User:Cobbmtputahcreek/Jackie Jurich

Name: Jackie Jurich Alias: Rose of San Jose Born: 1918-01-01 Birthplace: California, USA Nationality: US American Hometown: San Jose, California, USA Boxing Record:

Managers: Joe Herman (1939-40, July 1941), Tommy Farmer (as of June 1941), Johnny Rogers (as of July 1941) Jackie Jurich claimed the World Flyweight Title, after he was scheduled to face then World champion Benny Lynch in a title fight. When Lynch came in over the weight limit, Jurich's manager laid claim to the title. This was despite the fact that Jurich was knocked out by Lynch in the overweight bout.

Jurich would soon after lose a bout to Peter Kane, which is generally recognized as for being for the vacant World Flyweight Title.

won 64 (KO 21) + lost 13 (KO 7) + drawn 8 = 85 rounds boxed 605 Newspaper Decisions won 1 : lost 1 : drawn rounds boxed 24 Total Bouts 87 KO% 24.14

He later lived in San Francisco with his brother and worked as a janitor Local #9 San Francisco at Bay Meadows and Golden Gate Fields from the 1960s through the 1970s.