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Daniel Jacobs: "I Want To Be
A Two-Weight World Champion"
Two-time Middleweight World Champion Daniel Jacobs insists
that he still has plenty left to achieve in his career as he
prepares to face Islington's John Ryder in an Eliminator for
the WBA Super-Middleweight World Title this Saturday
February 12 at Alexandra Palace in London, live worldwide on
DAZN (excluding New Zealand and Australia).
The 35-year-old Brooklyn native (37-3, 30 KOs) earned a
split decision win over two-time World Title challenger
Gabriel Rosado last time out in November 2020 at the
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, just under a
year on from his fifth round stoppage win against Mexico's
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Despite his inactivity, the former WBA and IBF Middleweight
ruler, who has taken pound for pound stars Gennadiy Golovkin
and Saul Alvarez the distance, still has a burning desire to
mix it with the best in the world and write his name into
the history books as a two-weight World Champion.
“I’m looking forward to a good scrap," said Jacobs. "He’s a
good fighter from what I’ve seen. I know he’s in his
hometown so I’m expecting him to be pumped and excited about
it. Also I’ve heard from him before that this is an
important fight for him to get towards title contention. I’m
looking forward to seeing exactly everything that he has to
bring.
“It has been one of my goals as a professional to fight in
the UK, probably in London because I’ve been here before and
I know how the magic works. I know how deep the crowd is
into their boxing. I look forward to experiencing that. Good
city, good town, good people.
“Everything is fabulous, I’m back to where I need to be
mentally and I realise that now coming back with my old
trainer Andre Rozier and Anthony Irons things are where they
need to be. I was missing that good spirit that I once had
in my career, and now it’s back and I’m looking forward to
presenting it and giving the fans a good show.
“Every fight is must-win. Every time you go in the ring you
don’t go into a fight looking at it like, ‘If I lose this
one the next one will still be a good opportunity’. There’s
always going to be a step back if you lost a fight in
boxing. I’m grateful that I still have the opportunity to
have these big fights. The biggest goal for me right now is
to stay focused and keep the eye on the tiger.
“Granted we win this fight, which I’m sure we will, my next
fight should be an opportunity to become a two division
World Champion. I have the opportunity to do that and this
guy is in the way. I have to make an example but also be
myself. This camp I’ve been myself the entire time. I can’t
ask for anything better."
Jacobs vs. Ryder tops a huge night of action, undefeated
Wokingham Middleweight talent Felix Cash (14-0, 10 KOs)
faces unbeaten Russian Magomed Madiev (15-0-2, 4 KOs) for
the WBC International Title, Romford Heavyweight sensation
Johnny Fisher (4-0, 4 KOs) takes on Spain's Gabriel Enguema
(10-11, 6 KOs) over six rounds in front over 2,200 of his
supporters, Catford's Ellie Scotney (3-0) goes for her first
title when she clashes with Argentina's Jorgelina Guanini
(9-3-2, 1 KO) for the WBA International Super-Bantamweight
crown, undefeated Texas Middleweight Austin 'Ammo' Williams
(9-0, 7 KOs) fights in London for the second time as he
meets Javier Francisco Maciel (33-15, 23 KOs) over eight
rounds, Leeds Super-Bantamweight Hopey Price (6-0, 2 KOs)
fights Ricardo Roman (14-12-3, 5 KOs) over six rounds,
Ashington Welterweight Cyrus Pattinson (2-0, 1 KO) fights
Evgenii Vazem (9-21, 4 KOs) over six rounds and Welterweight
prospect Shiloh Defreitas (2-0, 2 KOs) fights Alexey
Tukhtarov (4-23-6, 3 KOs) over six rounds.
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