Naseem Hamed Record & Stats
In a career spanning 10 years and three months, Naseem Hamed fought 37 times with 36 wins and a single loss. By his last professional fight on May 18, 2002, Hamed's boxing record stood at 36-1 (31 KO wins).
- Born
- Feb 12, 1974
- Age
- 49
- Debut
- Feb 14, 1992
- Record
- 36-1
- Rounds
- 185
- KOs
- 31 (83.8%)
- Height
- 164 cm
- Reach
- 163 cm
- Ape Index
- -1 cm
- Stance
- Switcher
- Last Fight
| WBC | IBF | WBO |
|---|---|---|
| FT w1 d0 | FT w1 d2 | FT w1 d15 |
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Naseem Hamed (Prince) is a retired British professional boxer. He was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England on February 12, 1974. Hamed made his professional boxing debut at the age of 18, on February 14, 1992. He is a former featherweight world champion. He is 49 years old, and will be turning 50 in eight months and two days. Hamed is a Hall of Famer.
Fight Record
| Total Fights | 37 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 36 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 31 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 3 |
| Title Defenses | 15 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 14 |
| Losses via KO | 0 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | May 18, 2002 | 28 | Manuel Calvo | Win | UD |
| 36 | Apr 7, 2001 | 27 | Marco Antonio Barrera | Loss | UD |
| 35 | Aug 19, 2000 | 26 | Augie Sanchez | Win * | TKO4 |
| 34 | Mar 11, 2000 | 26 | Vuyani Bungu | Win * | TKO4 |
| 33 | Oct 22, 1999 | 25 | César Soto | Win * | UD |
| 32 | Apr 10, 1999 | 25 | Paul Ingle | Win * | TKO11 |
| 31 | Oct 31, 1998 | 24 | Wayne McCullough | Win * | UD |
| 30 | Apr 18, 1998 | 24 | Wilfredo Vázquez | Win * | TKO7 |
| 29 | Dec 19, 1997 | 23 | Kevin Kelley | Win * | KO4 |
| 28 | Oct 11, 1997 | 23 | Jose Badillo | Win * | TKO7 |
| 27 | Jul 19, 1997 | 23 | Juan Gerardo Cabrera | Win * | TKO2 |
| 26 | May 3, 1997 | 23 | Billy Hardy | Win * | TKO1 |
| 25 | Feb 8, 1997 | 22 | Tom Johnson | Win * | TKO8 |
| 24 | Nov 9, 1996 | 22 | Remigio Molina | Win * | TKO2 |
| 23 | Aug 31, 1996 | 22 | Manuel Medina | Win * | RTD11 |
| 22 | Jun 8, 1996 | 22 | Daniel Alicea | Win * | TKO2 |
| 21 | Mar 16, 1996 | 22 | Said Lawal | Win * | KO1 |
| 20 | Sep 30, 1995 | 21 | Steve Robinson | Win * | TKO8 |
| 19 | Jul 1, 1995 | 21 | Juan Polo Perez | Win | KO2 |
| 18 | May 6, 1995 | 21 | Enrique Angeles | Win | KO2 |
| 17 | Mar 4, 1995 | 21 | Sergio Rafael Liendo | Win | KO2 |
| 16 | Jan 21, 1995 | 20 | Armando Castro | Win | KO4 |
| 15 | Nov 19, 1994 | 20 | Laureano Ramírez | Win | TKO3 |
| 14 | Oct 12, 1994 | 20 | Freddy Cruz | Win | TKO6 |
| 13 | Aug 17, 1994 | 20 | Antonio Picardi | Win | TKO3 |
| 12 | May 11, 1994 | 20 | Vincenzo Belcastro | Win | UD |
| 11 | Apr 9, 1994 | 20 | John Miceli | Win | KO1 |
| 10 | Jan 29, 1994 | 19 | Peter Buckley | Win | TKO4 |
| 9 | Sep 24, 1993 | 19 | Chris Clarkson | Win | KO2 |
| 8 | May 26, 1993 | 19 | Kevin Jenkins | Win | TKO3 |
| 7 | Feb 24, 1993 | 19 | Alan Ley | Win | KO2 |
| 6 | Nov 12, 1992 | 18 | Peter Buckley | Win | PTS |
| 5 | Oct 7, 1992 | 18 | Des Gargano | Win | KO4 |
| 4 | Jul 14, 1992 | 18 | Miguel Matthews | Win | TKO3 |
| 3 | May 23, 1992 | 18 | Andrew Bloomer | Win | TKO2 |
| 2 | Apr 25, 1992 | 18 | Shaun Norman | Win | KO2 |
| 1 | Feb 14, 1992 | 18 | Ricky Beard | Win | KO2 |
* World-title fight
World Titles
Hamed was a featherweight world champion. He has held three world titles at the featherweight weight division, all three of which were lineal championship wins.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Featherweight | WBC, IBF, WBO |
Statistics
Naseem Hamed is 164 cm tall (5' 4.57") with a reach of 163 cm (5' 4.17"). He is a switch-hitter, he can fight out of both the orthodox and the southpaw stances, and presents an ape-index of -1 cm (-0.39").
