Daniel Jacobs Boxing News

Results from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada: Marcos Maidana KO 6 Victor Cayo Joan Guzman W 12 Ali Funeka Danny Jacobs TKO 2 Jose Rodriguez Berrio Omar Figueroa W 6 Edgar Portillo

By Sean McDaniel: World Boxing Association light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (27-1, 26 KO’s) will be fighting this Saturday night against undefeated Victor Cayo (24-0, 16 KO’s) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card will have a rematch between lightweights Ali Funeka and Joan Guzman, who will be [...]

By Peter Wells: On May 15th on the undercard of Amir Khan-Paulie Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden, Middleweight hopeful Daniel Jacobs will engage in his 19th and toughest fight of his career against Super Middleweight contender Peter Manfredo Jr. Jacobs has been tested well in recent fights, but has held up well to outbox his [...]

By William Mackay: The May 15th bout between World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan vs. Paulie Malignaggi could have a stacked undercard, according to Robert Morales of the Daily News. Unbeaten middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs (18-0, 15 KO’s) could be facing Peter Manfredo Jr. (34-6, 18 KO’s), a former contestant for The Contender [...]

By Jason Kim: Middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs (18-0, 15 KO’s) has emerged on the boxing world with a great deal of hype about him due to his successful amateur background on the East coast area. A former 2004 and 2005 National Golden Gloves middleweight champion, a lot has been expected of him after Jacobs turned [...]

By Brian Blackwell: HBO Boxing After Dark – Houston, TX [Toyota Center] Daniel Jacobs [17-0(15)] vs Ishe Smith [21-3(9)]

By Jason Kim: Middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs (18-0, 15 KO’s) defeated former star of The Contender reality boxing series Ishe Smith (21-4, 9 KO’s) tonight by a very questionable 10-round unanimous decision at the Toyota, Center, in Houston, Texas. The final judges’ scores were 96-93, 100-89 and 96-93. I personally had Smith winning the bout [...]

By Jim Dower: Unbeaten middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs (17-0, 15 KO’s) will be taking a big step up in competition on Saturday night against defensive specialist Ishe Smith (21-3, 9 KO’s) at the Toyota, Center, in Houston, Texas. Jacobs, 22, is looking to put together an impressive performance so he can continue to move up [...]

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs (17-0, 15 KO’s) will be taking a major step up in competition by facing the crazy defensive wizard Ishe Smith (21-3, 9 KO’s) next month on August 22nd, in a 10-round bout at the Toyota Center, in Houston, Texas. Jacobs, 22, a former amateur star, has quickly [...]

By Jim Dower: Unbeaten middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs (17-0, 15 KO’s) recorded an impressive 8th round stoppage over George Walton (20-4, 12 KO’s) on Friday night at the Desert Diamond Casino, in Tucson, Arizona. Jacobs, 22, ranked #8 in the World Boxing Association middleweight division, overwhelmed the 35-year-old Walton with punches in the 8th round, [...]

By Brian Kenneth Blackwell: Daniel Jacobs 16-0(14 KO) vs George Walton 20-3(12KO) JULY 26, 2009 ESPN2 FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS Round 1 Seconds into the round, and already the size difference is apparent. Walton lunges forward, backing Jacobs into the ropes with his straight jab. He fires away with lunging shots, but misses badly. Jacobs lands [...]

By Brian Kenneth Blackwell: The Middleweight match-up between undefeated Daniel Jacobs 16-0(14 KO) and George Walton 20-3(12 KO), will be aired on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, live from Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona. Both fighters will be making the cross-country trip from their home state of New York to gain national attention on the [...]

By Brock Kaiser: It has been said that boxing, perhaps more than any other sport, separates those with the talent and heart to succeed with others whose ability (or lack there of) is based purely on hype, as hype can only take you so far before having to prove it in the ring. Consider the [...]

By Jim Dower: Unbeaten middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs (16-0, 14 KO’s) will be fighting this Friday night on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights at the Desert Diamond Casino, in Tucson, Arizona. Jacobs, 22, will be facing George Walton (20-3, 12 KO’s) in a 10-round scheduled bout. It will be interesting to see if Jacobs has improved [...]

