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Jacob Matlala

Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala
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Real name Jacob Matlala
Nickname(s) Baby Jake
Rated at flyweight
Height 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m)
Nationality South African
Born (1962-08-01)1 August 1962
Meadowlands, South Africa
Died 7 December 2013(2013-12-07) (aged 51)
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 64
Wins 53
Wins by KO 26
Losses 10
Draws 1

Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala (1 August 1962 – 7 December 2013) was a South African boxer and junior flyweight champion from Meadowlands, Johannesburg. In 2004, Matlala was voted #72 in the "100 Greatest South Africans" poll organized by SABC.

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

The former World Boxing Organisation, World Boxing Union (WBU) and International Boxing Association flyweight world champion had been admitted to hospital on numerous occasions over the past few years with complications related to pneumonia. Johannesburg – Dressed in royal blue and white uniforms and black berets, the New Covenant Church brass band escorted the coffin of boxing legend Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala into the Rhema Church auditorium on Friday morning.

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.

Professional boxing record for Jacob Matlala from BoxRec


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