Hamed has a 83.8% KO rate. Of his total 31 KO wins, 24 were in the early rounds, five in the mid rounds, and two in the later rounds. He has three first-round KO wins.
Career Summary
Naseem Hamed's professional boxing career spanned more than 10 years — from 1992 to 2002.
Hamed made his professional boxing debut against Ricky Beard at the age of 18 on February 14, 1992, defeating Beard via 2nd round KO. He went on to win 34 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 30 wins via stoppage.
Hamed had his first world title fight at the age of 21 on September 30, 1995 after 19 professional fights, against Steve Robinson for the featherweight WBO title. He defeated Robinson via 8th round TKO to become the featherweight champion of the world.
He was a two-time unified featherweight world champion, and has won three world titles at featherweight. For all the details about Hamed's world title wins and defenses refer to "Naseem Hamed World Titles".
Some of Hamed's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Tom Johnson, Vuyani Bungu, Wilfredo Vázquez, Billy Hardy, Juan Gerardo Cabrera, Remigio Molina, and Kevin Kelley.
Hamed had just a single loss in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Manuel Calvo on May 18, 2002. Hamed won the fight via 12 round unanimous decision. It's been 21 years and 23 days since this fight.
Career Highlights
Hamed fought a total of 37 times during his professional career, which includes 16 world-title fights at the featherweight division. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some incredible performances in his fights. These 11 fights are the highlight of his career.
September 30, 1995: Hamed wins his first world title by defeating Steve Robinson via 8th round TKO. He is now the WBO featherweight world champion.
March 16, 1996: Hamed successfully defends the WBO featherweight title against Said Lawal, winning the fight via 1st round KO.
June 8, 1996: Hamed successfully defends the WBO featherweight title against Daniel Alicea, winning the fight via 2nd round TKO.
November 9, 1996: Hamed successfully defends the WBO featherweight title against Remigio Molina, winning the fight via 2nd round TKO.
February 8, 1997: Hamed becomes a unified featherweight world champion by beating Tom Johnson via 8th round TKO. He now holds the WBO and IBF featherweight world-champion belts.
May 3, 1997: Hamed successfully defends the IBF and WBO featherweight titles against Billy Hardy, winning the fight via 1st round TKO.
July 19, 1997: Hamed successfully defends the IBF and WBO featherweight titles against Juan Gerardo Cabrera, winning the fight via 2nd round TKO.
December 19, 1997: Hamed successfully defends the WBO featherweight title against Kevin Kelley, winning the fight via 4th round KO.
April 18, 1998: Hamed wins the featherweight title from Wilfredo Vázquez, by beating Vázquez via 7th round TKO.
October 22, 1999: Hamed becomes a unified featherweight world champion by beating César Soto via 12 round unanimous decision. He now holds the WBO and WBC featherweight world-champion belts.
March 11, 2000: Hamed successfully defends the WBO featherweight title against Vuyani Bungu, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.
Naseem Hamed Fights
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Hamed's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Manuel Calvo, and all the other wins and the single loss of his career.
Naseem Hamed vs. Manuel Calvo
On May 18, 2002, a 28-year old Naseem Hamed (35-1, 31 KO) fought Manuel Calvo in his 37th professional fight. He defeated Calvo via 12th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
Naseem Hamed vs. Marco Antonio Barrera
Fight page: Hamed vs. BarreraOn April 7, 2001, a 27-year old Naseem Hamed (35-0, 31 KO) fought Mexican boxer Marco Antonio Barrera, who was 27 years old with a record of 52-3. Barrera was on a three-fight win streak with 38 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage over Hamed. Coming into this fight, Barrera had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Hamed lost to Barrera via 12 round unanimous decision. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his 35-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
Naseem Hamed vs. Augie Sanchez
Fight page: Hamed vs. SanchezOn August 19, 2000, a 26-year old Naseem Hamed (34-0, 30 KO) faced an undefeated American boxer Augie Sanchez, who was 22 years old with a record of 26-0 in a featherweight title-defense fight. Sanchez was on a 26-fight win streak with 23 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm but Hamed had a 6 cm reach advantage over Sanchez.
