Sadam Ali ( born Sadam Ali ; born September 26, 1988 , Brooklyn , New York , USA ) is an American professional boxer who performs in the first middle weight category . WBO World Champion in first middleweight (2017-2018).
 Sadam Ali | |
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| Full name | English Sadam ali |
| Nickname | "World guy" ( English World Kid ) |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | September 26, 1988 ( 31) |
| Place of Birth | Brooklyn , New York , USA |
| Accommodation | Brooklyn , New York , USA |
| Weight category | First middle (up to 69.85) |
| Rack | Righty |
| Height | 175 cm |
| Arm span | 185 cm |
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| Professional career | |
| First fight | January 17, 2009 |
| The last battle | December 15, 2018 |
| Championship belt | Wbo |
| Number of battles | 29th |
| Number of wins | 27 |
| KOs | fourteen |
| Defeat | 2 |
Winner of the Return of the Year (2017) and Apeset of the Year (2017) awards according to The Ring magazine .
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 amateur career
- 3 Professional career
- 3.1 Championship fight with Jesse Vargas
- 3.1.1 Champion fight with Miguel Cotto
- 3.1 Championship fight with Jesse Vargas
- 4 List of fights
- 5 Results of fights
- 6 Awards
- 7 notes
- 8 References
Biography
Ali was born in 1988 in Brooklyn, New York in a family of immigrants from Yemen , he has four sisters and a brother. Ali began his career at the Bed-Stuy Boxing Club in the Brooklyn area of Bedford - a Stayvesant at the age of eight, inspired by the example of the British boxer of Yemen origin, “Prince” Nasim Hamed . [one]
Amateur career
Ali is the winner of the , the annual competition of the , the national champion of the , the champion of the United States U-19 Championships and two-time champion of the Golden Gloves tournament in New York.
In 2006, at the age of 17, Ali won the national Golden Gloves lightweight championship. He then represented the United States at the 2006 World Junior Championships, where he won a bronze medal. [2]
In 2007, Ali moved into the heavier weight category and again won the Golden Gloves national championship, now in the lightweight category, [3] becoming just the second boxer to win these competitions in two different weight categories for several years in New York. Later that year, he lost in the quarterfinal round of the US Boxing Championship. [4] However, in August 2007, he took first lightweight title at the US Junior Olympic Games in Houston , becoming the first boxer from five New York districts to win these competitions since Riddick Bowe won them in 1988.
In the fall of 2007, Ali lost in the second round match of the amateur boxing world championship in Chicago, which was an Olympic qualification tournament at the same time.
Three weeks after Chicago, Ali participated in the US vs. China and Kazakhstan demonstration match in Zunyi ( Guizhou , PRC ). Ali's doping test, taken during the match, gave a positive result, showing the presence in the body of a boxer of katin , a prohibited stimulant found in kat , a drug that is widespread among the Yemeni American community. [5] The violation threatened the athlete with a two-year suspension from amateur competitions, including the 2008 Summer Olympics . In November 2007, Ali stated that he accidentally used katin after catching a cold in China. His doctor later admitted that the medications he gave Ali, mixed together, could give a positive cathine test. [6] In February 2008, Ali agreed to a three-month suspension, starting on the day he recognized the use of katin. [7] As the disqualification rate expired on February 22, 2008, Ali was able to take part in two Olympic qualification tournaments in the spring of 2008.
Ali received the right to participate in the 2008 Olympics in March 2008, taking second place at the first American Olympic qualifying tournament AIBA in Port of Spain ( Trinidad and Tobago ). He defeated Jesus Cuadro ( Venezuela ) in the quarterfinal round and Juan Nicolas Cuellas ( Argentina ) in the semifinal round, after which he lost to the Cuban Jordenis Ugas in the final with a decision of 13-5. [8] Ali Sadam became the first Arab-American to represent the United States at the Olympics .
Ali had only one match at the Olympics, losing to the referees in the opening match on August 11, 2008, to Georgian Popescu ( Romania ). After the completion of the 2008 Olympic Games, Ali Sadam switched to professional boxing .
Professional career
Ali held his first fight as a professional on January 17, 2009. It took him 1 minute 42 seconds to defeat Ricky Thompson. [9] On July 16, 2010, at the Prudential Center in Newark , NJ, Ali held his first direct television fight against Elias Julias Edmunds. Sadam returned to the Prudential Center on August 21, 2010, in his second television duel, defeating Costa Rican Lenin Arroyo. On December 9, Ali, in his second PPV tournament, won with a unanimous decision of the judges Manuel Guzman. On April 9, in his third PPV television duel, Ali knocked out Javier Perez in the third round.
On November 6, 2010 in Brooklyn, Ali Sadam in the second round knocked out New Orleans Gary Bergeron.