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs (16-0, 14 KOs) will be returning to the ring on June 26th against George Walton (20-3, 12 KOs) in a 10-round bout at the Desert Diamond Casino, in Tucson, Arizona. Also on the card will be heavyweight Olympic bronze medal winner for the United States Deontay Wilder [...]

By Jason Kim: after watching how middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs (16-0, 14 KOs) struggled against 5’7” Michael Walker (19-2, 12 KOs) on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton bout on May 2nd at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, I’m starting to have my doubts whether the 22-year-old Jacobs has the [...]

By Jason KIm: Unbeaten super middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs (16-0, 14 KOs) was forced to go the distance for only the second time in his two-year pro career on Saturday night when he defeated middleweight Michael Walker (19-2-2, 12 KOs) by an eight round unanimous decision at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The [...]

By Jim Dower: Today on Steve Bunce’s Boxing Hour show, WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KOs) said that he’d be willing to fight World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (41-1, 31 KOs) next, even if it meant that Froch would have to travel all the way to Denmark in order [...]

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten super middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs (15-0, 14 KOs) may have sealed a May 2nd date on the undercard of the Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao mega bout by stopping Nicaraguan Jose Varela (23-6, 16 KOs) in the 2nd round on Friday night at the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois. Jacobs, 22, [...]

By Jason Kim: Undefeated super middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs (14-0, 13 KOs) will be appearing this Friday night on ESPN against Nicaraguan Jose Varela (23-5, 16 KOs) at the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois. The bout has mismatch written all over it as Varela, 31, has lost his last three bouts and normally fights two [...]

By Chris Williams: I got to say, the more I see of super middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs (14-0, 13 KOs) the more I tend to doubt his chances to win a title in the future. Although he’s tremendously hyped on many other sites on the net, but he’s done little to prove that he’s worth [...]

By Jason Kim: Since turning professional in 2007, middleweight Daniel Jacobs (13-0, 12 KOs) has quickly racked up 13 wins over almost ridiculously soft opposition, the kind that many good fighters would likely beat almost as easily as Jacobs has done. And while Jacobs has done what he’s had to do to get the wins, [...]

By Jim Dower: In an impressive display of power punching, undefeated super middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs (13-0, 12 KOs) destroyed Victor Lares (14-4, 3 KOs) in the second round of a scheduled eight-round bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jacobs, 21, an amateur star and possibly a future champion in the super [...]

By Jim Dower: Perhaps the best fighter on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Oscar De La Hoya tonight won’t be either of those two fighters but rather a still largely unknown super middleweight by the name of Daniel Jacobs (12-0, 11 KOs), who has knocked out eleven of his twelve opponents, with eight of them coming [...]

By Simon Hirst: America used to be the place where great champions were born. You would have to beat America’s finest if you could to prove yourself and be considered for greatness. America was the place where people would dream of going to fight the best. Madison Square Garden, Las Vegas, you name it, it [...]

By Jim Dower: The best super middleweight on the Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr. card on Saturday night may have not been Joe Calzaghe, but rather the young, 21 year-old unbeaten Daniel Jacobs (12-0, 11 KOs) who destroyed Jimmy Campbell (11-3, 8 KOs) in the 3rd round of a scheduled six-round bout at the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Undefeated super middleweight Daniel Jacobs (11-0, 10 KOs) made short work of his opponent Tyrone Watson on Saturday night, stopping him in the 1st round of a scheduled six-round bout at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. For Jacobs, it was his eighth first round knockout and 1th overall for [...]

By David Lar: Making his first defense of his WBC welterweight title, undefeated Andre Berto (23-0, 19 KOs) pounded out an impressive 12-round unanimous decision over Steve Forbes (33-7, 9 KOs) at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Berto, 25, rose to the occasion against arguably his best opponent of his career in the [...]

By Chris Williams: Unbeaten light welterweight contender Victor Ortiz (22-0-1, 17 KOs) looked good in defeating an over-matched Roberto David Arrieta (30-14-4, 13 KOs) in a 5th round stoppage to win the vacant WBO NABO light welterweight title on Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ortiz, 21, knocked Arrieta, an Argentinean, [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Though his name is never brought up when the top super middleweight fighters are mentioned, young 21 year-old Daniel Jacobs (8-0, 8 KOs) may already be the best of the bunch, perhaps even better than Joe Calzaghe and Mikkel Kessler – the two fighters thought by many boxing fans to be the [...]