Hamed defeated Sanchez via 4th round TKO to retain the WBO featherweight title. He handed Sanchez the first loss of his career, and put an end to Sanchez' 26-fight win streak. Hamed is now on a 35-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Vuyani Bungu
Fight page: Hamed vs. BunguOn March 11, 2000, a 26-year old Naseem Hamed (33-0, 29 KO) faced South African boxer Vuyani Bungu, who was 33 years old with a record of 37-2 in a featherweight title-defense fight. Bungu was on a 18-fight win streak with 19 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Hamed. Coming into this fight, Bungu had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Hamed defeated Bungu via 4th round TKO to retain the WBO featherweight title. He is now on a 34-fight winning streak.
Naseem Hamed vs. César Soto
On October 22, 1999, a 25-year old Naseem Hamed (32-0, 29 KO) faced César Soto in a featherweight title-unification fight. He defeated Soto via 12th round unanimous decision to win the WBC featherweight title and retain the WBO featherweight title. He is now on a 33-fight winning streak.
Naseem Hamed vs. Paul Ingle
Fight page: Hamed vs. IngleOn April 10, 1999, a 25-year old Naseem Hamed (31-0, 28 KO) faced an undefeated fellow British boxer Paul Ingle, who was 26 years old with a record of 21-0 in a featherweight title-defense fight. Ingle was on a 21-fight win streak with 15 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Hamed.
Hamed defeated Ingle via 11th round TKO to retain the WBO featherweight title. He handed Ingle the first loss of his career, and put an end to Ingle's 21-fight win streak. Hamed is now on a 32-fight winning streak.
Naseem Hamed vs. Wayne McCullough
On October 31, 1998, a 24-year old Naseem Hamed (30-0, 28 KO) faced Wayne McCullough in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated McCullough via 12th round unanimous decision to retain the WBO featherweight title. He is now on a 31-fight winning streak.
Naseem Hamed vs. Wilfredo Vázquez
Fight page: Hamed vs. VázquezOn April 18, 1998, a 24-year old Naseem Hamed (29-0, 27 KO) faced Puerto Rican boxer Wilfredo Vázquez, who was 37 years old with a record of 50-7-2 in a featherweight title-defense fight. Vázquez was on a eight-fight win streak with 37 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Vázquez had a 1 cm reach advantage over Hamed. Coming into this fight, Vázquez had seven losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Hamed defeated Vázquez via 7th round TKO to retain the WBO featherweight title. He is now on a 30-fight winning streak, with 18 back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Kevin Kelley
Fight page: Hamed vs. KelleyOn December 19, 1997, a 23-year old Naseem Hamed (28-0, 26 KO) faced American boxer Kevin Kelley, who was 30 years old with a record of 47-1-2 in a featherweight title-defense fight. Kelley was on a five-fight win streak with 32 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 17 cm reach advantage over Hamed. Coming into this fight, Kelley had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Hamed defeated Kelley via 4th round KO to retain the WBO featherweight title. He is now on a 29-fight winning streak, with 17 back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Jose Badillo
Fight page: Hamed vs. BadilloOn October 11, 1997, a 23-year old Naseem Hamed (27-0, 25 KO) faced Puerto Rican boxer Jose Badillo, who was 27 years old with a record of 20-1 in a featherweight title-defense fight. Badillo was on a three-fight win streak with 15 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Hamed. Coming into this fight, Badillo had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Hamed defeated Badillo via 7th round TKO to retain the WBO featherweight title. He is now on a 28-fight winning streak, with 16 back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Juan Gerardo Cabrera
On July 19, 1997, a 23-year old Naseem Hamed (26-0, 24 KO) faced Juan Gerardo Cabrera in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Cabrera via 2nd round TKO to retain the IBF and WBO featherweight titles. He is now on a 27-fight winning streak, with 15 back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Billy Hardy
On May 3, 1997, a 23-year old Naseem Hamed (25-0, 23 KO) faced Billy Hardy in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Hardy via 1st round TKO to retain the IBF and WBO featherweight titles. He is now on a 26-fight winning streak, with 14 back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Tom Johnson
On February 8, 1997, a 22-year old Naseem Hamed (24-0, 22 KO) faced Tom Johnson in a featherweight title-unification fight. He defeated Johnson via 8th round TKO to win the IBF featherweight title and retain the WBO featherweight title. He is now on a 25-fight winning streak, with 13 back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Remigio Molina
On November 9, 1996, a 22-year old Naseem Hamed (23-0, 21 KO) faced Remigio Molina in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Molina via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBO featherweight title. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak, with 12 back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Manuel Medina
Fight page: Hamed vs. MedinaOn August 31, 1996, a 22-year old Naseem Hamed (22-0, 20 KO) faced Mexican boxer Manuel Medina, who was 25 years old with a record of 52-7 in a featherweight title-defense fight. Medina was on a one-fight win streak with 24 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Hamed. Coming into this fight, Medina had seven losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Hamed defeated Medina via 11th round RTD to retain the WBO featherweight title. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak, with 11 back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Daniel Alicea
