Jackie Sharkey
Italian boxer (1897-1970)
- Born
- 20 June 1897, Bologna
- Died
- March 1970
- Citizenship
- Italy, Kingdom of Italy
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- bantamweight
- Occupation
- boxer
Jackie Sharkey or Jack Sharkey (born Giovanni Cervati) was an Italian-born American boxer who made a claim to the World Bantamweight Title on August 15, 1919, defeating reigning champion Pete Herman in a ten-round, non-title bout in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His claim to the title was not universally recognized. Jack Sharkey, also known as Little Jackie Sharkey, should not be confused with the heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.