| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Badou Jack |
| Nickname(s) | "G.J.", "The Ripper" |
| Nationality | Gambia |
| Born | October 31, 1983 Stockholm |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Rated at | Middleweight |
| Club | Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm |
Badou Jack (born October 31, 1983 in Stockholm) is a Swedish-Gambian boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics for Gambia as a Middleweight.
Jack was born in Stockholm, Sweden to a Gambian father and Swedish mother. He began boxing in 2001 at the age of 18. In 2007, Jack was named the boxer of the year by the Swedish Boxing Federation. He represented Sweden at light-heavyweight before changing to Gambia, where he qualified for the 2008 Games.
At the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament he breezed through the competition to win; the final was a shutout win over DR Congo's Herry Saliku Biembe. At the Olympics he lost in the first round to India's Vijender Kumar.