994 he made his debut as a professional.

References


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