Jackie Beard (born September 10, 1961) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1995, twice challenging for the WBA super featherweight title between 1989 and 1990.
He won the National AAU bantamweight championship three times (1978, 1979, and 1980), becoming the first boxer to win three straight Senior titles in the same weight class.
[5] Beard won the bantamweight gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games in Puerto Rico as a 17-year-old, defeating Luis Pizarro in the final.
[7] Beard qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic boxing team, but the U.S. boycott of the Moscow summer games prevented him from the international competition.
Following the loss Beard put together another string of wins but then lost a close decision to Johnny De La Rosa.