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Jacobin Yoma

Jacobin Yoma (born 6 October 1966) is a French Guianan former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1999, and held the European super-featherweight title from 1993 to 1995.

Jacobin Yoma
Born (1966-10-06) 6 October 1966 (age 58)
Maripasoula, French Guiana
NationalityFrench Guiana French Guianan
Other namesl'Ouragan de Cayenne
Statistics
Weight(s)Super-featherweight
Height5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights54
Wins40
Wins by KO21
Losses11
Draws1

He was nicknamed l'Ouragan de Cayenne (The Cayenne Hurricane) for the impressive speed of his hands.[2]

Early life

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Yoma was born on 6 October 1966 in Maripasoula, French Guiana, as a member of the Aluku tribe, but settled in the capital city of Cayenne at a young age.[3] At the age of 13 he was diagnosed with a heart murmur and began boxing when he was advised to pick up a sport.[4] He became French amateur champion in 1989 under coach Jacques Chinon and decided to go pro later that year.[4]

Professional career

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Yoma made his professional debut on 6 October 1989, defeating Brazilian opponent Geraldo Leite by points in Cayenne. In his fifth bout, he traveled to the United States and fought Regilio Tuur to a majority draw – the first blemish on his record and the first matchup in their trilogy. In the next year, he picked up both the French and WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight titles as he continued to rack up wins. On 14 June 1991 he faced a 37-year-old Daniel Londas for his European super-featherweight title in Reims, and suffered his first career defeat by decisive unanimous decision (UD).[5] Yoma again captured the French and FECARBOX titles before he received another shot at the European crown in Rotterdam on 3 December 1992, falling to Regilio Tuur by way of points in front of a crowd of 7,000 that included John de Wolf and Jules Deelder.[6] Four months later he lost a decision to Guyanese prospect Joseph Murray in Georgetown for the vacant FECARBOX title – his third defeat.[7]

He finally defeated Tuur on 11 June 1993 by split decision in his hometown of Cayenne to become European super-featherweight champion.[8] Over the next two years he successfully defended the European belt on four occasions, with the first three taking place in the hot humidity of Cayenne.[2] His last successful defense was a UD victory over former world champion Jimmi Bredahl in Copenhagen on 7 October 1994.[9][10] He lost the title on 4 July 1995, suffering a UD defeat in the Paris suburb of Thiais to Russian future world champion Anatoly Alexandrov.[11] Yoma captured the French title once more the following year before retiring in 1999 with a record of 40–11–3.

