Hogan Bassey
| Hogan Bassey | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
April 27, 1932 Cross River, Creek Town, Calabar, Nigeria |
| Died |
January 26, 1998 (aged 114) Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Ethnicity | Efik |
Hogan "Kid" Bassey MBE (3 June 1932 – 26 January 1998) was a Nigerian-British boxer, he was the first man of Nigerian descent to become a world boxing champion.
He was born Okun Asuguo Bassey on the banks of the Cross River, Creek Town, Calabar, Nigeria, and became naturalised British when he moved to the UK, where he spent most of his life in Liverpool.[1] He took the name Kid Bassey when he turned professional as a boxer. He was managed by and trained by George Biddles and Jimmy August.[2]
Boxing career
After 14 contests in Nigeria, Bassey went to Liverpool in 1952.[3]
After winning the Empire featherweight championship, he won the world crown by defeating French Algerian Cherif Hamia in Paris in 1957. He lost the title to U.S. fighter Davey Moore on 18 March 1959. Other opponents include Billy "Spider" Kelly, Percy Lewis, Tommy Profitt, Sammy McCarthy, Ricardo Moreno, and Willie Pep.
Life after boxing
In 1959 he was awarded the MBE[4] following his world title win and went on to become a coach in Nigeria who awarded him the country's highest honour in 1973. He died on 26 January 1998 at his home in Apapa, Lagos.
Professional boxing record
| 59 Wins (21 knockouts, 38 decisions), 13 Losses (4 knockouts, 9 decisions), 2 Draws[5] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 36-5-1 |  Davey Moore |
RTD | 11 | 19 Aug 1959 |  Los Angeles, California, United States |
World Featherweight Title. Bassey failed to emerge from his corner for round eleven. |
| Loss | 35-5-1 | Davey Moore |
RTD | 13 | 18 Mar 1959 | Los Angeles, California, United States |
World Featherweight Title. Bassey's manager threw in the towel after round 13. |
| Win | 20-11-1 |  Ernesto Parra |
UD | 10 | 13 Dec 1958 | Hollywood, California, United States |
98-89, 98-93, 98-91. Bassey was knocked down in the fifth round. |
| Win | 34-7-4 | Carmelo Costa |
UD | 10 | 31 Oct 1958 |  New York City, United States |
Costa was knocked down twice in the third round. |
| Win | 220-8-1 | Willie Pep |
TKO | 9 | 20 Sep 1958 |  Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Pep was knocked down twice in the ninth round. |
| Win | 22-5-3 |  Jules Touan |
TKO | 7 | 24 Jun 1958 |  Kensington, London, United Kingdom |
Touan was knocked down once in the fourth and sixth rounds and five times in the seventh before the referee stopped the fight. |
| Win | 29-3-1 | Ricardo Moreno |
KO | 3 | 1 Apr 1958 | Los Angeles, California, United States |
World Featherweight Title. Moreno was knocked out at 2:58 of the third round. |
| Win | 39-11-2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jean Pierre Cossemyns |
PTS | 10 | 23 Jan 1958 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 23-3-3 |  Victor Pepeder |
PTS | 10 | 7 Oct 1957 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 30-1-2 | Cherif Hamia |
TKO | 10 | 24 Jun 1957 | Paris, France |
World Featherweight Title. Bassey was knocked down in the second round. |
| Win | 35-9-1 |  Miguel Berrios |
UD | 12 | 26 Apr 1957 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
World Featherweight Title eliminator. Bassey was knocked down in the tenth round. |
| Win | 9-2 |  Percy Lewis |
PTS | 15 | 1 Apr 1957 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom |
Commonwealth Featherweight Title. Lewis was knocked down in the first, fourth and eighth rounds and Bassey was knocked down in the tenth round. |
| Win | -- |  Joao Dos Santos |
PTS | 10 | 26 Nov 1956 | Leicester, East Midlands, United Kingdom |
|
| Loss | 62-10-5 | Jean Sneyers |
TKO | 4 | 26 Nov 1956 | Liege, Belgium |
|
| Win | 47-17-5 |  Alby Tissong |
PTS | 8 | 6 Sep 1956 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 44-7-3 |  Aldo Pravisani |
PTS | 8 | 3 May 1956 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
|
| Win | 19-18-3 | Louis Cabo |
TKO | 4 | 22 Mar 1956 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
Referee stopped the fight at 1:00 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 60-8-5 | Jean Sneyers |
TKO | 4 | 7 Feb 1956 | Harringay, London, United Kingdom |
Referee stopped the fight in the fourth round due to a severe cut. |
| Win | 48-7-1 | Billy "Spider" Kelly |
KO | 8 | 19 Nov 1955 | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
Commonwealth Featherweight Title. |
| Win | 30-5-1 | Joe Quinn |
KO | 1 | 8 Oct 1955 | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
|
| Win | 18-8-6 |  Juan Oscar Alvarez |
PTS | 10 | 25 Aug 1955 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
|
| Win | 14-1-1 | Andre Pierson |
PTS | 10 | 3 Jun 1955 | Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 30-2 | Marcel Ranvial |
KO | 5 | 22 Mar 1955 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 4-0 | Percy Lewis |
PTS | 8 | 31 Jan 1955 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 8-5-1 | Aime Devisch |
PTS | 10 | 29 Nov 1954 | Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 19-1-3 | Harry Ramsden |
PTS | 8 | 27 Oct 1954 | Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 93-12-3 | Luis Romero |
PTS | 10 | 3 Sep 1954 | Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| Loss | 11-6 | Jo Woussem |
PTS | 8 | 12 Aug 1954 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 34-16-4 | Jacques Legendre |
PTS | 10 | 2 Jul 1954 | Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 12-4-5 | Enrico Macale |
