John Jackson (Virgin Islands boxer)
- John Jackson (Virgin Islands boxer)
John Jackson (born January 16, 1989) is an amateur boxer from the Virgin Islands who has qualified for the Olympics 2008 at welterweight. He is one of the sons of Julian Jackson, and his brother Julius Jackson has qualified at light-heavyweight even.
Career
At the PanAm Games in 2007 his first bout was against favourite Demetrius Andrade and was beaten 5:23. At the 2007 World Championships he again lost in the first round, this time to Aliasker Bashirov.
At the first Olympic qualifier in March 2008, however, he defeated Argentinian Diego Chaves and PanAm Champion Pedro Lima 19:10 to qualify. He lost to Cuban Carlos Banteaux, but this did not effect his qualification.
External links
* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AmericanOlyQual2008_1.html Qualifier]
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