Professional boxing record

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54 fights 40 wins 11 losses
By knockout 21 1
By decision 19 10
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
54 Loss 40–11–3   Didier Tual PTS 8 26 Jun 1999   Reims, France
53 Win 40–10–3   Franck Requier PTS 8 28 May 1999   Saint-Lô, France
52 Loss 39–10–3   Adrian Parlogea PTS 8 6 Mar 1999   Saint-Quentin, France
51 Win 39–9–3   Lennox Jones PTS 8 9 Jan 1999   Ducos, Martinique
50 Loss 38–9–3   Affif Djelti PTS 10 28 Mar 1998   Cayenne, French Guiana For French super-featherweight title
49 Loss 38–8–3   Affif Djelti PTS 10 7 Jun 1997   Le Havre, France Lost French super-featherweight title
48 Win 38–7–3   Hocine Hassani PTS 10 1 Mar 1997   Cayenne, French Guiana
47 Loss 37–7–3   Dramane Nabaloum PTS 8 10 Dec 1996   Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
46 Win 37–6–3   Víctor Torres RTD 6 (?) 9 Nov 1996   Cayenne, French Guiana
45 Win 36–6–3   Affif Djelti TKO 1 (10) 29 Jun 1996   Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana Won French super-featherweight title
44 Win 35–6–3   Radames Bido TKO 1 (?) 12 Apr 1996   Cayenne, French Guiana
43 Loss 34–6–3   Affif Djelti TKO 6 (?) 15 Dec 1995   Rouen, France
42 Win 34–5–3   Luiz Ferreira RTD 3 (?) 10 Nov 1995   Cayenne, French Guiana
41 Loss 33–5–3   Anatoly Alexandrov UD 12 4 Jul 1995   Thiais, France Lost European super-featherweight title
40 Win 33–4–3   Joey Negron PTS 8 14 Feb 1995   Thiais, France
39 Win 32–4–3   Hocine Hassani MD 8 4 Dec 1994   Palais Omnisports de Thiais, Thiais, France
38 Win 31–4–3   Jimmi Bredahl UD 12 7 Oct 1994   K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Retained European super-featherweight title
37 Loss 30–4–3   Alric Johnson PTS 10 11 Jun 1994   Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
36 Draw 30–3–3   Dramane Nabaloum PTS 8 3 Jun 1994   Abidjan, Ivory Coast
35 Win 30–3–2   Neil Haddock RTD 6 (12) 14 May 1994   Cayenne, French Guiana Retained European super-featherweight title
34 Win 29–3–2   Víctor Laureano PTS 8 8 Apr 1994   Cayenne, French Guiana
33 Win 28–3–2   Rimvydas Bilius TKO 8 (12) 28 Jan 1994   Cayenne, French Guiana Retained European super-featherweight title
32 Win 27–3–2   Arao Macedo PTS 10 5 Nov 1993   Cayenne, French Guiana
31 Win 26–3–2   Areski Bakir TKO 8 (12) 2 Oct 1993   Cayenne, French Guiana Retained European super-featherweight title
30 Win 25–3–2   Regilio Tuur SD 12 11 Jun 1993   Cayenne, French Guiana Won European super-featherweight title
29 Loss 24–3–2   Joseph Murray UD 12 18 Apr 1993   National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana For vacant WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title
28 Draw 24–2–2   Kamel Bou Ali MD 8 6 Feb 1993   Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
27 Loss 24–2–1   Regilio Tuur PTS 12 3 Dec 1992   Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands For vacant European super-featherweight title
26 Win 24–1–1   Danilo Cabrera KO 6 (?) 30 Oct 1992   Cayenne, French Guiana
25 Win 23–1–1 Hector Padilla TKO 4 (?) 4 Jul 1992   Lamentin, Guadeloupe
24 Win 22–1–1   Hocine Hassani RTD 6 (10) 12 Jun 1992   Cayenne, French Guiana Won vacant French super-featherweight title
23 Win 21–1–1   Jean Pierre Dibateza PTS 10 15 May 1992   Cayenne, French Guiana
22 Win 20–1–1   Alain Pernice PTS 8 3 Apr 1992   Clermont-Ferrand, France
21 Win 19–1–1   Bobby Brewer PTS 8 27 Feb 1992   Paris, France
20 Win 18–1–1   Moussa Sangare MD 8 30 Jan 1992   Paris, France
19 Win 17–1–1   Wilson Fontalvo RTD 6 (12), 3:00 17 Jan 1992   Cayenne, French Guiana Won vacant WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title
18 Win 16–1–1   Ed Pollard TKO 3 (?) 30 Nov 1991   Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
17 Win 15–1–1   Alain Simoes PTS 8 25 Oct 1991   Cayenne, French Guiana
16 Loss 14–1–1   Daniel Londas UD 12 14 Jun 1991   Reims, France For European super-featherweight title
15 Win 14–0–1   Rodolfo Chirino RTD 8 (12) 4 May 1991   Cayenne, French Guiana Retained WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title
14 Win 13–0–1   Junior Drakes TKO 1 (?) 27 Mar 1991   Cayenne, French Guiana
13 Win 12–0–1   Luis Rodríguez KO 2 (8) 23 Feb 1991   Stade du Futbol, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
12 Win 11–0–1   Christino Suero KO 5 (12), 1:09 18 Jan 1991   National Hall of Sports, Cayenne, French Guiana Won vacant WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title
11 Win 10–0–1   Jesse Torres PTS 10 7 Dec 1990   Sports Hall, Cayenne, French Guiana
10 Win 9–0–1   Curtis Strong PTS 8 3 Nov 1990   Deauville, France
9 Win 8–0–1   Richie Foster KO 4 (?) 12 Oct 1990   Cayenne, French Guiana
8 Win 7–0–1   Mohammed Bennama RTD 9 (10) 18 May 1990   Cayenne, French Guiana Won vacant French super-featherweight title
7 Win 6–0–1   Pierre Lorcy PTS 10 6 Apr 1990   Cayenne, French Guiana
6 Win 5–0–1   Lloyd Ratalsky KO 4 (?) 16 Mar 1990   Sports Hall, Cayenne, French Guiana
5 Draw 4–0–1   Regilio Tuur MD 6 12 Feb 1990   Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
4 Win 4–0   Belaid Khaldi TKO 1 (?) 19 Jan 1990   Cayenne, French Guiana
3 Win 3–0   Jose Gonzales RTD 3 (?), 3:00 8 Dec 1989   Sports Hall, Cayenne, French Guiana
2 Win 2–0   Silverio Flores PTS 6 10 Nov 1989   Cayenne, French Guiana
1 Win 1–0   Geraldo Leite PTS 6 6 Oct 1989   Cayenne, French Guiana

Personal life

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Yoma is a member of the Aluku tribe, descendants of the Maroon slaves who fled from the plantations of Dutch Guiana in the eighteenth century.[3]

In 2009, he was handed a six-month suspended prison sentence in a Cayenne courtroom for driving under the influence and causing an accident that injured several people.[3]

In 2015 the Salle de Boxe Jacques Chinon et Jacobin Yoma, named after Yoma and his former coach, was inaugurated in Cayenne.[4][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Jacobin Yoma". BoxRec.
  2. ^ a b "Yoma remet son titre européen en jeu". L'Humanité (in French). 14 May 1994. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Boxe: Jacobin Yoma, ex-champion d'Europe, condamné pour conduite en ébriété". Radio France Internationale (in French). 16 October 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Jacobin: L'ouragan de Guyane". Fier d'être Guyanais (in French). 10 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. ^ "A 37 ans, Daniel Londas reste le meilleur en Europe". CenterBlog (in French). 17 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. ^ Buddenberg, Fred (4 December 1992). "Tuur zet dromen om in daden". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Notable dates". Guyana Chronicle. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Tuur ontgoocheld na nederlaag tegen jury en Yoma". Trouw (in Dutch). 14 June 1993. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  9. ^ "KÖÖPENHAMINA: Ammattinyrkkeilyn..." Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 9 October 1994. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  10. ^ Stenmark, Teddy. "The fighting Bredahl-brothers, something for Denmark to be proud of!". boxing247.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Boxing". The Independent. 5 July 1995. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Cérémonie de dénomination de la salle de boxe du hall Georges-Donzenac". Ville de Cayenne (in French). 17 March 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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