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| Born | 6 October 1966 Maripasoula, French Guiana |
| Nationality |  French Guianan |
| Other names | l'Ouragan de Cayenne |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super-featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 54 |
| Wins | 40 |
| Wins by KO | 21 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 1 |
Jacobin Yoma (born 6 October 1966) is a French Guianan former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1999, and held the European super-featherweight title from 1993 to 1995.
He was nicknamed l'Ouragan de Cayenne (The Cayenne Hurricane) for the impressive speed of his hands.[2]
Early life
Yoma was born on 6 October 1966 in Maripasoula, French Guiana, as a member of the Aluku tribe, but settled in the capital city of Cayenne at a young age.[3] At the age of 13 he was diagnosed with a heart murmur and began boxing when he was advised to pick up a sport.[4] He became French amateur champion in 1989 under coach Jacques Chinon and decided to go pro later that year.[4]
Professional career
Yoma made his professional debut on 6 October 1989, defeating Brazilian opponent Geraldo Leite by points in Cayenne. In his fifth bout, he traveled to the United States and fought Regilio Tuur to a majority draw – the first blemish on his record and the first matchup in their trilogy. In the next year, he picked up both the French and WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight titles as he continued to rack up wins. On 14 June 1991 he faced a 37-year-old Daniel Londas for his European super-featherweight title in Reims, and suffered his first career defeat by decisive unanimous decision (UD).[5] Yoma again captured the French and FECARBOX titles before he received another shot at the European crown in Rotterdam on 3 December 1992, falling to Regilio Tuur by way of points in front of a crowd of 7,000 that included John de Wolf and Jules Deelder.[6] Four months later he lost a decision to Guyanese prospect Joseph Murray in Georgetown for the vacant FECARBOX title – his third defeat.[7]
He finally defeated Tuur on 11 June 1993 by split decision in his hometown of Cayenne to become European super-featherweight champion.[8] Over the next two years he successfully defended the European belt on four occasions, with the first three taking place in the hot humidity of Cayenne.[2] His last successful defense was a UD victory over former world champion Jimmi Bredahl in Copenhagen on 7 October 1994.[9][10] He lost the title on 4 July 1995, suffering a UD defeat in the Paris suburb of Thiais to Russian future world champion Anatoly Alexandrov.[11] Yoma captured the French title once more the following year before retiring in 1999 with a record of 40–11–3.
Professional boxing record
| 54 fights | 40 wins | 11 losses |
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| By knockout | 21 | 1 |
| By decision | 19 | 10 |
| Draws | 3 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 54 | Loss | 40–11–3 |  Didier Tual
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PTS | 8 | 26 Jun 1999 | Reims, France
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| 53 | Win | 40–10–3 | Franck Requier
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PTS | 8 | 28 May 1999 | Saint-Lô, France
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| 52 | Loss | 39–10–3 |  Adrian Parlogea
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PTS | 8 | 6 Mar 1999 | Saint-Quentin, France
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| 51 | Win | 39–9–3 |  Lennox Jones
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PTS | 8 | 9 Jan 1999 |  Ducos, Martinique
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| 50 | Loss | 38–9–3 |  Affif Djelti
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PTS | 10 | 28 Mar 1998 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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For French super-featherweight title |
| 49 | Loss | 38–8–3 | Affif Djelti
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PTS | 10 | 7 Jun 1997 | Le Havre, France
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Lost French super-featherweight title |
| 48 | Win | 38–7–3 | Hocine Hassani
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PTS | 10 | 1 Mar 1997 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 47 | Loss | 37–7–3 |  Dramane Nabaloum
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PTS | 8 | 10 Dec 1996 | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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| 46 | Win | 37–6–3 |  Víctor Torres
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RTD | 6 (?) | 9 Nov 1996 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 45 | Win | 36–6–3 | Affif Djelti
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TKO | 1 (10) | 29 Jun 1996 | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana
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Won French super-featherweight title |
| 44 | Win | 35–6–3 | Radames Bido
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TKO | 1 (?) | 12 Apr 1996 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 43 | Loss | 34–6–3 | Affif Djelti
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TKO | 6 (?) | 15 Dec 1995 | Rouen, France
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| 42 | Win | 34–5–3 |  Luiz Ferreira
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RTD | 3 (?) | 10 Nov 1995 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 41 | Loss | 33–5–3 |  Anatoly Alexandrov
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UD | 12 | 4 Jul 1995 | Thiais, France
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Lost European super-featherweight title |
| 40 | Win | 33–4–3 |  Joey Negron
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PTS | 8 | 14 Feb 1995 | Thiais, France
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| 39 | Win | 32–4–3 | Hocine Hassani
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MD | 8 | 4 Dec 1994 | Palais Omnisports de Thiais, Thiais, France
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| 38 | Win | 31–4–3 |  Jimmi Bredahl
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UD | 12 | 7 Oct 1994 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Retained European super-featherweight title |
| 37 | Loss | 30–4–3 |  Alric Johnson
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PTS | 10 | 11 Jun 1994 | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
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| 36 | Draw | 30–3–3 | Dramane Nabaloum
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PTS | 8 | 3 Jun 1994 |  Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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| 35 | Win | 30–3–2 |  Neil Haddock
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RTD | 6 (12) | 14 May 1994 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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Retained European super-featherweight title |
| 34 | Win | 29–3–2 |  Víctor Laureano
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PTS | 8 | 8 Apr 1994 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 33 | Win | 28–3–2 |  Rimvydas Bilius
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TKO | 8 (12) | 28 Jan 1994 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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Retained European super-featherweight title |
| 32 | Win | 27–3–2 | Arao Macedo
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PTS | 10 | 5 Nov 1993 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 31 | Win | 26–3–2 | Areski Bakir
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TKO | 8 (12) | 2 Oct 1993 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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Retained European super-featherweight title |
| 30 | Win | 25–3–2 |  Regilio Tuur
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SD | 12 | 11 Jun 1993 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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Won European super-featherweight title |
