Gert Bo Jacobsen (born 28 December 1961) is a Danish former professional boxer who competed between 1982 and 1995. He held the WBO welterweight title from February to October 1993.
Professional career Jacobsen turned professional in 1982 & compiled a record of 26–0 before facing for the IBF lightweight title, he would lose via tenth round stoppage.
Jacobsen's greatest fights were against Manning Galloway which were all fought in Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark. The first fight, Jacobsen lost due to a corner retirement, the second fight was a no contest, but Jacobsen finally won the WBO welterweight title from Galloway in the 3rd fight by a decision. He was stripped of the title after being forced to withdraw from a fight against Eamonn Loughran because of suffering from the flu.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes49Loss43–5 Khalid RahilouTKO9 (12)28 Apr 199548Win43–4 Shawn SpindaKO1 (8)17 Mar 199547Win42–4 Mike BryanTKO1 (8)13 Jan 199546Loss41–4 Khalid RahilouTKO3 (12)11 Nov 199445Win41–3 George SamsKO1 (8)16 Sep 199444Win40–3 Jackie BeardKO3 (8)10 Jun 199443Win39–3 David Santos6 (8)22 Apr 199442Win38–3 Terry FordKO3 (8)25 Mar 199441Win37–3 Johar Abu LashinTKO2 (8)18 Feb 199440Win36–3 Roland CommingsPTS83 Dec 199339Win35–3 Robert CamposKO3 (8)17 Sep 199338Win34–3 David TaylorUD811 Jun 199337Win33–3 Bobby ButtersTKO6 (8)26 Mar 199336Win32–3 Manning GallowayUD1212 Feb 199335NC31–3 Manning GallowayNC1 (12)27 Nov 199234Win31–3Rocky BergKO1 (8)4 Sep 199233Win30–3William BettsKO1 (8)4 Jun 199232Loss29–3Manning Galloway8 (12)15 Feb 199131Win29–2Felix DubrayKO5 (8)8 Dec 199030Win28–2Jeff BumpusKO4 (8)19 Oct 199029Win27–2Keheven JohnsonKO1 (8)17 May 199028Loss26–2Poli DíazTKO6 (12)14 Jun 198927Loss26–1Greg HaugenTKO10 (12)28 Oct 198826Win26–0Marvin GarrisPTS812 May 198825Win25–0Joey MedinaTKO7 (8)5 Feb 198824Win24–0Herbie BivalacquaKO4 (8)15 Jan 198823Win23–0Claudio NittiKO4 (12)2 Oct 198722Win22–0Alain SimoesTKO8 (12)8 Jun 198721Win21–0Felipe JulioTKO5 (10)28 Mar 198720Win20–0José Antonio HernandoUD1227 Feb 198719Win19–0Joey JoynsonKO1 (8)6 Feb 198718Win18–0Fernando BlancoUD1217 Oct 198617Win17–0Alfred Raininger1218 Apr 198616Win16–0René WellerTKO8 (12)10 Jan 198615Win15–0Rene Nelson TrujilloTKO10 (10)7 Dec 198514Win14–0José Antonio GarciaTKO2 (8)1 Nov 198513Win13–0Claude LancastreKO4 (8)20 Jun 198512Win12–0José OrtizKO2 (8)9 Mar 198511Win11–0Vicente JorgePTS89 Nov 198410Win10–0Jesus Matilla3 (8)5 Oct 19849Win9–0José Luis VichoPTS818 Feb 19848Win8–0Charles JuriettiKO1 (8)13 Jan 19847Win7–0Aldo Di BenedettoKO2 (8)1 Dec 19836Win6–0Gary LucasKO4 (6)6 Oct 19835Win5–0Hugo CarrizoPTS68 Apr 19834Win4–0Eddie MorganKO3 (4)11 Feb 19833Win3–0Benito MurilloPTS42 Dec 19822Win2–0Gilbert HelluinPTS45 Nov 19821Win1–0Chris McCallum1 (4)7 Oct 1982
Personal life Jacobsen appeared in a television show named Dalton, that was shown in Denmark in 1993.
Jacobsen owns an auto shop in Denmark.
See also List of Danish world boxing champions List of world welterweight boxing champions
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