Jacob Ng (born 20 November 1994) is an Australian professional boxer who has held the WBO Oriental and IBF International lightweight titles since 2019.
Early years Ng was born on 20 November 1994 on the Gold Coast in Queensland. His father, Stephen, was a successful amateur boxer who also held the Queensland State middleweight title as a pro. Ng spent much of his childhood at his father's gym, Matrix Boxing Gym, initially taking up Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of ten. He competed in the sport nationally and internationally until the age of 18, becoming a blue belt with four tips.
Ng began boxing at the age of 15 and won a state amateur title before he started getting into trouble and partying. His dad sent him to Thailand for a year to compete in Muay Thai, where he compiled a professional record of 8–0–1 (8 KO).
Professional career Ng made his professional boxing debut on 24 June 2017, defeating Sam Williams via a fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) in Eatons Hill, Queensland. He went on a winning streak and closed out 2018 by winning the Queensland State and Australian lightweight titles with back-to-back TKO's of Mark Ramirez and Gaige Ireland, respectively. On 16 March 2019, Ng stopped Filipino prospect Glenn Enterino (14–4–1, 9 KO) in the sixth round for the vacant IBF Youth lightweight title. Three months later, he won his fourth title in four fights when he defeated Mexican rival Ricardo Lara (19–5, 9 KO) by unanimous decision (UD) for the vacant IBF International lightweight title, moving him into the top 15 of the IBF rankings. He successfully defended the belt in September, dropping Spanish contender Pablo Fuego (15–4, 2 KO) three times en route to a fifth-round TKO finish.
On 8 November 2019, Ng faced Kaewfah Tor Buamas for the vacant WBO Oriental lightweight title. He won the belt with a third-round TKO victory. Now ranked #11 in both the IBF and WBO rankings, Ng was scheduled to defend both his IBF International and WBO Oriental titles against Japanese veteran Valentine Hosokawa (25–7–3, 12 KO) in March 2020. However, the undefeated Australian pulled out due to injury and the bout was further postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes16Loss15–1 Billy DibDQ6 (10), 19 Mar 2022 15Win15–0 Blake MintoUD1027 Mar 2021 14Win14–0 Hunter IoaneTKO5 (10), 11 Dec 2020 13Win13–0 Kaewfah Tor BuamasTKO3 (10), 8 Nov 2019 12Win12–0 Pablo FuegoTKO5 (10), 21 Sep 2019 11Win11–0 Ricardo LaraUD108 Jun 2019 10Win10–0 Glenn EnterinaTKO6 (10)16 Mar 2019 9Win9–0 Gaige IrelandTKO4 (10), 8 Dec 2018 8Win8–0 Mark RamirezTKO7 (8), 13 Oct 2018 7Win7–0 Victor Odindo8 (8), 7 Jul 2018 6Win6–0 Jeffrey KellyTKO3 (6), 19 May 2018 5Win5–0 Wanchaloem ChanajanUD517 Mar 2018 4Win4–0 Matt McTavish1 (5), 2 Dec 2017 3Win3–0 Kurt FinlaysonTKO4 (6), 15 Oct 2017 2Win2–0 Salvatore Signorino49 Sep 2017 1Win1–0 Sam Williams4 (5), 24 Jun 2017
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