On Friday, the mayor of Calais, where Thierry Jacob was born, announced that the French boxing champion had passed away at the age of 59.
Jacob took the WBC super bantamweight title in 1992, defeating Mexico’s Daniel Zaragoza in front of his local fans in Calais.
“We begin this day with sad news. Thierry Jacob died overnight, so young,” Natacha Bouchart, mayor of the northern port city, announced on Facebook.
Jacob turned professional in 1984, retiring a decade later with a 39-6 record, losing his WBC title at his first defence against American Tracy Harris Patterson in New York.
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One of his sons, Romain Jacob, followed him into the ring, claiming the European super featherweight belt in 2014.
AFP
