Naseem Hamed (Prince) is a 51-year-old retired British professional boxer. He is a former featherweight world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 10 years, 3 months, and 4 days, Hamed amassed a record of 36-1, which includes 31 wins via KO, 14 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2015.
Naseem Hamed was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England on February 12, 1974. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on February 14, 1992 against Ricky Beard. Hamed defeated Beard via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Hamed became a world champion at the age of 21 after 19 professional fights. He challenged Steve Robinson for the WBO featherweight title and stopped the champion in the 8th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the IBF and WBC featherweight world titles as well.
Hamed's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Manuel Calvo at age 28, on May 18, 2002.
Some of Naseem Hamed's best fights have been against Wilfredo Vázquez, Vuyani Bungu, Kevin Kelley, Paul Ingle, Augie Sanchez, Jose Badillo, and Manuel Medina. For a complete list of Hamed's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Naseem Hamed".
Hamed has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Naseem Hamed Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | May 18, 2002 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
36 | Apr 07, 2001 | 27 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
35 | Aug 19, 2000 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
34 | Mar 11, 2000 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
33 | Oct 22, 1999 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
32 | Apr 10, 1999 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
31 | Oct 31, 1998 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
30 | Apr 18, 1998 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
29 | Dec 19, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
28 | Oct 11, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
27 | Jul 19, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
26 | May 03, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
25 | Feb 08, 1997 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
24 | Nov 09, 1996 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Aug 31, 1996 | 22 | ![]() | win | RTD 11 |
22 | Jun 08, 1996 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Mar 16, 1996 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
20 | Sep 30, 1995 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
19 | Jul 01, 1995 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
18 | May 06, 1995 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
17 | Mar 04, 1995 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
16 | Jan 21, 1995 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
15 | Nov 19, 1994 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
14 | Oct 12, 1994 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
13 | Aug 17, 1994 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
12 | May 11, 1994 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
11 | Apr 09, 1994 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
10 | Jan 29, 1994 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Sep 24, 1993 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
8 | May 26, 1993 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Feb 24, 1993 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
6 | Nov 12, 1992 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
5 | Oct 07, 1992 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
4 | Jul 14, 1992 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
3 | May 23, 1992 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Apr 25, 1992 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
1 | Feb 14, 1992 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |