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3 unusual facts about Jackie Jurich


Benny Lynch

He lost his world flyweight title to American Jackie Jurich, when he weighed in at 118.5 lb (53.8 kg), half a pound over the bantamweight limit.

Jackie Jurich

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.

Jackie Jurich claimed the World Flyweight Title, after he was scheduled to face then World champion Benny Lynch in a title fight.



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