Jacob "Stitch" Duran was born on December 29,1951 and is a professional cutman who works in boxing and mixed martial arts fights.
12 Facts About Jacob Duran
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Jacob Duran is of Mexican descent and grew up in Planada, California.
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Jacob Duran was one of the first International Kickboxing Federation promoters in California holding his first promotion back in October, 1992.
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Jacob Duran has worked on the Klitschko brothers and Andre Ward and more recently Tyson Fury.
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On May 29,2015, Jacob Duran was in the corner of Chris Algieri when he took on Amir Khan for the WBC Silver Welterweight title at The Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York.
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Jacob Duran has appeared as a cut-man in three films of the Rocky film series.
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Jacob Duran reprised his role in its sequels, Creed II and Creed III.
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Jacob Duran had a cameo role in the Kevin James MMA movie, Here Comes the Boom.
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On July 21,2015 Jacob Duran announced via Twitter that he was let go from his job with the UFC due to comments he made about the organization's Reebok sponsorship deal.
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Many UFC fighters publicly expressed their disappointment in Jacob Duran's firing, citing him as one of the best cutmen in the business.
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Jacob Duran began working with WSOF on August 1,2015, starting with World Series of Fighting 22: Palhares vs Shields.
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In March 2016 Jacob Duran signed a contract to join Bellator MMA as a cutman.