On June 8, 1996, a 22-year old Naseem Hamed (21-0, 19 KO) faced Daniel Alicea in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Alicea via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBO featherweight title. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with 10 back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Said Lawal
On March 16, 1996, a 22-year old Naseem Hamed (20-0, 18 KO) faced Said Lawal in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Lawal via 1st round KO to retain the WBO featherweight title. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with nine back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Steve Robinson
On September 30, 1995, in his 20th professional fight, a 21-year old Naseem Hamed (19-0, 17 KO) had his first world title fight against Steve Robinson for Robinson's WBO featherweight belt. He defeated Robinson via 8th round TKO to win the WBO featherweight title. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Juan Polo Perez
On July 1, 1995, a 21-year old Naseem Hamed (18-0, 16 KO) fought Juan Polo Perez in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Perez via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Enrique Angeles
On May 6, 1995, a 21-year old Naseem Hamed (17-0, 15 KO) fought Enrique Angeles in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Angeles via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Sergio Rafael Liendo
On March 4, 1995, a 21-year old Naseem Hamed (16-0, 14 KO) fought Sergio Rafael Liendo in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Liendo via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Armando Castro
On January 21, 1995, a 20-year old Naseem Hamed (15-0, 13 KO) fought Armando Castro in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Castro via 4th round KO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Laureano Ramírez
On November 19, 1994, a 20-year old Naseem Hamed (14-0, 12 KO) fought Laureano Ramírez in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Ramírez via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Freddy Cruz
On October 12, 1994, a 20-year old Naseem Hamed (13-0, 11 KO) fought Freddy Cruz in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Cruz via 6th round TKO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Antonio Picardi
On August 17, 1994, a 20-year old Naseem Hamed (12-0, 10 KO) fought Antonio Picardi in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Picardi via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak.
Naseem Hamed vs. Vincenzo Belcastro
On May 11, 1994, a 20-year old Naseem Hamed (11-0, 10 KO) fought Vincenzo Belcastro in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Belcastro via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
Naseem Hamed vs. John Miceli
On April 9, 1994, a 20-year old Naseem Hamed (10-0, 9 KO) fought John Miceli in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Miceli via 1st round KO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Peter Buckley II
On January 29, 1994, in their 2nd fight, a a 19-year old Naseem Hamed (9-0, 8 KO) fought Peter Buckley in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Buckley via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Chris Clarkson
On September 24, 1993, a 19-year old Naseem Hamed (8-0, 7 KO) fought Chris Clarkson in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Clarkson via 2nd round KO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Kevin Jenkins
On May 26, 1993, a 19-year old Naseem Hamed (7-0, 6 KO) fought Kevin Jenkins in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Jenkins via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Alan Ley
On February 24, 1993, a 19-year old Naseem Hamed (6-0, 5 KO) fought Alan Ley in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Ley via 2nd round KO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
Naseem Hamed vs. Peter Buckley
On November 12, 1992, an 18-year old Naseem Hamed (5-0, 5 KO) fought Peter Buckley in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Buckley via 6th round PTS. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
Naseem Hamed vs. Des Gargano
On October 7, 1992, an 18-year old Naseem Hamed (4-0, 4 KO) fought Des Gargano in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Gargano via 4th round KO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Miguel Matthews
On July 14, 1992, an 18-year old Naseem Hamed (3-0, 3 KO) fought Miguel Matthews in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Matthews via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Andrew Bloomer
On May 23, 1992, an 18-year old Naseem Hamed (2-0, 2 KO) fought Andrew Bloomer in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Bloomer via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Shaun Norman
On April 25, 1992, an 18-year old Naseem Hamed (1-0, 1 KO) fought Shaun Norman in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Norman via 2nd round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Naseem Hamed vs. Ricky Beard
On February 14, 1992, an 18-year old Naseem Hamed successfully debuted against Ricky Beard. He defeated Beard via 2nd round KO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Naseem Hamed have on his record?
Hamed knocked out 31 of his 37 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 83.8%. Of his total 36 wins, 31 of them were via KO (86.1%).