Sugar Jackson

(Sugar) Jackson Osei Bonsu (born 3 March 1981, in Ghana) is a Belgian welterweight professional boxer of Ghanaian descent.[1] 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.

Sugar Jackson
Statistics
Real nameJackson Osei Bonsu
Nickname(s)Sugar
Weight(s)Welterweight
NationalityBelgian
Born (1981-03-03) 3 March 1981
Ghana
Boxing record
Total fights51
Wins43
Wins by KO29
Losses7
Draws1

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 punching 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
Date Result Opponent Method Rounds
25 December 2011 Win Malkhaz Berkatsashvili KO 1/?
4 March 2011 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

See also

References
  1. Ceulemans, Patrick (27 February 2016). "Sugar Jackson plant comeback". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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