Romain Jacob: record, next fight and profile →
28-year old former EBU super featherweight champion Romain Jacob (24-1) has announced his retirement from boxing. Jacob tells French media he had felt some problems with his eyesight and was given the advice by the doctors not to box anymore.
Heavyweight prospect Christian Lewandowski (7-0) headlines a small gym show on Saturday (January 30) in Koblenz and takes on Bosnian Marco Colic (5-3) in a scheduled eight-rounder.
Spaniard Juli Giner (18-1-1) won the EBU championship last night in Boulougne (France) at super featherweight with an eighth round stoppage of defending champion Romain Jacob (23-1) in what was a big upset.
Romain Jacob (23-0) defends the EBU super featherweight title on November 10 in Boulougne sur Mer (France) against Spaniard Juli Giner (17-1-1). Jacob is in the top three with both the WBC, WBA and IBF so he will most likely go for a world title in 2016. As for Giner, he held the EU title but will now be stripped of that as he will fight for the EBU crown.
EBU super lightweight champion Romain Jacob (22-0) defends the title against mandatory challenger Ermanno Fegatilli (30-5) on April 24 at home in Calais (France), writes La Voix du Nord. The parties came to an agreement to stage the fight in Calais this weekend after Romain´s father and promoter Thierry Jacob (former EBU and WBC champ) travelled to Belgium for talks with Fegatilli´s manager Renald De Vulder.
Local man Romain Jacob (22-0) retained the EBU super featherweight title last night in Calais (France) against Italian ex-champ Devis Boschiero (34-3-1). It was scored 116-113, 115-113 and 118-113 after what is reported as a very good fight between two world class fighters. Jacob is # 7 WBC, # 3 WBA and # 4 IBF while Boschiero is # 8 WBC, # 5 WBA and # 13 IBF. Jacob won a close split decision over Boschiero in Calais earlier this year to win the title.
In a suprising move, the defense of EBU super featherweight champion Romain Jacob (21-0) against Deivis Boschiero (34-2-1) has been moved from August 9 in Abano (Italy) to Calais (France) on October 10. OPI 2000 won purse bids June 3 in Rome with a bid for 84,717 Euro while ABC Calaisien bid 84,121 Euro.
OPI 2000, represented by Salvatore Cherchi, won the purse bids yesterday in Rome for EBU super featherweight champion Romain Jacob´s defense of the title against Devis Boschiero with a bid for 84,717 Euro. ABC Calaisien, represented by Thierry Jacob, bid 84,121 Euro. Date and site is to be announced.
EBU super featherweight champion Romain Jacob was set to defend the title against Belgian Ermanno Fegatilli on August 1 in Calais (France) but the challenger has pulled due to a more important matter - marriage. Fegatilli is getting married on August 2. Due to this Jacob will get a new challenger in Devis Boschiero and the EBU are calling for purse bids with May 21 as last date and also states that the fight must be held no later than August 10 and the winner will get Fegatilli as mandatory challenger.
ABC Calais (France) won the purse bids in Rome, with a bid for 70,050 Euro for the right to stage Romain Jacob´s (21-0) defense of the EBU super featherweight title against Belgian Ermano Fegatilli (28-5). Antwerp Boxing Academy bid 65,000 Euro. When and where is to be announced within shortly. ABC Calais is headed by Thierry Jacob, Romain´s father, and himself a former World (WBC) and European champ.