Sugar Jackson
Sugar Jackson | |
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Born | Jackson Osei Bonsu (1981-03-03) 3 March 1981 (age 43) Tamale, Ghana |
Nationality | Belgian |
Other names | Sugar |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Welterweight |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 51 |
Wins | 43 |
Wins by KO | 29 |
Losses | 7 |
Draws | 1 |
(Sugar) Jackson Osei Bonsu (born 3 March 1981, in Ghana) is a Belgian welterweight professional boxer of Ghanaian descent.[1] He started to call himself Sugar as a reference to Sugar Ray Robinson. Jackson has, in recent times, gained a large following in the UK and US, and in early 2008 was voted the 'Official Overseas Fighter' of internet boxing forum Boxing Rebels, replacing the charismatic Bobby Gunn.
In 1997, Jackson came to Belgium, where his father was already living. As boxing was his boyhood dream, he started to attend the Antwerpse Boksschool (English: Antwerp Boxing School). Currently, Jackson trains in Izegem.
Sugar Jackson is famous for his punching and his perseverance. His defence techniques are considered his weaker point. So far, Jackson has won 40 (28 knockouts) of his 45 fights. In February 2005, he won the IBC world title. In February 2007, almost exactly two years after his IBC title, Jackson defeated Nordin Mouchi, capturing the EBU European title. He successfully defended his EBU title 4 times. The last time was on 3 May 2008 against the Ukrainian Viktor Plotnikov.
On 14 September 2008 Jackson lost his EBU Welterweight title in a greatly disputed unanimous decision against Rafał Jackiewicz. Although all three judges scored the fight in favour of Jackiewicz, there was great controversy as many experts believed Sugar Jackson won at least 10 of the 12 rounds. Belgian newspaper De Standaard called the result 'the theft of the century'.
Boxing record
39 Wins (28 (T)KO's, 9 decisions), 5 Losses | |||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Rounds | |||
25 December 2011 | Win | ![]() | KO | 1/? | |||
4 March 2011 | Win | ![]() | UD | 10/10 | |||
25 December 2010 | Win | ![]() | DQ | 2/8 | |||
11 November 2010 | Win | ![]() | KO | 3/10 | |||
19 March 2010 | Loss | ![]() | TKO | 1/12 | |||
11 November 2009 | Win | ![]() | KO | 2/12 | |||
7 November 2009 | Loss | ![]() | KO | 9/12 | |||
20 December 2008 | Win | ![]() | Decision | 12/12 | |||
13 October 2008 | Win | ![]() | Decision | 6/6 | |||
14 September 2008 | Loss | ![]() | Decision | 12/12 | |||
5 March 2008 | Win | ![]() | Decision | 12/12 | |||
12 January 2008 | Win | ![]() | Decision | 12/12 | |||
27 October 2007 | Win | ![]() | KO | 3/12 | |||
9 June 2007 | Win | ![]() | KO | 12/12 | |||
25 February 2007 | Win | ![]() | KO | 8/12 | |||
1 November 2006 | Win | ![]() | Decision | 8/8 | |||
6 October 2006 | Win | ![]() | TKO | 4/6 | |||
11 February 2006 | Win | ![]() | TKO | 1/6 | |||
1 November 2005 | Win | ![]() | TKO | 6/8 | |||
11 June 2005 | Win | ![]() | TKO | 4/12 | |||
11 February 2005 | Win | ![]() | KO | 5/12 | |||
1 November 2004 | Win | ![]() | KO | 8/10 | |||
5 June 2004 | Win | ![]() | TKO | 8/10 | |||
24 January 2004 | Win | ![]() | KO | 1/8 | |||
25 December 2003 | Win | ![]() | TKO | 10/10 | |||
1 November 2003 | Win | ![]() | TKO | 2/10 | |||
7 June 2003 | Win | ![]() | TKO | 2/6 | |||
10 May 2003 | Win | ![]() | TKO | 3/6 | |||
21 April 2003 | Win | ![]() | KO | 2/6 | |||
14 March 2003 | Win | ![]() | KO | 2/6 | |||
15 February 2003 | Win | ![]() | KO | 1/6 | |||
25 December 2002 | Loss | ![]() | TKO | 10/10 | |||
22 November 2002 | Win | ![]() | Decision | 6/6 | |||
1 November 2002 | Win | ![]() | TKO | 3/6 | |||
20 May 2002 | Win | ![]() | TKO | 3/6 | |||
2 April 2002 | Win | ![]() | Decision | 8/8 | |||
25 December 2001 | Win | ![]() | TKO | 2/6 | |||
1 November 2001 | Win | ![]() | TKO | 3/6 | |||
27 October 2001 | Win | ![]() | KO | 1/6 |
See also
- Expeditie Robinson 2010
References
- ^ Ceulemans, Patrick (27 February 2016). "Sugar Jackson plant comeback". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
External links
- Sugar Jackson Official Website (in Dutch)
- Sugar Jackson Fanpage (in Dutch)
- Boxing record for Sugar Jackson from BoxRec (registration required)