Sugar Jackson
Encyclopedia
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. He is highly rated on many a true boxing fan's pound for pound list.
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 27 (23 knockout
s) of his 28 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
world 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'.
On 11 July 2009 Sugar Jackson lost to Turkish fighter Selcuk Aydin for the vacant EBU (European) welterweight title. He was knocked out in the 9th round after a very one-sided contest.
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|style="text-align: center" colspan=8|34 Wins (25 (T)KO's, 9 decisions), 4 Losses
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Rounds
|-
| 25 December 2010
| Win
|
Jose Del Rio
| UD
| 10/10
|-
| 25 December 2010
| Win
|
Luiz Augusto Dos Santos
| DQ
| 2/8
|-
| 11 November 2010
| Win
| Andre Marcos Nascimento
| KO
| 3/10
|-
| 19 March 2010
| Loss
|
Randall Bailey
| TKO
| 1/12
|-
| 11 November 2009
| Win
|
Nascimento Monteiro
| KO
| 2/12
|-
| 7 November 2009
| Loss
|
Selcuk Aydin
| KO
| 9/12
|-
| 20 December 2008
| Win
|
Carlos Manuel Baldomir
| Decision
| 12/12
|-
| 13 October 2008
| Win
|
Gheorghe Danut
| Decision
| 6/6
|-
| 14 September 2008
| Loss
|
Rafał Jackiewicz
| Decision
| 12/12
|-
| 5 March 2008
| Win
|
Viktor Plotnikov
| Decision
| 12/12
|-
| 12 January 2008
| Win
|
Brice Faradji
| Decision
| 12/12
|-
| 27 October 2007
| Win
| Nordine Mouchi
| KO
| 3/12
|-
| 9 June 2007
| Win
|
Cristian De Martinis
| KO
| 12/12
|-
| 25 February 2007
| Win
| Nordine Mouchi
| KO
| 8/12
|-
| 1 November 2006
| Win
|
Vasile Surcica
| Decision
| 8/8
|-
| 6 October 2006
| Win
|
Kevin Phelan
| TKO
| 4/6
|-
| 11 February 2006
| Win
|
Zaid Bediouri
| TKO
| 1/6
|-
| 1 November 2005
| Win
|
Abder Bchiri
| TKO
| 6/8
|-
| 11 June 2005
| Win
|
Janos Petrovics
| TKO
| 4/12
|-
| 11 February 2005
| Win
|
Mikhail Krivolapov
| KO
| 5/12
|-
| 1 November 2004
| Win
| Fabrice Colombel
| KO
| 8/10
|-
| 5 June 2004
| Win
| Maxim Nesterenko
| TKO
| 8/10
|-
| 24 January 2004
| Win
| Regillo Aaron
| KO
| 1/8
|-
| 25 December 2003
| Win
| Fabrice Colombel
| TKO
| 10/10
|-
| 1 November 2003
| Win
| David Sarraille
| TKO
| 2/10
|-
| 7 June 2003
| Win
|
Hamza Issa
| TKO
| 2/6
|-
| 10 May 2003
| Win
| Adam Zadworny
| TKO
| 3/6
|-
| 21 April 2003
| Win
| Jean Gomis II
| KO
| 2/6
|-
| 14 March 2003
| Win
| Kamel Ikene
| KO
| 2/6
|-
| 15 February 2003
| Win
|
Riadh Rekhis
| KO
| 1/6
|-
| 25 December 2002
| Loss
| Abdel Mehidi
| TKO
| 10/10
|-
| 22 November 2002
| Win
| Calvin Silatcha
| Decision
| 6/6
|-
| 1 November 2002
| Win
| Kwassi Acclombesi
| TKO
| 3/6
|-
| 20 May 2002
| Win
| Yassine El Maachi
| TKO
| 3/6
|-
| 2 April 2002
| Win
| Belaid Yahiaoui
| Decision
| 8/8
|-
| 25 December 2001
| Win
|
Ahmed Aoud
| TKO
| 2/6
|-
| 1 November 2001
| Win
| Laurent Roussel
| TKO
| 3/6
|-
| 27 October 2001
| Win
| Dominique Van der Steene
| KO
| 1/6
|-
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
) is a Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
of Ghanaian descent. He started to call himself Sugar as a reference to Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson was an African-American professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson's performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight...
. 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. He is highly rated on many a true boxing fan's pound for pound list.
In 1997, Jackson came to Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, 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
Izegem
Izegem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Izegem proper and the towns of Emelgem and Kachtem. Emelgem was added to Izegem in 1965, Kachtem in 1977. Izegem itself lies on the southern banks of the Mandel, Emelgem and Kachtem on...
.
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 27 (23 knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
s) of his 28 fights. In February 2005, he won the IBC
International Boxing Council
The International Boxing Council is a boxing organization. The IBC titles are often the beginning for professional boxers who progress to high prestigious titles....
world title. In February 2007, almost exactly two years after his IBC title, Jackson defeated Nordin Mouchi, capturing the EBU
European Boxing Union
The European Boxing Union is an organization that oversees competition in that sport over the continent of Europe.-History:The EBU started life as the International Boxing Union in Paris in 1910...
world 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
Rafał Jackiewicz
Rafał Jackiewicz is a Polish professional boxer who fights in welterweight division. He is former EBU welterweight champion. His professional debut took place on 17 February 2001. Jackiewicz defeated Milan Smetana from Slovakia, winning by points after a four-round bout...
. 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
De Standaard
De Standaard is a Flemish daily newspaper published in Belgium by Corelio . Circulation was about 102.280 in 2007. It was traditionally a Christian-Democratic paper, associated with the Christian-Democratic and Flemish Party, and in opposition to the Socialist Flemish daily De Morgen...
called the result 'the theft of the century'.
On 11 July 2009 Sugar Jackson lost to Turkish fighter Selcuk Aydin for the vacant EBU (European) welterweight title. He was knocked out in the 9th round after a very one-sided contest.
Boxing record
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:85%"|-
|style="text-align: center" colspan=8|34 Wins (25 (T)KO's, 9 decisions), 4 Losses
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Rounds
|-
| 25 December 2010
| Win
|
Jose Del Rio| UD
| 10/10
|-
| 25 December 2010
| Win
|
Luiz Augusto Dos Santos| DQ
| 2/8
|-
| 11 November 2010
| Win
|
Andre Marcos Nascimento| KO
| 3/10
|-
| 19 March 2010
| Loss
|
Randall BaileyRandall Bailey
Randall Bailey is an American boxer at welterweight. Nicknamed "The Knockout King", Bailey is widely considered to be one of the hardest punchers in boxing today.- Professional career :...
| TKO
| 1/12
|-
| 11 November 2009
| Win
|
Nascimento Monteiro| KO
| 2/12
|-
| 7 November 2009
| Loss
|
Selcuk AydinSelçuk Aydin
Selçuk Aydın is a Turkish boxer best known for winning several medals in the European Amateur Championships and winning the vacant WBC Silver Welterweight Title as professional boxer by defeating Jo Jo Dan.-Amateur:...
| KO
| 9/12
|-
| 20 December 2008
| Win
|
Carlos Manuel BaldomirCarlos Manuel Baldomir
Carlos Manuel Baldomir is an Argentine boxer and the former WBC & The Ring welterweight champion.- Boxing Style :...
| Decision
| 12/12
|-
| 13 October 2008
| Win
|
Gheorghe Danut| Decision
| 6/6
|-
| 14 September 2008
| Loss
|
Rafał JackiewiczRafał Jackiewicz
Rafał Jackiewicz is a Polish professional boxer who fights in welterweight division. He is former EBU welterweight champion. His professional debut took place on 17 February 2001. Jackiewicz defeated Milan Smetana from Slovakia, winning by points after a four-round bout...
| Decision
| 12/12
|-
| 5 March 2008
| Win
|
Viktor Plotnikov| Decision
| 12/12
|-
| 12 January 2008
| Win
|
Brice Faradji| Decision
| 12/12
|-
| 27 October 2007
| Win
|
Nordine Mouchi| KO
| 3/12
|-
| 9 June 2007
| Win
|
Cristian De Martinis| KO
| 12/12
|-
| 25 February 2007
| Win
|
Nordine Mouchi| KO
| 8/12
|-
| 1 November 2006
| Win
|
Vasile Surcica| Decision
| 8/8
|-
| 6 October 2006
| Win
|
Kevin Phelan| TKO
| 4/6
|-
| 11 February 2006
| Win
|
Zaid Bediouri| TKO
| 1/6
|-
| 1 November 2005
| Win
|
Abder Bchiri| TKO
| 6/8
|-
| 11 June 2005
| Win
|
Janos Petrovics| TKO
| 4/12
|-
| 11 February 2005
| Win
|
Mikhail Krivolapov| KO
| 5/12
|-
| 1 November 2004
| Win
|
Fabrice Colombel| KO
| 8/10
|-
| 5 June 2004
| Win
|
Maxim Nesterenko| TKO
| 8/10
|-
| 24 January 2004
| Win
|
Regillo Aaron| KO
| 1/8
|-
| 25 December 2003
| Win
|
Fabrice Colombel| TKO
| 10/10
|-
| 1 November 2003
| Win
|
David Sarraille| TKO
| 2/10
|-
| 7 June 2003
| Win
|
Hamza Issa| TKO
| 2/6
|-
| 10 May 2003
| Win
|
Adam Zadworny| TKO
| 3/6
|-
| 21 April 2003
| Win
|
Jean Gomis II| KO
| 2/6
|-
| 14 March 2003
| Win
|
Kamel Ikene| KO
| 2/6
|-
| 15 February 2003
| Win
|
Riadh Rekhis| KO
| 1/6
|-
| 25 December 2002
| Loss
|
Abdel Mehidi| TKO
| 10/10
|-
| 22 November 2002
| Win
|
Calvin Silatcha| Decision
| 6/6
|-
| 1 November 2002
| Win
|
Kwassi Acclombesi| TKO
| 3/6
|-
| 20 May 2002
| Win
|
Yassine El Maachi| TKO
| 3/6
|-
| 2 April 2002
| Win
|
Belaid Yahiaoui| Decision
| 8/8
|-
| 25 December 2001
| Win
|
Ahmed Aoud| TKO
| 2/6
|-
| 1 November 2001
| Win
|
Laurent Roussel| TKO
| 3/6
|-
| 27 October 2001
| Win
|
Dominique Van der Steene| KO
| 1/6
|-