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Interview: Daniel Jacobs discusses PBC, surviving cancer, kids charity & more

Bloody Elbow interviews middleweight boxing star and cancer survivor, Daniel Jacobs ahead of his PBC fight with Caleb Truax.

Inspiration comes in many forms, and in boxing, it doesn't get more inspirational than WBA middleweight champion, Daniel Jacobs. The 28-year-old Brooklyn native made his professional debut in 2007 on the undercard of Mayweather vs. Hatton and subsequently went on to amass a near perfect 22-1 record before a potential career-ending medical diagnosis was delivered to him. Daniel had osteosarcoma, a life-threatening form of bone cancer.

Jacobs went through a period of partial paralysis before undergoing surgery to remove the tumor that was wrapped around his spine, but just 19 months later, he was rehabbed, cancer free and medically cleared to fight again.