LThe WBC announced the passing of the former 122-pound champion Thierry Jacob at the age of 59 due to cancer. From France. Jacob won the WBC super bantamweight title in 1992, defeating Mexico’s Daniel Zaragoza. He turned professional in 1984, retiring a decade later with a record of 39-6, losing his WBC title in his first defense against American Tracy Harris Patterson in New York. Boxingtalk joins the WBC in sending  condolences to the family and friends of Thierry Jacob