Miracle Man Jacobs beats cancer and wants to prove another point against Alvarez

Miracle Man Jacobs beats cancer and wants to prove another point against Alvarez

By Lena Reece
05/05/2019
Alvarez and Jacobs attend their press conference in Las Vegas in March [Photo: BBC Sport]

Daniel Jacobs has vowed to show he is the best middleweight in a generation when he faces Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in a bout which could cap a journey from cancer patient to a unified world champion.

32 year old, Jacobs was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in his spine in 2011, leading doctors to state he would never box and may one day never walk again.


[Photo:BBC Sports]

Known as 'The Miracle Man', he returned to the sport after a 19‑month lay‑off and stands as a two‑time world middleweight champion going into today's Las Vegas bout against the sport's best‑paid fighter.

Jacobs, who says his cancer battle makes him mentally "superior" to rivals, holds the IBF world title, while Alvarez ‑ beaten just once in 54 fights ‑ brings the WBA and WBC belts to the unification contest.

The Middleweight bout program between Jacobs and Alvarez will begin around 4pm.

[Source: BBC]

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