{"id":309346,"date":"2025-11-26T06:22:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T06:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/309346\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T06:22:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T06:22:14","slug":"national-title-for-boxer-who-lost-first-five-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/309346\/","title":{"rendered":"National title for boxer who lost first five fights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A teenage boxer has won a national title after losing his first five fights and also suffering a spinal fracture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jakson Myers, from Milton Heights, Oxfordshire, could have quit the sport, his coach Kieran Davis said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the 16-year-old overcame both setbacks to become English junior champion at the National Association of Boys and Girls Clubs finals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His father Richard Myers said: &#8220;Nothing fazes him. He&#8217;s just got this attitude of &#8216;OK, I&#8217;ve lost. I&#8217;ll win next time&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mr Myers said his son responded to the early career defeats by spending three hours a night in the gym and running 10 miles a week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added: &#8220;He&#8217;s never given up&#8230; He&#8217;s just got this steely determination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He still went to the gym every day with a broken back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>More news in Oxfordshire<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jakson&#8217;s coach Kieran Davis, from Didcot Boxing Academy, said the teenager originally joined the club five years ago to get fit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mr Davis said: &#8220;The first five fights he lost. We sat down and we discussed about knocking it on the head.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;His confidence was rock bottom. He just thought he wasn&#8217;t good enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The teenager persevered and won his sixth fight to become a home counties champion, before later going on a streak of 18 wins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, earlier in 2025, Jakson suffered a punch which led to the diagnosis of a pars stress fracture &#8211; a lower back injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After seven months out, a physio said the teenager should never box again, the coach recalled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I made the decision. I just knew that he&#8217;d be OK because he&#8217;s so skilful,&#8221; Mr Davis said. &#8220;I could see he was looking good, looking sharp.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He is the most humble kid &#8211; first in the gym and the last one to leave.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The teenager is now setting his sights on the 2028 Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His father said his son was taking the national 66kg (10.4 stone) title in his stride.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m really proud,&#8221; Mr Myers said. &#8220;I was jumping up and down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He&#8217;s just an amazing kid. 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