"Sweet Tooth" Jacobs, Andy Lee in discussions for WBA middleweight title bout
By:
Mike Coppinger | March 30, 2016 4:43 pm
"Sweet Tooth" Jacobs, hot off a career-best victory over Peter Quillin, is ready for another tough assignment in 2016.
The WBA’s “regular” middleweight beltholder is in negotiations to face former champ Andy Lee in May or June, according to persons involved with the talks. The persons spoke on the condition of anonymity because the fight hasn’t been agreed to yet.
Jacobs (31-1, 28 KOs) suffered the lone defeat of his professional career in 2010, a knockout to Dmitry Pirog. The 29-year-old battled osteosarcoma, a rare form of cancer, but since making a full recovery has looked like a rejuvenated fighter.
The Brooklynite won the WBA’s secondary title with a KO of Jarrod Fletcher in 2014 and has made three successful defenses, stoppages of Caleb Truax, Sergio Mora and Quillin.
The victory over Quillin was spectacular and was made sweeter at the Brooklynite’s home arena, Barclays Center. A fight with Andy Lee, an Irishman with a loyal following in New York, would be a natural attraction.
Lee (34-3-1, 24 KOs) lost his IBF middleweight title to Billy Joe Saunders in December and was knocked down twice in the process. The 31-year-old drew with Quillin in April in a bout that featured both men hitting the canvas.
Jacobs-Lee would be an intriguing bout of top-10 middleweights who can punch. BoxingJunkie ranks Jacobs No. 3 at 160 pounds; Lee is No. 5.
Daniel Jacobs, Andy Lee in discussions for WBA middleweight title bout
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