The Glaswegian — arguably the greatest Jewish boxer of the past 50 years — told Sportsworld: “I am thrilled and I am planning to go to Israel for the presentation.

“It is a great honour and something which has come completely out of the blue.”

An outstanding welterweight of the 1980s and 1990s, Jacobs won European, Commonwealth and British championships.

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