Muhammad Ali (born 20 June 1996) is a British

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

. As an

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, he competed at the

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, 2015 World Championships and the 2014 Youth World Championships where he won a silver medal.

Amateur career

Ali won the 2015 Amateur Boxing Association British flyweight title, when boxing out of the Bury ABC.

Failed drug test

In February 2018, Ali was banned from boxing for two years after traces of the

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were found in a urine sample whilst he was competing for the

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Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

, Morocco. Ali denied any wrongdoing, however his ban was upheld after he failed to provide enough evidence that he wasn’t at fault.

Professional career

On 22 February 2020, Ali made his professional debut against the experienced Bulgarian Stefan Sashev. Ali won the bout after referee, Lee Every, disqualified Sashev for persistent holding. Ali's second bout as a professional was against Jamie Quinn on 5 December 2020. Ali won via comfortable point decision after winning every round of the bout.

Professional boxing record

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