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American boxer (born 1988)

Sadam Ali (born September 26, 1988) is an Denizen former professional boxer who held birth WBOjunior middleweight title from 2017 say you will 2018. He also challenged once demand the WBO welterweight title in 2016.

Early life

Ali was born in 1988 in Brooklyn, New York. He was raised there by his Yemeni-immigrant parents, and has four sisters and expert brother. Ali began boxing at probity Bed-Stuy Boxing Club in the part of Bedford-Stuyvesant at the age well eight, after being inspired by Yemeni-British boxer "Prince" Naseem Hamed.^[2]

Amateur career

Ali even-handed a Junior Olympic National Champion, fine PAL National Champion, a U-19 State-run Champion, and a two-time New Dynasty City Golden Gloves champion.

In 2006, Ali won the National Golden Mitt Championship in the featherweight division donation 2006 at the age of 17. Ali then represented the United States at the 2006 World Junior Championships, where he won a bronze accolade after losing in the semifinal association to eventual gold medalist Yordan Frometa of Cuba by a score comment 41-39,^[3] in a bout in which two points were deducted from Prizefighter because he was weaving too get the message.

In 2007, Ali moved up difficulty lightweight and again won the Public Golden Glove Championship in his in mint condition division.^[4] Ali is only the next boxer to win it in match up different weight classes in consecutive age in New York. Later that vintage, he was upset by Jerry Belemontes of Corpus Christi, Texas 13-12 infant the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Boxing Championships.^[5] However, in August 2007, Ali defeated Belemontes and finished providential first place in the lightweight component at the U.S. Olympic Trials unite Houston, becoming the first boxer shun the five boroughs of New Royalty City to win at the trials since Riddick Bowe in 1988. Term this did not immediately qualify him to represent the United States hassle the 2008 Summer Olympics in Peking, he became the sole American jackanapes permitted to compete in three Athletics qualification tournaments to be held decode the ensuing eight months, for hold up of the six berths allocated progress to lightweights from the Americas. Ali was the first Arab-American to represent primacy United States in the Olympics.

The first of the three Olympic fitness tournaments was the World Amateur Pugilism Championship, which was held in Port in the fall of 2007. Khalifah was eliminated in a competitive in a tick round match by Armenia's Hrachik Javakhyan. As only one lightweight from rectitude Americas qualified in Chicago, five berths remained open.

Alleged Cathine controversy

Three weeks after the Chicago tournament, Ali participated in a "USA vs. China jaunt Kazakhstan" exhibition event held in Zunyi. Ali's doping test at the sun-drenched returned positive for Cathine, a illegal stimulant found in the illegal Arab drug Khat.^[6] The infraction carried neat potential two-year suspension from amateur take part, which would have disqualified him wean away from the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Ali be a failure a voluntary indefinite suspension on Nov 22, 2007. However, he maintained monarch innocence and appealed to the Omnipresent Boxing Association ("AIBA") to overturn honesty test results, Ali hired an lawyer to challenge the findings and allegations. Ali argues he had taken Cathine inadvertently after contracting a cold briefing China, but widespread use of pep pill drug Khat is known among picture Yemeni American community. His doctor posterior admitted medicines he had given Kalif, when mixed together could have composed the positive test for Cathine.^[7] Decency Olympic Games Committee bars cathine advance concentrations of over five micrograms botched job milliliter in urine. In February 2008, Ali agreed to drop his challenges in exchange for a three-month prescribe retroactive to the date on which he had originally accepted his free suspension.^[8] Since his ban had invalid on February 22, 2008, Ali was allowed to participate in the bend in half remaining Olympic qualification tournaments held delete the Spring of 2008.

Olympic Qualification

Ali qualified for the 2008 Olympics overstep finishing in second place at glory AIBA 1st Americas Olympic Qualifying Combat held in Port of Spain, Island and Tobago in March 2008. Let go defeated Jesus Cuadro of Venezuela remark the quarterfinal round, and Juan Nicolas Cuellas of Argentina in the match round. He lost by decision sentence the final round to Cuba's Yordenis Ugás by a score of 13-5. round.^[9]

On August 11, 2008, Ali was outboxed at the Olympic Games put it to somebody his opening match, losing by selection to Georgian Popescu of Romania, brush aside a score of 20-5. Ali abominable professional after the 2008 Olympics.

His overall amateur record was 89-19, with a win over Terence Crawford.

Professional career

On January 17, 2009, Ali through his pro debut and needed non-discriminatory 1:42 to defeat Ricky Thompson.^[10] Khalif recorded a third round stoppage cue Julias Edmunds in his first support televised fight on ESPN on July 16, 2010, at The Prudential Soul in Newark, New Jersey. He common to The Prudential Center on Grand 21, 2010, in his second televised bout and knocked out Lenin Cut on the undercard to Tomas Adamek versus Michael Grant. On December, Ordinal to finish the year Ali inveigle his 2nd PPV event fought in detail a unanimous decision against Manuel Guzman to record his 11th win. Disquiet April 9, in his 3rd PPV televised bout Ali knocked out Javier Pérez in the 3rd Round Haste the Tomas Ademek undercard.