| 29 | Loss | 24–3–2 |  Joseph Murray
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UD | 12 | 18 Apr 1993 | National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
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For vacant WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title |
| 28 | Draw | 24–2–2 |  Kamel Bou Ali
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MD | 8 | 6 Feb 1993 | Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
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| 27 | Loss | 24–2–1 | Regilio Tuur
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PTS | 12 | 3 Dec 1992 | Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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For vacant European super-featherweight title |
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Danilo Cabrera
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KO | 6 (?) | 30 Oct 1992 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Hector Padilla | TKO | 4 (?) | 4 Jul 1992 | Lamentin, Guadeloupe
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| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Hocine Hassani
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RTD | 6 (10) | 12 Jun 1992 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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Won vacant French super-featherweight title |
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Jean Pierre Dibateza
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PTS | 10 | 15 May 1992 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Alain Pernice
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PTS | 8 | 3 Apr 1992 | Clermont-Ferrand, France
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| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Bobby Brewer
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PTS | 8 | 27 Feb 1992 | Paris, France
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| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 |  Moussa Sangare
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MD | 8 | 30 Jan 1992 | Paris, France
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| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 |  Wilson Fontalvo
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RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | 17 Jan 1992 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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Won vacant WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Ed Pollard
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TKO | 3 (?) | 30 Nov 1991 | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
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| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Alain Simoes
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PTS | 8 | 25 Oct 1991 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 16 | Loss | 14–1–1 | Daniel Londas
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UD | 12 | 14 Jun 1991 | Reims, France
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For European super-featherweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Rodolfo Chirino
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RTD | 8 (12) | 4 May 1991 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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Retained WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Junior Drakes
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TKO | 1 (?) | 27 Mar 1991 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 |  Luis Rodríguez
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KO | 2 (8) | 23 Feb 1991 | Stade du Futbol, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
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| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Christino Suero
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KO | 5 (12), 1:09 | 18 Jan 1991 | National Hall of Sports, Cayenne, French Guiana
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Won vacant WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Jesse Torres
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PTS | 10 | 7 Dec 1990 | Sports Hall, Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Curtis Strong
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PTS | 8 | 3 Nov 1990 | Deauville, France
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| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 |  Richie Foster
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KO | 4 (?) | 12 Oct 1990 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Mohammed Bennama
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RTD | 9 (10) | 18 May 1990 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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Won vacant French super-featherweight title |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Pierre Lorcy
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PTS | 10 | 6 Apr 1990 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Lloyd Ratalsky
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KO | 4 (?) | 16 Mar 1990 | Sports Hall, Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 5 | Draw | 4–0–1 | Regilio Tuur
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MD | 6 | 12 Feb 1990 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Belaid Khaldi
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TKO | 1 (?) | 19 Jan 1990 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jose Gonzales
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RTD | 3 (?), 3:00 | 8 Dec 1989 | Sports Hall, Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Silverio Flores
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PTS | 6 | 10 Nov 1989 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Geraldo Leite
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PTS | 6 | 6 Oct 1989 | Cayenne, French Guiana
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Personal life
Yoma is a member of the Aluku tribe, descendants of the Maroon slaves who fled from the plantations of Dutch Guiana in the eighteenth century.[3]
In 2009, he was handed a six-month suspended prison sentence in a Cayenne courtroom for driving under the influence and causing an accident that injured several people.[3]
In 2015 the Salle de Boxe Jacques Chinon et Jacobin Yoma, named after Yoma and his former coach, was inaugurated in Cayenne.[4][12]
References
- ^ "Boxing record for Jacobin Yoma". BoxRec.
- ^ a b "Yoma remet son titre européen en jeu". L'Humanité (in French). 14 May 1994. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Boxe: Jacobin Yoma, ex-champion d'Europe, condamné pour conduite en ébriété". Radio France Internationale (in French). 16 October 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Jacobin: L'ouragan de Guyane". Fier d'être Guyanais (in French). 10 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "A 37 ans, Daniel Londas reste le meilleur en Europe". CenterBlog (in French). 17 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ Buddenberg, Fred (4 December 1992). "Tuur zet dromen om in daden". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Notable dates". Guyana Chronicle. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Tuur ontgoocheld na nederlaag tegen jury en Yoma". Trouw (in Dutch). 14 June 1993. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "KÖÖPENHAMINA: Ammattinyrkkeilyn..." Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 9 October 1994. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Stenmark, Teddy. "The fighting Bredahl-brothers, something for Denmark to be proud of!". boxing247.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Boxing". The Independent. 5 July 1995. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Cérémonie de dénomination de la salle de boxe du hall Georges-Donzenac". Ville de Cayenne (in French). 17 March 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
External links
- Boxing record for Jacobin Yoma from BoxRec (registration required)