# Jacob Ng

Jacob Ng (born 20 November 1994) is an Australian professional boxer who has held the WBO Oriental and IBF International lightweight titles since 2019.

## Early years

Ng was born on 20 November 1994 on the Gold Coast in Queensland. His father, Stephen, was a successful amateur boxer who also held the Queensland State middleweight title as a pro. He spent much of his childhood at his father's gym, Matrix Boxing Gym, initially taking up Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of ten. He competed in the sport nationally and internationally until the age of 18, becoming a blue belt with four tips.
He began boxing at the age of 15 and won a state amateur title before he started getting into trouble and partying. His dad sent him to Thailand for a year to compete in Muay Thai, where he compiled a professional record of 8–0–1 (8 KO).

## Professional career

He made his professional boxing debut on 24 June 2017, defeating Sam Williams via a fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) in Eatons Hill, Queensland. He went on a winning streak, continuously picking up victories every two or three months and closing out 2018 by winning the Queensland State and Australian lightweight titles with back-to-back TKO's of Mark Ramirez and Gaige Ireland, respectively. On 16 March 2019 he stopped Filipino prospect Glenn Enterino (14–4–1, 9 KO) in the sixth round for the vacant IBF Youth lightweight title. Three months later, he won his fourth title in four fights when he defeated Mexican rival Ricardo Lara (19–5, 9 KO) by unanimous decision (UD) for the vacant IBF International lightweight title. This moved him into the top 15 of the IBF rankings. He successfully defended the belt in September, dropping Spanish contender Pablo Fuego (15–4, 2 KO) three times en route to a fifth-round TKO finish.
On 8 November 2019 he faced Kaewfah Tor Buamas for the vacant WBO Oriental lightweight title. He won the belt with a third-round TKO victory. Now ranked #11 in both the IBF and WBO rankings, Ng was scheduled to defend both his IBF International and WBO Oriental titles against Japanese veteran Valentine Hosokawa (25–7–3, 12 KO) in March 2020. However, the undefeated Australian pulled out due to injury and the bout was further postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Professional boxing record

| 16 fights | 15 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 11 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 16 | Loss | 15–1 | Billy Dib | DQ | 6 (10), 2:32 | 19 Mar 2022 | The Star Gold Coast, Broadbeach, Australia | Lost IBF International lightweight title and WBO Oriental lightweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Blake Minto | UD | 10 | 27 Mar 2021 | Eatons Hill Hotel, Eatons Hill, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Hunter Ioane | TKO | 5 (10), 1:20 | 11 Dec 2020 | Exhibition Park, Canberra, ACT, Australia | Retained IBF International and WBO Oriental lightweight titles |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Kaewfah Tor Buamas | TKO | 3 (10), 2:36 | 8 Nov 2019 | Eatons Hill Hotel, Eatons Hill, Queensland, Australia | Won vacant WBO Oriental lightweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Pablo Fuego | TKO | 5 (10), 2:06 | 21 Sep 2019 | Southport Sharks AFL Club, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | Retained IBF International lightweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Ricardo Lara | UD | 10 | 8 Jun 2019 | The Star, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | Won vacant IBF International lightweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Glenn Enterina | TKO | 6 (10) | 16 Mar 2019 | Southport Sharks AFL Club, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | Won vacant IBF Youth lightweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Gaige Ireland | TKO | 4 (10), 2:36 | 8 Dec 2018 | Southport Sharks AFL Club, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | Won Australian lightweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Mark Ramirez | TKO | 7 (8), 2:26 | 13 Oct 2018 | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Won vacant Queensland State lightweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Victor Odindo | KO | 8 (8), 1:39 | 7 Jul 2018 | Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jeffrey Kelly | TKO | 3 (6), 2:23 | 19 May 2018 | Southport Sharks AFL Club, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Wanchaloem Chanajan | UD | 5 | 17 Mar 2018 | Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Matt McTavish | KO | 1 (5), 1:49 | 2 Dec 2017 | Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Kurt Finlayson | TKO | 4 (6), 2:31 | 15 Oct 2017 | Hamilton Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Salvatore Signorino | UD | 4 | 9 Sep 2017 | Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Sam Williams | TKO | 4 (5), 1:03 | 24 Jun 2017 | Eatons Hill Hotel, Eatons Hill, Queensland, Australia | |