Jakob Malz

Jakob Malz (17 September 1902 – 1982) was a Galician-born German-Jewish amateur boxing champion. He emigrated to Britain before the Second World War to escape the Nazis and served in the Royal Pioneer Corps of the British Army. After the war he became a boxing instructor.

Early life Jakob Malz was born in Lemberg (now Lviv, Ukraine) on 17 September 1902. and was often caricatured in boxing journals. Among other awards, he won the Deutscher meister in 1924, the BBV meisterschaft in 1930 and was the makkabimeisterschaft champion for 1934.