Ian Jacobs

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Ian "Powerhouse" Jacobs is an Australian kickboxer and former 3 time World Kickboxing Champion.^[1][2]

He has had victories over other former World Champions, such as Gurkan Ozkan by Unanimous points decision, and 'Diamond' Dale Westerman by Knockout. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Ian Jacobs made a comeback to Kickboxing in November 2009, at Tarik Solak's A-1 8 man eliminator tournament. In his 1st match, Ian set a new world record for the fastest KO in kickboxing history, breaking a record held for 17 years by Stan Longinidis, as Ian Jacobs knocked out The Headhunter in 6 seconds. However, Ian Jacobs then lost to Baris Nezif in the Semi-final via Knockout. Ian's only other 2 losses came from earlier in his career against Manson Gibson and Alex Tui.^[6]

• WKA World Middleweight Kickboxing Title
• WKA World Middleweight Muay Thai Title
• ISKA World Super Middleweight Muay Thai Title
• 2 x Commonwealth Super Middleweight Title
• Commonwealth Middleweight Title
• Australia Middleweight Title
• Australia Super Light Heavyweight Title
• Queensland Super Middleweight Title
• Queensland Light Heavyweight Title
• National hardest hitting champion in both light & heavy weight divisions
• Best ever kick Knock Out award
• Inducted into the Kickboxing Hall of fame
• Best fight ever seen on FOX Sports
• Three-time winner of the open "National Martial Arts League". Hardest punch, hardest kick and hardest punch/ kick combination. Winner of both lightweight and heavyweight divisions.

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