John David Jackson (36-4, 20) was born in Denver, Colorado, U.S. on May 17, 1963. At the age of 20 years on March 11, 1984, he made his professional boxing debut against Kimbrady Carriker, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 18th career fight at 25 years old, Jackson became a super-welterweight world champion on December 8, 1988 after defeating Lupe Aquino via 7th-round retirement to win the WBO title.
He then went on to become world champion at the middleweight weight class as well, winning the WBA title against Chris Pyatt via 12-round unanimous decision on October 23, 1990.
Jackson's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO win against Dave Boone at age 36 on September 25, 1999. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of John David Jackson's best fights have been against Reggie Johnson, Davey Moore, Jorge Castro and Steve Little. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of John David Jackson".
Jackson has 4 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "John David Jackson Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | Sep 25, 1999 36 years, 4 months 36-4 (20) | Dave Boone | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
40  | Feb 20, 1998 34 years, 9 months 35-4 (19) | 30 years, 6 months 104-6-2 (73) | SMD | 10 | UD | LOSS |
39  | Apr 19, 1997 33 years, 11 months 35-3 (19) | 32 years, 3 months 30-2-1 (23) | MD | 7 | TKO | LOSS For IBF |
38 | Nov 20, 1996 33 years, 6 months 35-2 (19) | Abdullah Ramadan | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
37 | Jun 29, 1996 33 years, 1 months 35-1 (19) | Augustine Renteria | 10 | UD | WIN | |
36 | Dec 16, 1995 32 years, 6 months 34-1 (19) | Guy Stanford | 10 | UD | WIN | |
35 | Apr 29, 1995 31 years, 11 months 33-1 (19) | James Green | 8 | UD | WIN | |
34 | Dec 10, 1994 31 years, 6 months 32-1 (19) | 27 years, 3 months 95-4-2 (66) | MD | 9 | TKO | LOSS For WBA |
33 | Sep 24, 1994 31 years, 4 months 32-0 (19) | Danny Garcia | 7 | KO | WIN | |
32 | May 6, 1994 30 years, 11 months 31-0 (18) | Jeff Johnson | 7 | RTD | WIN | |
31  | Oct 1, 1993 30 years, 4 months 30-0 (17) | 27 years, 1 months 34-2-1 (21) | MD | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA |
30 | Sep 3, 1993 30 years, 3 months 29-0 (17) | Charles LaCour | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | Dec 19, 1992 29 years, 7 months 28-0 (16) | Michele Mastrodonato | SWL | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
28 | Oct 22, 1992 29 years, 5 months 27-0 (15) | Sergio Medina | 10 | UD | WIN | |
27 | Sep 19, 1992 29 years, 4 months 26-0 (15) | Eric Martin | 10 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Jun 9, 1992 29 years 25-0 (15) | Pat Lawlor | SWL | 9 | RTD | WIN Defended WBO |
25 | Jul 21, 1991 28 years, 2 months 24-0 (14) | Tyrone Trice | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
24 | May 10, 1991 27 years, 11 months 23-0 (14) | Joaquin Velasquez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Oct 23, 1990 27 years, 5 months 22-0 (14) | Chris Pyatt | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBO Vacant |
22 | Jul 24, 1990 27 years, 2 months 21-0 (14) | Brinatty Maquilon | 10 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Feb 17, 1990 26 years, 9 months 20-0 (14) | Martin Camara | 11 | NC | NC | |
20 | Dec 1, 1989 26 years, 6 months 20-0 (14) | Ruben Villaman | 2 | KO | WIN | |
19  | Apr 22, 1989 25 years, 11 months 19-0 (13) | 23 years, 10 months 16-10-1 (4) | SWL | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
18 | Dec 8, 1988 25 years, 6 months 18-0 (12) | Lupe Aquino | SWL | 7 | RTD | WIN Won WBO |
17 | Oct 7, 1988 25 years, 4 months 17-0 (11) | Aniseto Ramos | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
16  | Jul 21, 1987 24 years, 2 months 16-0 (10) | 28 years, 1 months 16-4 (12) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Jan 13, 1987 23 years, 7 months 15-0 (10) | Sidney Outlaw | SWL | 6 | TKO | WIN |
14 | Nov 25, 1986 23 years, 6 months 14-0 (9) | Johnny Banks Walker | 1 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Oct 28, 1986 23 years, 5 months 13-0 (8) | Tony Ojo | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Jul 31, 1986 23 years, 2 months 12-0 (7) | Milton Leaks | 8 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Jun 14, 1986 23 years 11-0 (7) | Mike Castronova | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Feb 25, 1986 22 years, 9 months 10-0 (6) | Orlando Montalvo | 2 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Sep 4, 1985 22 years, 3 months 9-0 (5) | Vincent Mays | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jul 18, 1985 22 years, 2 months 8-0 (4) | Robert Thomas | 8 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Jun 13, 1985 22 years 7-0 (4) | Billy Joe | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Mar 20, 1985 21 years, 10 months 6-0 (3) | Gary Tibbs | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Oct 17, 1984 21 years, 5 months 5-0 (2) | Felipe Montellano | 6 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Jun 26, 1984 21 years, 1 months 4-0 (2) | Louis Owens | 6 | UD | WIN | |
3 | May 10, 1984 20 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | Robert Thomas | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
2 | Apr 11, 1984 20 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Keith Todd | 3 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Mar 11, 1984 20 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Kimbrady Carriker | 1 | KO | WIN |
