John Jackson (Virgin Islands boxer)

John Jackson (born January 16, 1989) is a professional boxer from the Virgin Islands, who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics at welterweight. He challenged once for the WBC super welterweight title in 2016.

Not to be confused with John Jackson (English boxer) or John David Jackson (boxer).
John Jackson
Statistics
Real nameJohn Jackson
Nickname(s)Dah Rock
Weight(s)Light Middleweight
Middleweight
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach75 in (191 cm)
Born (1989-01-16) January 16, 1989
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins21
Wins by KO16
Losses4
Draws0

In 2022, Jackson was convicted of raping a 15-year old girl and producing child pornography.

Family

John Jackson is the brother of light-heavyweight boxer Julius Jackson and the son of boxer Julian Jackson.

Career

At the PanAm Games in 2007, Jackson's first bout was against favorite Demetrius Andrade; Jackson was beaten in 5:23. At the 2007 World Championships he again lost in the first round, this time to Aliasker Bashirov. However, in the 2008 Olympic qualifiers, Jackson defeated Argentina's Diego Gabriel Chaves and Brazil's Pedro Lima, but lost to Carlos Banteaux of Cuba. These results qualified Jackson to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he scored a 4:2 upset victory over Magomed Nurutdinov before losing 0:10 to Kim Jung-Joo.

In 2009, Jackson moved into professional boxing. His professional record is 21 wins, with 16 coming via the way of knockout, and 4 losses.

Arrest

On February 6, 2019, the Virgin Islands Police Department arrested John Jackson and charged him with having sex with a 15-year-old girl.[1] On 23 February, Jackson was also arrested by Homeland Security Investigations for the production of child pornography stemming from a sexual offense against a 15-year old girl.[2] On April 18, 2019, Jackson was issued a ten-count indictment, charging him with two counts of production of child pornography, three counts of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, one count of first-degree rape, and three counts of second-degree aggravated rape.[3][4] Jackson was convicted on all charges in April 2022.[5]

References
  1. "Well-Known St. Thomas Boxer Charged with Having Sex with Minor". 8 February 2019.
  2. "Federal Authorities Arrested St. Thomas Boxer for Producing Child Pornography". justice.gov. February 25, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. "John Jackson Facing 15 Years, Indicted on Sexual Offense Charges". 22 April 2019.
  4. "St. Thomas man indicted for Sexual Offenses against a Minor". justice.gov. April 18, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  5. Carlson, Suzanne (April 23, 2022). "Former boxer John Jackson guilty on all counts". The Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  6. John Jackson's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 1 December 2022.

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