| Weight class | Flyweight |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 6 in |
| Nationality | British |
| Birth date | 21 November 1981 (age 44) |
| Birth place | Derby, England |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Ko | 0 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Draws | 2 |
Usman "Uzzy" Ahmed (Urdu: عثمان احمد; born 21 November 1981) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2016. He challenged once for the British and Commonwealth flyweight titles in 2009.[1]
Professional career
Ahmed lost on his professional debut via points decision over six rounds to Chris Edwards on 30 September 2006, at the Kings Hall in Stoke-on-Trent.[2]
In his eighth fight, with a record of 5–1–1, he fought Edwards in a rematch on 29 May 2009 at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent, with Edwards' British and Commonwealth flyweight titles on the line. Ahmed lost the fight by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the bout 118–109 and the third scoring it 117–111.[3]
His next fight was a four round points decision victory over Kyle King in December 2009, at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.[4] One month later he challenged Ashley Sexton for the vacant English flyweight title, losing via first round knockout.[5] Footage from the fight, showing Ahmed dancing to the ring and then being knocked unconscious with an overhand right became a viral hit online. People close to Ahmed reported that he couldn't understand how he had lost the fight, and, aside from being outmatched, claimed his over confidence was also a factor in him losing.[6][7][8][9]
On 12 October 2011, he fought Don Broadhurst at the Olympia in Liverpool as part of the Prizefighter Series' super flyweight edition.[10] Ahmed lost by unanimous decision over three rounds.[11][12]
On 23 May 2015, 18 months after his last fight, Ahmed lost a six round points decision to Jamie Williams at the Britannia Hotel in Nottingham.[13] 7 months later, on 13 December, he faced Williams in a rematch at the Hermitage Leisure Centre in Whitwick, this time with the vacant Midlands Area flyweight title on the line, fighting to a points draw over ten rounds.[14] He then fought Williams for a third time on 23 October 2016, at the Hermitage Leisure Centre, again for the vacant Midlands Area flyweight title, this time losing by eighth round technical knockout.[15] This was Ahmed's final fight of his professional career, ending with a poor record of 8 wins, 9 losses with 2 draws.
Professional boxing record
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|8 Wins, 9 Losses, 2 Draws[16] |- ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Type ! Rd., Time ! Date ! Location ! Notes
References
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- ^ Hutchinson, Ross Logan and John (16 February 2011). "Hatfield boxer's knockout is YouTube hit". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "YouTube sensation Usman Ahmed out for Prizefighter glory". dailypost. 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "Usman Ahmed Speaks Out on That Infamous Viral Video". Ringside Boxing News. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "Ahmed gets Prizefighter call". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "Ahmed gets Prizefighter call". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "Don Broadhurst hopes for career boost following Prizefighter final". 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
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- ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "BoxRec: Login"