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Joey Jacobs Sr.

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Joey Jacobs Sr.
Personal information
Nationality England
Born (1937-12-05) 5 December 1937 (age 86)
Manchester
Sport
Sportboxer
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Cardiff -63.5 kg

Joseph Jacobs Sr. (born 5 December 1937) is a male former boxer who competed for England.

Boxing career

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He represented England and won a bronze medal in the -63.5 Kg division at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2] He made his professional debut on 12 December 1960[3] and fought in five fights until 1961.[4]

Personal life

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His son Joey Jacobs repeated his Commonwealth Games achievement in 1986.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Profile". BoxRec.
  4. ^ "Profile". Boxing History.