Jacob Ng

Jacob Ng (born 20 November 1994) is an Australian professional boxer who has held the WBO Oriental and IBF International lightweight titles since 2019.

Jacob Ng
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Flamingo
Weight(s)Lightweight
Height5 ft 11 1⁄2 in (1.82 m)
Reach71 1⁄2 in (182 cm)
NationalityAustralian
Born (1994-11-20) 20 November 1994
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights13
Wins13
Wins by KO10
Losses0

Early years

Ng was born on 20 November 1994 in Gold Coast, Queensland. His father, Stephen, was a successful amateur boxer who also held the Queensland State middleweight title as a pro.[2][3] He spent much of his childhood at his father's gym, Matrix Boxing Gym, initially taking up Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of ten.[3] He competed in the sport nationally and internationally until the age of 18,[2] becoming a blue belt with four tips.[4]

He began boxing at the age of 15 and won a state amateur title before he started getting into trouble and partying.[2] His dad sent him to Thailand for a year to compete in Muay Thai,[2] where he compiled a professional record of 8–0–1 (8 KO).[4]

Professional career

He made his professional boxing debut on 24 June 2017, defeating Sam Williams via a fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) in Eatons Hill, Queensland. He went on a winning streak, continuously picking up victories every two or three months and closing out 2018 by winning the Queensland State and Australian lightweight titles with back-to-back TKO's of Mark Ramirez and Gaige Ireland, respectively.[3][5] On 16 March 2019 he stopped Filipino prospect Glenn Enterino (14–4–1, 9 KO) in the sixth round for the vacant IBF Youth lightweight title.[2] Three months later, he won his fourth title in four fights when he defeated Mexican rival Ricardo Lara (19–5, 9 KO) by unanimous decision (UD) for the vacant IBF International lightweight title.[6] This moved him into the top 15 of the IBF rankings.[7] He successfully defended the belt in September, dropping Spanish contender Pablo Fuego (15–4, 2 KO) three times en route to a fifth-round TKO finish.[8]

On 8 November 2019 he faced Kaewfah Tor Buamas for the vacant WBO Oriental lightweight title. He won the belt with a third-round TKO victory.[9] Now ranked #11 in both the IBF and WBO rankings, Ng was scheduled to defend both his IBF International and WBO Oriental titles against Japanese veteran Valentine Hosokawa (25–7–3, 12 KO) in March 2020.[10] However, the undefeated Australian pulled out due to injury[11] and the bout was further postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
16 fights 16 wins 0 losses
By knockout 7 0
By decision 9 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
13 Win 13–0 Kaewfah Tor Buamas TKO 3 (10), 2:36 8 Nov 2019 Eatons Hill Hotel, Eatons Hill, Australia Won vacant WBO Oriental lightweight title
12 Win 12–0 Pablo Fuego TKO 5 (10), 2:06 21 Sep 2019 Southport Sharks AFL Club, Gold Coast, Australia Retained IBF International lightweight title
11 Win 11–0 Ricardo Lara UD 10 8 Jun 2019 The Star, Gold Coast, Australia Won vacant IBF International lightweight title
10 Win 10–0 Glenn Enterina TKO 6 (10) 16 Mar 2019 Southport Sharks AFL Club, Gold Coast, Australia Won vacant IBF Youth lightweight title
9 Win 9–0 Gaige Ireland TKO 4 (10), 2:36 8 Dec 2018 Southport Sharks AFL Club, Gold Coast, Australia Won Australian lightweight title
8 Win 8–0 Mark Ramirez TKO 7 (8), 2:26 13 Oct 2018 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia Won vacant Queensland State lightweight title
7 Win 7–0 Victor Odindo KO 8 (8), 1:39 7 Jul 2018 Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Australia
6 Win 6–0 Jeffrey Kelly TKO 3 (6), 2:23 19 May 2018 Southport Sharks AFL Club, Gold Coast, Australia
5 Win 5–0 Wanchaloem Chanajan UD 5 17 Mar 2018 Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Australia
4 Win 4–0 Matt McTavish KO 1 (5), 1:49 2 Dec 2017 Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Australia
3 Win 3–0 Kurt Finlayson TKO 4 (6), 2:31 15 Oct 2017 Hamilton Hotel, Brisbane, Australia
2 Win 2–0 Salvatore Signorino UD 4 9 Sep 2017 Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Australia
1 Win 1–0 Sam Williams TKO 4 (5), 1:03 24 Jun 2017 Eatons Hill Hotel, Eatons Hill, Australia

References
  1. "Boxing record for Jacob Ng". BoxRec.
  2. Cocks, Anthony (29 March 2019). "Rising Jacob Ng wins IBF youth title, dreams of world championship". Max Boxing. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. Kieza, Grantlee (9 December 2018). "Jacob 'The Flamingo' Ng tickled pink with lightweight belt as he pulls a few dance moves in ring". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. "Jacob Ng". thestrengthcoach.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. Ellis, Brock (2 January 2019). "Five for 2019: Chua vs. Ng". aus-boxing.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  6. Wheatley, Ray (21 September 2019). "IBF #15 Jacob Ng stops Pablo Fuego in five". Fight News. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  7. Fletcher, Jason (18 September 2019). "Jacob Ng chasing IBF title shot". Fight View 360. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  8. Cocks, Anthony (14 October 2019). "Aussie wrap-up for September: Ng continues rankings rise". Boxing Monthly. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  9. Fletcher, Jason (9 November 2019). "Paro, Ng and McKean clean sweep Friday fight night". Fight View 360. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  10. "#11 lightweight Jacob Ng returns Saturday". Fight News. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  11. "Hosokawa Vs Ng postponed, due to Ng injury". asianboxing.info. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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