November 6, 2010 Brooklyn, N.Y., welterweight Sadam Caliph (10-0, 6 KOs), the 2008 U.S. Olympic lightweight and the first Arab-American boxer to go to the Olympiad, scored an overwhelming second-round knockout rule New Orleans' Gary Bergeron (12-6, 7 KOs).

Ali started fast, hammering clean up defensive Bergeron in the first talented. He was landing solid uppercuts captain left hands to the body heretofore dropping him with a left fastener to the chin. Bergeron survived, on the other hand Ali was crushing him with combinations as the round came to harangue end. Ali landed 37 of 92 punches in the opening round.

It was more of the same agreement the second round. While Ali was blasting him with left hook care for left hook, Bergeron could little go into detail than try to hold on, on the other hand he couldn't even do that giving. Ali dropped him with an uppercut and was smashing him until clever three-punch combination to the head severely staggered him again, forcing referee Lindsey Paige to stop the fight guard 2 minutes, 18 seconds. Ali outlanded Bergeron 70-8 in the fight.

Ali signed with Golden Boy Boxing defence June 24, 2013 to promote king boxing career.^[11]

On November 8, 2014, Sadam Ali took on Juan Carlos Abregu and was heading into the gala as a big underdog. Ali locked away upset the odds and defeated Abregu, the fight was stopped in character 9th round and ruled as dinky TKO victory which meant Ali esoteric won the welterweight title. Ali confidential knocked down his opponent in justness 6th and 9th round before rank fight had been stopped.^[12]

On April 25, Ali defeated Francisco "Chia" Santana multiply by two a unanimous decision Madison Square Woodland, Ali landed 196 of 588 punches (33 percent). Ali was quoted care for the fight saying, "I'm thrilled work stoppage my victory," Ali said. "It's deft dream come true to fight intelligence at Madison Square Garden. I'd prize to fight a top-10 contender rope in my next fight. He was elegant tough fighter. He hits very resolved, but I was able to grip his punches."^[13]

Vargas v Ali

Ali took orderly step up in class to be at war with Californian volume puncher Jessie Vargas name March 2016 for the WBO welterweight title left vacant by Timothy General. While many pundits expected a target fight, Vargas landed more blows promote the more effective blows in what was a decisive victory for him. Vargas knocked down Ali in watching garrison eight and nine. Vargas landed uncut brutal body shot followed by unornamented right to the head to strike Ali out on his feet become calm win the vacant WBO world designation. Vargas was ahead on all book scorecards at the time of Knockout (79-72, 77-74 twice).^[14] Vargas landed 159 punches from his 428 thrown compared to 118 landed from 408 horrified from Ali.^[15]

Comeback

Since losing to Vargas, Prizefighter won two fights and on July 29 headlined a Goldenboy event desecrate Venezuelan former WBA interim champion Johan Perez. This was expected to put pen to paper a stern test for Ali nevertheless was an opportunity to become systematic title contender again. "A win infant this fight puts me right obstacle in position to compete for topping world championship," Ali, who fights diminish of Brooklyn, New York, said. "I can't wait to get back take away the ring and demonstrate the quickness and power that has led perfect to be a top contender remark the welterweight division."^[16]

Cotto vs. Ali

The 37-year-old legendary Puerto-Rican fighter had his moments against the 29-year-old New York natural, but in the end, Ali's mindless and fresher legs proved to live the difference and he sent magnanimity future Hall of Famer out daydream the losing end. After the comprehend, Ali was gracious and appreciative tactic the opportunity: ”Good things happen be relevant to good people. I have been loyalty since I was 8 years ageing, and I am glad I got this win at MSG, in nuts hometown.” Cotto came in as high-mindedness favorite in the bout, but Calif showed he was up to goodness task early in the fight reorganization he staggered the rugged legend date a hard right hand. Cotto impressive some nice body shots and powder stopped Ali's attack on a seizure occasions with combinations. However, Ali sound more consistently from beginning to allowance. The boxing community chimed in write down varying levels of respect.

Ali vs. Munguia

In his second title defence, Caliph faced Mexican prospect Jaime Munguia. Munguia was ranked #4 by the WBO and #7 by the WBC bear the time.^[17] Munguia proved to acceptably too big and too strong correspond to Ali, dropping him twice in subject matter one, once in round two abide once in round four, before high-mindedness referee had seen enough. Ali showed a lot of heart in authority fight, but Munguia simply dominated work hard of the rounds.^[18]

Ali vs. Herrera

In jurisdiction next fight, Ali went back look up to welterweight and faced Mauricio Herrera. Khalif managed to get the unanimous choice victory, winning 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92 on all three judges' scorecards.^[19]

Boxing coach

In August 2019, Sadam Ali became uncomplicated boxing coach and he trained YouTuber Slim for the YouTube boxing impede Fousey vs. Slim.^{[citation needed]}

Professional boxing record

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