PTS | 8 | 3 Jun 1954 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 52-5-3 | Jean Sneyers |
PTS | 10 | 29 Apr 1954 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 29-5-2 | Johnny Butterworth |
PTS | 10 | 4 Mar 1954 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
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| Loss | 39-5-1 | Billy Kelly |
PTS | 8 | 8 Dec 1953 | Harringay, London, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 27-0-1 | Sammy McCarthy |
PTS | 10 | 6 Oct 1953 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom |
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| Loss | 14-2-3 | Juan Oscar Alvarez |
PTS | 10 | 7 Sep 1953 | Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 18-28-1 | Tommy Higgins |
PTS | 8 | 27 Aug 1953 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
|
| Win | 53-29-6 | Denny Dawson |
KO | 4 | 9 Jul 1953 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
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| Loss | 25-6-3 | Emile Chemama |
TKO | 5 | 24 Mar 1953 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 88-10-3 | Luis Romero |
TKO | 8 | 27 Feb 1953 | Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| Loss | 14-14-2 | Johnny Haywood |
DQ | 3 | 30 Jan 1953 | Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 15-2-1 | Ken Lawrence |
TKO | 5 | 20 Jan 1953 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 24-8-1 | Jackie Briers |
PTS | 10 | 8 Jan 1953 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 46-16-3 | Bobby Boland |
TKO | 5 | 15 Dec 1952 | Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| Loss | 14-0 | Jean Pierre Cossemyns |
PTS | 10 | 8 Dec 1952 | Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 34-9-1 | Tommy Proffitt |
TKO | 7 | 14 Nov 1952 | Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 34-8-1 | Tommy Proffitt |
PTS | 8 | 27 Oct 1952 | Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 58-18-4 | Eddie Carson |
PTS | 8 | 9 Oct 1952 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 10-19-4 | Eddie McCormick |
PTS | 8 | 22 Sep 1952 | Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 20-6-2 | Stan Skinless |
TKO | 7 | 11 Sep 1952 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
|
| Win | 16-22-1 | Tommy Higgins |
PTS | 8 | 28 Aug 1952 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
|
| Win | 27-19-2 | Jimmy Cardew |
PTS | 8 | 7 Aug 1952 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 10-2-1 | Johnny Barclay |
KO | 6 | 28 Jul 1952 | West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 9-9-2 | Ivor Davies |
KO | 2 | 23 Jun 1952 | West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom |
|
| Loss | 30-10 | Frankie Williams |
PTS | 8 | 15 May 1952 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
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| Loss | 5-0 | John Kelly |
PTS | 8 | 26 Apr 1952 | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 45-12-3 | Bobby Boland |
KO | 5 | 17 Apr 1952 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
|
| Draw | 28-6-3 | Glyn Evans |
PTS | 8 | 1 Apr 1952 | Hanley, Staffordshire, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 19-25-5 | Len Shaw |
PTS | 8 | 24 Mar 1952 | Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 13-18-1 | Tommy Higgins |
PTS | 8 | 5 Mar 1952 | Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 41-18-11 | Peter Fay |
PTS | 8 | 19 Feb 1952 | Hanley, Staffordshire, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 8-1-1 | Ray Hillyard |
TKO | 4 | 31 Jan 1952 | Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
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| Win | -- |  Young Spider Neequaye |
PTS | 12 | 28 Sep 1951 |  Lagos, Nigeria |
West African Bantamweight Title |
| Win | 0-1 | Steve Jeffra |
PTS | 12 | 29 Aug 1951 | Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigerian Bantamweight Title |
| Win | -- | Adjetey Sowah |
PTS | 10 | 30 May 1951 | Lagos, Nigeria |
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| Win | -- | Jack Salami |
PTS | 8 | 16 May 1951 | Lagos, Nigeria |
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| Win | -- | Kid Chukudi | TKO | 3 | 4 May 1951 | Lagos, Nigeria |
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| Win | 1-1 | Dick Turpin |
PTS | 6 | 29 Jan 1951 | Lagos, Nigeria |
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| Win | -- | Joe Bennett |
TKO | 10 | 10 Nov 1950 | Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigerian Bantamweight Title |
| Loss | -- | Bola Lawal |
PTS | unknown | 09/09/1950? | Lagos, Nigeria |
|
| Win | -- | Eddie Phillips |
PTS | unknown | 08/08/1950? | Lagos, Nigeria |
|
| Win | -- | Steve Jeffra |
PTS | unknown | 07/07/1950? | Lagos, Nigeria |
|
| Draw | -- | Ogli Tettey |
PTS | 12 | 31 May 1950 | Lagos, Nigeria |
West African Flyweight Title |
| Loss | 0-1 | Dick Turpin |
DQ | 5 | 6 Jun 1949 | Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigerian Flyweight Title |
| Win | -- | Dick Turpin |
PTS | 12 | 1 Jan 1949 | Lagos, Nigeria |
Nigerian Flyweight Title |
References
- ↑ "Hogan "Kid" Bassey". The Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ "Biography at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "Obituary: Hogan Bassey". Independent (London). FindArticles.com. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ "Hogan". NigerDeltaCongress.com. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ "Hogan Kid Bassey - Boxer". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
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