Sugar Jackson

Boxer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBoxer
PlacesBelgium
isAthlete Boxer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth3 March 1981
Age43 years
The details

Biography

(Sugar) Jackson Osei Bonsu (born 3 March 1981, in Ghana) is a Belgian welterweight professional boxer of Ghanaian descent. 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 very hard punch and his perseverance. His defence and technique are considered his weaker points. 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
DateResultOpponentMethodRounds
25 December 2011Win Malkhaz BerkatsashviliKO1/?
4 March 2011Win Jose Del RioUD10/10
25 December 2010Win Luiz Augusto Dos SantosDQ2/8
11 November 2010Win Andre Marcos NascimentoKO3/10
19 March 2010Loss Randall BaileyTKO1/12
11 November 2009Win Nascimento MonteiroKO2/12
7 November 2009Loss Selcuk AydinKO9/12
20 December 2008Win Carlos Manuel BaldomirDecision12/12
13 October 2008Win Gheorghe DanutDecision6/6
14 September 2008Loss Rafał JackiewiczDecision12/12
5 March 2008Win Viktor PlotnikovDecision12/12
12 January 2008Win Brice FaradjiDecision12/12
27 October 2007Win Nordine MouchiKO3/12
9 June 2007Win Cristian De MartinisKO12/12
25 February 2007Win Nordine MouchiKO8/12
1 November 2006Win Vasile SurcicaDecision8/8
6 October 2006Win Kevin PhelanTKO4/6
11 February 2006Win Zaid BediouriTKO1/6
1 November 2005Win Abder BchiriTKO6/8
11 June 2005Win Janos PetrovicsTKO4/12
11 February 2005Win Mikhail KrivolapovKO5/12
1 November 2004Win Fabrice ColombelKO8/10
5 June 2004Win Maxim NesterenkoTKO8/10
24 January 2004Win Regillo AaronKO1/8
25 December 2003Win Fabrice ColombelTKO10/10
1 November 2003Win David SarrailleTKO2/10
7 June 2003Win Hamza IssaTKO2/6
10 May 2003Win Adam ZadwornyTKO3/6
21 April 2003Win Jean Gomis IIKO2/6
14 March 2003Win Kamel IkeneKO2/6
15 February 2003Win Riadh RekhisKO1/6
25 December 2002Loss Abdel MehidiTKO10/10
22 November 2002Win Calvin SilatchaDecision6/6
1 November 2002Win Kwassi AcclombesiTKO3/6
20 May 2002Win Yassine El MaachiTKO3/6
2 April 2002Win Belaid YahiaouiDecision8/8
25 December 2001Win Ahmed AoudTKO2/6
1 November 2001Win Laurent RousselTKO3/6
27 October 2001Win Dominique Van der SteeneKO1/6

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