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Deborah Migwi

Boxer Daniel Jacobs Beats Cancer, Returns To The Ring

Daniel Jacobs punches John Ryder during the super-middleweight fight between Daniel Jacobs and John Ryder at Alexandra Palace in 2022 in London, England. Jacobs has bounced back into the ring after a two year cancer treatment process. ALEX DAVIDSON/GETTY IMAGES.

At 24 yrs, Daniel Jacobs, an American medium weight boxer experienced some pains in his leg, prompting him to seek medical attention. Unfortunately his doctor discovered he had a rare form of bone cancer that threatened to confine him on a wheel chair in May 2011.

He started treatment which included a major surgery to remove the cancerous tumours, with the recovery journey taking him nearly two years.

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