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Former French world champion boxer Thierry Jacob has died at the age of 59. He said goodbye to the world while battling lung cancer. This announcement was made by the mayor of his home city Calais on Friday. Jacobs won the WBC super bantamweight title in 1992 by defeating Mexico’s Daniel Zaragoza in front of his home fans in Calais.
Jacobs retired with a record of 39–6.
Jacobs turned professional in 1984 and retired a decade later with a 39–6 record. He challenged for the IBF bantamweight title in 1987 but lost to Calvin Seabrooks. He lost to Fabrice Benichou in a second challenge for the European title and then to Jose Sanabria for the IBF junior featherweight title.
Thierry Jacob succeeded on his fourth attempt
At the fourth attempt, Thierry made history by defeating Duke McKenzie in 1990 to win the European Bantamweight title. He retained that title against Vincenzo Picardo and then defeated Mexican great Daniel Zaragoza in March 1993 to win the WBC junior featherweight title.
Jacob retired in 1994
Just three months later, Jacobs returned to the ring, where she lost the title to Tracy Harris Patterson. He then suffered two losses against Wilfredo Vazquez. However, he bounced back in 1994 and ended his career with a victory over Edgar Belen, bringing his record to 39–6. Thierry Jacob later trained his sons Romain and Joffre, who were both accomplished professional boxers. While Romain won the European junior lightweight title, Joffre won the French title.