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.

Early years Ng was born on 20 November 1994 on the Gold Coast in Queensland. His father, Stephen, was a successful amateur boxer who also held the Queensland State middleweight title as a pro. Ng spent much of his childhood at his father's gym, Matrix Boxing Gym, initially taking up Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of ten.

Ng began boxing at the age of 15 and won a state amateur title before he started getting into trouble and partying. On 16 March 2019, Ng stopped Filipino prospect Glenn Enterino (14–4–1, 9 KO) in the sixth round for the vacant IBF Youth lightweight title. moving him into the top 15 of the IBF rankings. 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.

On 8 November 2019, Ng faced Kaewfah Tor Buamas for the vacant WBO Oriental lightweight title. He won the belt with a third-round TKO victory. 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. However, the undefeated Australian pulled out due to injury and the bout was further postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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