Jacob Duran

On May 29, 2015, Duran was in the corner of Chris Algieri once again when he took on Amir Khan for the WBC Silver Welterweight title at The Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York.

On July 21, 2015 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. Many UFC fighters publicly expressed their disappointment in Duran's firing, citing him as one of the best cutmen in the business.

Duran began working with WSOF on August 1, 2015, starting with World Series of Fighting 22: Palhares vs. Shields. In March 2016 Duran signed a contract to join Bellator MMA as a cutman.

On November 23, 2014 Duran was in the corner of Chris Algieri when he took on Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight title at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Duran once owned and ran a boxing and kickboxing school in Fairfield, California. He was also one of the very first International Kickboxing Federation promoters in California holding his first promotion back in October, 1992. Duran trained and produced several of the first IKF Amateur Champions such as Randy "Buzzman" Bussart, Mike "Mohamid" Duran, John "Psyco" Parker and Andy "The Sandman" Sanchez before furthering his career in professional boxing and mixed martial arts.

Jacob "Stitch" Duran (born May 1, 1951) is a professional cutman who works in boxing and mixed martial arts fights. He is of Mexican descent and grew up in Planada, California.