On June 24, 2013, Ali signed a contract with Golden Boy Boxing. [10]
On November 8, 2014, Sadam Ali, a buderchi outsider, defeated Juan Carlos Abregu by TKO in round 9, winning the welterweight title. Ali twice, in the 6th and 9th rounds, shot down his opponent before the fight was stopped. [eleven]
On April 25th at Madison Square Garden , Ali defeated Francisco Chia Santana by unanimous decision. Ali was quoted as saying After the fight, he said: “I am delighted with my victory. It is a dream to fight here at Madison Square Garden. "In the next fight I would like to fight with an opponent from the top 10." [12]
Championship fight with Jesse Vargas
On March 5, 2016, in the fight for the vacant world welterweight title according to the WBO, he lost by technical knockout to the California puncher Jesse Vargas . [13] While many experts expected an equal fight, Vargas beat more often and more efficiently, sending Ali to the floor twice in the eighth and ninth rounds.
After losing to Vargas, Ali won two fights, and on July 29 won an important victory by beating former WBA temporary champion Johan Perez (Venezuela), again having the opportunity to become a contender for the title. [fourteen]
Championship fight with Miguel Cotto
On December 2, 2017, Ali Sadam held a duel in Madison Square Garden against the 37-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto . Cotto had a chance to win, but in the end, speed and more recent legs brought victory to Saddam. Cotto lost the fight on points by unanimous decision of the judges (113-115, 112-116, 113-115), [15] after which he decided to end his boxing career. According to reports, Miguel was supposed to receive at least $ 2 million for the battle, while Ali was guaranteed $ 700,000.
Fights List
Fight Results
Rewards
- “The Return of the Year” according to The Ring magazine (2017).
- “Apeset of the Year” according to The Ring magazine (2017).
Notes
- ↑ A New Ali Forges His Own Path (November 8, 2014). Released April 11, 2015. | author = Marty Mulcahey | quote = Spurred into action by Hamed, Ali excelled at the Bed-Stuy Boxing Club, earning the gym two prestigious New York City Golden Gloves titles. | date = 2014-11-08 | website = Undisputed Champion Network | accessdate = 2018-01-13 | lang = en | deadlink = | archiveurl = http://archive.is/COPIW | archivedate = 2015-04-11} }
- ↑ Junior World Championships - September 8-18 - Agadir, Morocco (inaccessible link) . USA Boxing . Date of treatment January 13, 2018. Archived March 29, 2007.
- ↑ National Golden Gloves - April 30-May 5 - Chattanooga, Tenn. (English) (inaccessible link) . USA Boxing . Date of treatment January 13, 2018. Archived on May 5, 2007.
- ↑ 2007 US Championships - Colorado Springs, Colo. - Jine 2-8 (English) (inaccessible link) . USA Boxing . Date of treatment January 13, 2018. Archived January 13, 2008.
- ↑ AP . Ali's Olympic future may hinge on results of backup doping test . ESPN (January 17, 2008). Date of treatment January 13, 2018. Archived July 13, 2012.
- ↑ Abramson, Mitch . Canarsie's Sadam Ali fights test result , Daily News (January 16, 2008).
- ↑ Abramson, Mitch . Canarsie's Sadam Ali can qualify , Daily News (February 8, 2008).
- ↑ 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament. Finals. Results Session 11. Tue 18 Mar 2008 (inaccessible link) . AIBA.org . Date of treatment January 13, 2018. Archived on August 16, 2012.
- ↑ Brad Cooney. Berto Retains Title in Fight of The Year Candidate! (English) (inaccessible link) . 8countnews.com (January 18, 2009). Date of treatment January 13, 2018. Archived July 17, 2012.
- ↑ Dan Rafael. Sadam Ali signs with Golden Boy . ESPN (June 24, 2013). Date of treatment January 13, 2018. Archived January 18, 2015.
- ↑ Dan Rafael. Ali stops Abregu in Round 9 . ESPN (November 9, 2014). Date of treatment January 13, 2018. Archived on November 9, 2014.
- ↑ Dan Rafael. Sadam Ali passes tough test against Francisco Santana . ESPN (April 25, 2015). Date of treatment January 13, 2018. Archived on April 27, 2015.
- ↑ Jesse Vargas became world champion by defeating Sadam Ali (Inaccessible link) . iSport.ua (March 6, 2016). Archived on March 7, 2016.
- ↑ Random Hits. Sadam Ali vs. Johan Perez - Golden Boy on ESPN, July 29 . BoxingScene.com . Date of treatment January 13, 2018. Archived January 13, 2018.
- ↑ Scott Christ. Cotto vs Ali results: Sadam Ali upsets Miguel Cotto in Cotto's final fight . Badlefthook.com (December 3, 2017). Date of treatment January 13, 2018. Archived December 3, 2017.
Links
- Ali, Sadam - professional boxing statistics for BoxRec