A fantastic achievement for a local lad from Blantyre. Priestfield Boxing have summed up this incredible achievement in their own words below:
Jacob Naismith, formerly of O’Neil’s Boxing Club, now boxes for Derry Matthews Boxing Club, Liverpool won the Gold Medal at the Four Nations Championships on Friday morning. A great tournament that seen, Scotland, England, Ireland & Wales all competing for the first time in over 20 years or so. Jacob boxing for England over both days and winning against Scotland and Wales to take the Gold Medal. 
This Gold adds to a long list of incredible achievements in the Noble Art of Boxing for Jacob.
Jacob’s Roll of Honour as follows: 
European Champion
3 x British Champion
Four Nations Champion
2 x English Youth Open Class Champion
4 x Scottish Champion
2 x Merseyside & Cheshire Champion
5 x Western District Champion
11 x Box Cup Champion
NAGBC Silver Medal 
Brandenburg International Bronze Medal 
Bornemissza International Silver Medal
Bornemissza Round Robin Gold Medal
25 international fights, 19 Wins.
Represented Scotland in European Championships twice and England once.
Joined Derry mathews at the end of 2024 and boxed in 3 national championships getting 2 Gold Medals and 1 Silver and has now represented England 9 times winning 6.
Jacobs boxing record is now 92 bouts with 80 wins out of 92 contests. 87% win ratio. No bad for a boy from Blantyre. 
To top all this off, Jacob is a top lad in many ways, very humble, a great sense of humour and always giving support and advice to the younger ones in the gym just starting out on their journey.
Just incredible and a young man with a bright future ahead of him whatever path he takes, Boxer or Electrician as we hear he’s not a bad apprentice. 
Well done Jacob lad, everyone at the club is over the moon for you and your family mate. Seconds Out
