Naseem Hamed


  • Naseem Hamed celebrates his win over Juan Cabrera of Argentina for the WBO featherweight title at Wembley Arena in 1997. Mark Thompson/Allsport
    Naseem Hamed celebrates his win over Juan Cabrera of Argentina for the WBO featherweight title at Wembley Arena in 1997. Mark Thompson/Allsport
  • Prince Naseem Hamed enters the ring on a magic carpet to face Vuyani Bungu in 2000. Getty Images
    Prince Naseem Hamed enters the ring on a magic carpet to face Vuyani Bungu in 2000. Getty Images
  • Prince Naseem Hamed knocks down Kevin Kelley in the third round in New York in 1997. Getty Images
    Prince Naseem Hamed knocks down Kevin Kelley in the third round in New York in 1997. Getty Images
  • Featherweight champion Prince Naseem Hamed pounds a heavy bag in preparation for his fight with Mexican fighter Marco Antonio Barrera in 2001. AFP
    Featherweight champion Prince Naseem Hamed pounds a heavy bag in preparation for his fight with Mexican fighter Marco Antonio Barrera in 2001. AFP
  • Prince Naseem Hamed appears amidst sayings from the Koran prior to his fight against Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas. AFP
    Prince Naseem Hamed appears amidst sayings from the Koran prior to his fight against Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas. AFP
  • Prince Naseem Hamed, right, from England and Marco Antonio Barrera from Mexico pose with the IBO Featherweight belt following the weigh-in at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas April 6, 2001. AFP
    Prince Naseem Hamed, right, from England and Marco Antonio Barrera from Mexico pose with the IBO Featherweight belt following the weigh-in at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas April 6, 2001. AFP
  • Marco Antonio Barrera from Mexico connects with a left against Prince Naseem Hamed. AFP
    Marco Antonio Barrera from Mexico connects with a left against Prince Naseem Hamed. AFP
  • Naseem Hamed, left, with promoter Frank Warren, centre, and Ricky Hatton at a press conference in London in 2016. Getty Images
    Naseem Hamed, left, with promoter Frank Warren, centre, and Ricky Hatton at a press conference in London in 2016. Getty Images