Jacobin Yoma (born 6 October 1966) is a French Guianan former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1999, and held the European super-featherweight title from 1993 to 1995.

He was nicknamed l'Ouragan de Cayenne (The Cayenne Hurricane) for the impressive speed of his hands.

Early life Yoma was born on 6 October 1966 in Maripasoula, French Guiana, as a member of the Aluku tribe, but settled in the capital city of Cayenne at a young age. At the age of 13 he was diagnosed with a heart murmur and began boxing when he was advised to pick up a sport. He became French amateur champion in 1989 under coach Jacques Chinon and decided to go pro later that year.

Professional career Yoma made his professional debut on 6 October 1989, defeating Brazilian opponent Geraldo Leite by points in Cayenne. In his fifth bout, he traveled to the United States and fought Regilio Tuur to a majority draw – the first blemish on his record and the first matchup in their trilogy. In the next year, he picked up both the French and WBC FECARBOX super-featherweight titles as he continued to rack up wins. On 14 June 1991 he faced a 37-year-old Daniel Londas for his European super-featherweight title in Reims, and suffered his first career defeat by decisive unanimous decision (UD). Yoma again captured the French and FECARBOX titles before he received another shot at the European crown in Rotterdam on 3 December 1992, falling to Regilio Tuur by way of points in front of a crowd of 7,000 that included John de Wolf and Jules Deelder. Four months later he lost a decision to Guyanese prospect Joseph Murray in Georgetown for the vacant FECARBOX title – his third defeat.

He finally defeated Tuur on 11 June 1993 by split decision in his hometown of Cayenne to become European super-featherweight champion. Over the next two years he successfully defended the European belt on four occasions, with the first three taking place in the hot humidity of Cayenne. His last successful defense was a UD victory over former world champion Jimmi Bredahl in Copenhagen on 7 October 1994. He lost the title on 4 July 1995, suffering a UD defeat in the Paris suburb of Thiais to Russian future world champion Anatoly Alexandrov. Yoma captured the French title once more the following year before retiring in 1999 with a record of 40–11–3.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes54Loss40–11–3 Didier TualPTS826 Jun 1999 53Win40–10–3 Franck RequierPTS828 May 1999 52Loss39–10–3 Adrian ParlogeaPTS86 Mar 1999 51Win39–9–3 Lennox JonesPTS89 Jan 1999 50Loss38–9–3 Affif DjeltiPTS1028 Mar 1998 49Loss38–8–3 Affif DjeltiPTS107 Jun 1997 48Win38–7–3 Hocine HassaniPTS101 Mar 1997 47Loss37–7–3 Dramane NabaloumPTS810 Dec 1996 46Win37–6–3 Víctor TorresRTD6 (?)9 Nov 1996 45Win36–6–3 Affif DjeltiTKO1 (10)29 Jun 1996 44Win35–6–3 Radames BidoTKO1 (?)12 Apr 1996 43Loss34–6–3 Affif DjeltiTKO6 (?)15 Dec 1995 42Win34–5–3 Luiz FerreiraRTD3 (?)10 Nov 1995 41Loss33–5–3 Anatoly AlexandrovUD124 Jul 1995 40Win33–4–3 Joey NegronPTS814 Feb 1995 39Win32–4–3 Hocine HassaniMD84 Dec 1994 38Win31–4–3 Jimmi BredahlUD127 Oct 1994 37Loss30–4–3 Alric JohnsonPTS1011 Jun 1994 36Draw30–3–3 Dramane NabaloumPTS83 Jun 1994 35Win30–3–2 Neil HaddockRTD6 (12)14 May 1994 34Win29–3–2 Víctor LaureanoPTS88 Apr 1994 33Win28–3–2 Rimvydas BiliusTKO8 (12)28 Jan 1994 32Win27–3–2 Arao MacedoPTS105 Nov 1993 31Win26–3–2 Areski BakirTKO8 (12)2 Oct 1993 30Win25–3–2 Regilio Tuur1211 Jun 1993 29Loss24–3–2 Joseph MurrayUD1218 Apr 1993 28Draw24–2–2 Kamel Bou AliMD86 Feb 1993 27Loss24–2–1 Regilio TuurPTS123 Dec 1992 26Win24–1–1 Danilo CabreraKO6 (?)30 Oct 1992 25Win23–1–1 Hector PadillaTKO4 (?)4 Jul 1992 24Win22–1–1 Hocine HassaniRTD6 (10)12 Jun 1992 23Win21–1–1 Jean Pierre DibatezaPTS1015 May 1992 22Win20–1–1 Alain PernicePTS83 Apr 1992 21Win19–1–1 Bobby BrewerPTS827 Feb 1992 20Win18–1–1 Moussa Sangare830 Jan 1992 19Win17–1–1 Wilson FontalvoRTD6 (12), 17 Jan 1992 18Win16–1–1 Ed PollardTKO3 (?)30 Nov 1991 17Win15–1–1 Alain SimoesPTS825 Oct 1991 16Loss14–1–1 Daniel Londas1214 Jun 1991 15Win14–0–1 Rodolfo ChirinoRTD8 (12)4 May 1991 14Win13–0–1 Junior DrakesTKO1 (?)27 Mar 1991 13Win12–0–1 Luis RodríguezKO2 (8)23 Feb 1991 12Win11–0–1 Christino SueroKO5 (12), 18 Jan 1991 11Win10–0–1 Jesse TorresPTS107 Dec 1990 10Win9–0–1 Curtis StrongPTS83 Nov 1990 9Win8–0–1 Richie FosterKO4 (?)12 Oct 1990 8Win7–0–1 Mohammed BennamaRTD9 (10)18 May 1990 7Win6–0–1 Pierre LorcyPTS106 Apr 1990 6Win5–0–1 Lloyd Ratalsky4 (?)16 Mar 1990 5Draw4–0–1 Regilio Tuur612 Feb 1990 4Win4–0 Belaid Khaldi1 (?)19 Jan 1990 3Win3–0 Jose Gonzales3 (?), 8 Dec 1989 2Win2–0 Silverio FloresPTS610 Nov 1989 1Win1–0 Geraldo Leite66 Oct 1989

Personal life Yoma is a member of the Aluku tribe, descendants of the Maroon slaves who fled from the plantations of Dutch Guiana in the eighteenth century.

In 2009, he was handed a six-month suspended prison sentence in a Cayenne courtroom for driving under the influence and causing an accident that injured several people.

In 2015 the Salle de Boxe Jacques Chinon et Jacobin Yoma, named after Yoma and his former coach, was inaugurated in Cayenne.

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