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Jacob Matlala

South African boxer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala (1 August 1962 – 7 December 2013) was a South African boxer. He was a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight title from 1993 to 1995, the WBO light-flyweight in 1995 to 1997. In 2004, Matlala was voted #72 in the "100 Greatest South Africans" poll organized by SABC.

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Death

Jacob Matlala died on 7 December 2013, at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital.[2][3]

Professional boxing record

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Trivia

At a height of 1.47 meters, or 4-foot-10, Matlala was the shortest boxing world champion ever. With a total of 68 fights (53 wins and 2 draws), he ended his career with 4 world championships. He presented his WBU belt to Nelson Mandela after his fight to Juan Herrera.[4]

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