Gary Jacobs (boxer)

Gary Jacobs
Gary Jacobs
Born	Gary Jacobs; 10 December 1965 (age 59); Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
Nationality	British
Other names	The Kid
	Statistics
Weights	Middleweight; Welterweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
	Boxing record
Total fights	53
Wins	45
Wins by KO	26
Losses	8
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Gary Jacobs (born 10 December 1965) is a former professional Scottish boxer. Jacobs is now a professional boxing coach.

Professional career

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]

53 fights	45 wins	8 losses
By knockout	26	2
By decision	19	6

^ "Boxing record for Gary Jacobs". BoxRec.
^ Jet. 1995. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
^ "Sports Shorts". Jewish Sports Review. 8 (87): 18. 16 September 2011.
^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN 9781602800137. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
^ The Jewish Year Book, 2000. Jewish Chronicle Publications. 27 August 2008. ISBN 9780853033813. Retrieved 7 February 2011.

Achievements
Preceded by Wilf Gentzen	Commonwealth Welterweight Champion 19 April 1988 – 23 November 1989	Succeeded by Donovan Boucher
Preceded by Del Bryan	British Welterweight Champion 20 February 1992 - 9 July 1992 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Del Bryan

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Gary Jacobs
Born	Gary Jacobs (1965-12-10) 10 December 1965 (age 59) Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
Nationality	British
Other names	The Kid
Statistics
Weights	Middleweight Welterweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Stance	Southpaw

Boxing record^[1]
Total fights	53
Wins	45
Wins by KO	26
Losses	8