Daniel Jacobs

Daniel Jacobs is a professional boxer who was born in New York City's most populous borough, Brooklyn, on February 3, 1987. He spent his entire childhood in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn living in a house with his mom, aunts and grandma. He always had a love for the sport of boxing, and eventually started a prolific amateur career while attending Erasmus Hall High School.

Jacobs had an extremely busy amateur boxing career that saw him win a total of 137 of his 144 fights. He won the AAU Junior Olympics national championship at the age of 16. One year later, he became the welterweight champion in the National Golden Gloves tournament. After hitting a growth spurt and gaining weight, he had to fight in the middleweight division at the 2005 National Golden Gloves competition. The heavier competition did not stop Jacobs from winning another championship.

The extremely successful amateur career allowed Daniel to get national exposure during his first professional fight. This match took place at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on December 8, 2007. While the fight was schedule to go four rounds, it only took 29 seconds for Daniel to secure a technical knockout victory over his opponent, Jose Jesus Hurtado. Early knockout victories became a trend in the early portion of the New Yorker's career. Using early knockouts helped build a long undefeated streak that lasted a total of 20 professional fights. All but three of these 20 victories were won by knockout, and only one of the knockouts came after the fourth round.

Jacobs finally lost the first professional fight of his career when he faced Russia's Dmitry Pirog for the vacant WBO middleweight championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on July 31, 2010. Pirog also entered the fight with a perfect record, and he quickly took control of the entire match. Pirog won the title fight with a technical knockout in the fifth round.

Daniel's promising boxing career looked like it would be cut short way too early after he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in May 2011. Osteosarcoma is an extremely rare and deadly form of bone cancer. It took approximately 19 months to fully recover from the chemotherapy treatments, but Daniel Jacobs has been cancer-free since 2012.

Daniel did not let the serious illness derail his impressive boxing career. He returned from the lengthy layoff with five straight knockout victories. All five wins also came no later than the fifth round. This impressive streak allowed him to get the second major title fight of his career. A bout against Australia's Jarrod Fletcher at Barclays Center in New York on August 9, 2014, was for the WBA middleweight title. Daniel fed off of his home crowd throughout the fight to secure a technical knockout victory over the Australian in the fifth round. He went on to successfully defend the WBA middleweight title against Caleb Truax, Sergio Mora and Peter Quillin. All of these title defenses were won by knockout.

What is Daniel Jacobs' Record?

Daniel Jacobs' record currently stands at 37 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws. Of those 37 wins he has stopped 30 of his opponents, so his current knock-out ratio is 81%. Of his 4 loses, he's been stopped 1 time. He's boxed a total of 198 rounds, meaning his professional fights last 4.8 rounds on average.

What was Jacobs' last fight?

Daniel Jacobs' last fight took place against John Ryder's on 12th Feb 2022, in London, United Kingdom. He lost by split decision after 12 rounds. That fight was 1 year and 1 month ago.

How active is Daniel Jacobs?

Jacobs' last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Where is Daniel Jacobs From?

Jacobs was born in the United States.

How Old Is Daniel Jacobs?

The super middleweight is currently 36 years old. He was born on 3rd February 1987, so he will turn 37 in 10 months and 13 days.

How long has Jacobs been fighting?

Daniel Jacobs made his professional debut in December 2007, so he has been a pro for 15 years and 3 months.

How good is Daniel Jacobs?

Jacobs is currently ranked 5th by the WBC at Super Middleweight.

How tall is Daniel Jacobs?

Jacobs is 6' 0" (6 Foot and 0 inches) which is 183cm (1 meter and 83 centimeters).

What is Jacobs' Reach?

His reach is 72.8 inches (72.8") which is 185 cm (1 meter and 85 centimeters).

What stance does Daniel Jacobs use?

Jacobs fights from a traditional orthodox stance, which means he favours his right hand as his power hand when fighting.

What are some potential opponents for Daniel Jacobs?

Some potential future fights for Jacobs include Billy Joe Saunders, David Lemieux, Chris Eubank Jr, Jermall Charlo and Gennady Golovkin.

What will be Daniel Jacobs' Next Fight?

Daniel Jacobs doesn't currently have a fight scheduled.

Some potential future fights for Jacobs include Billy Joe Saunders, David Lemieux, Chris Eubank Jr, Jermall Charlo and Gennady Golovkin.

How can I stream Daniel Jacobs' Fights?

In the UK you can usually stream Jacobs' fights on DAZN UK.

In the US you can usually stream Daniel Jacobs' fights via DAZN.

What are some recent Daniel Jacobs results?

Jacobs has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to John Ryder on 12th February 2022 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Alexandra Palace, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Gabriel Rosado on 27th November 2020 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on 20th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix.

Before that, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on 4th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Sergiy Derevyanchenko on 27th October 2018 by split decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Hulu Theater @ MSG, New York.

Daniel Jacobs Stats

Age	Date Of Birth	Nationality	Height	Reach	Stance	Weight Division
36	February 03, 1987	United States	183 cm	185 cm	orthodox	Super Middleweight (168 lb)

Daniel Jacobs Record

Professional Record	Wins	Wins By KO	Knockout Percentage	Losses	Losses By Stoppage	Draws	Pro Rounds	Debut
37-4-0	37	30	81%	4	1	0	198	2007

Daniel Jacobs Rankings

Weight	The Ring Magazine	WBC	IBF	WBA	WBO
Super Middleweight	-	5	-	-	-

Daniel Jacobs Recent Contests

Date	Opponent	Result	Replay	Venue
2022-02-12	John Ryder	Lost (SD 12)		Alexandra Palace, London, United Kingdom
2020-11-27	Gabriel Rosado	Won (SD 12)		Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States
2019-12-20	Julio Cesar Chavez Jr	Won (TKO 5)	watch replay	Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, United States
2019-05-04	Canelo Alvarez	Lost (UD 12)	watch replay	T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
2018-10-27	Sergiy Derevyanchenko	Won (SD 12)	watch replay	Hulu Theater @ MSG, New York, United States
2018-04-28	Maciej Sulecki	Won (UD 12)		Barclays Center, New York, United States
2017-11-11	Luis Arias	Won (UD 12)		Nassau Coliseum, New York, United States
2017-03-18	Gennady Golovkin	Lost (UD 12)	watch replay	Madison Square Garden, New York, United States
2016-09-09	Sergio Mora	Won (TKO 7)	watch replay	Santander Arena, Reading, United States
2015-12-05	Peter Quillin	Won (TKO 1)		Barclays Center, New York, United States
2015-08-01	Sergio Mora	Won (TKO 2)		Barclays Center, New York, United States
2015-04-24	Caleb Truax	Won (TKO 12)	watch replay	UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States
2014-08-09	Jarrod Fletcher	Won (TKO 5)		Barclays Center, New York, United States
2014-03-15	Milton Nunez	Won (TKO 1)		Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico