Ian Jacobs
Kickboxer
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Sport
- kickboxing
- Occupation
- kickboxer
Ian "Powerhouse" Jacobs is an Australian kickboxer and former 3 time World Kickboxing Champion.
He has had victories over other former World Champions, such as Gurkan Ozkan by Unanimous points decision, and 'Diamond' Dale Westerman by Knockout.
Ian Jacobs made a comeback to Kickboxing in November 2009, at Tarik Solak's A-1 8 man eliminator tournament.
In his 1st match, Ian set a new world record for the fastest KO in kickboxing history, breaking a record held for 17 years by Stan Longinidis, as Ian Jacobs knocked out The Headhunter in 6 seconds.
However, Ian Jacobs then lost to Baris Nezif in the Semi-final via Knockout.
Ian's only other 2 losses came from earlier in his career against Manson Gibson and Alex Tui.
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Facts from Wikidata Q5981878 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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