Haider Ali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 November 1979 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Pakistani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Hazara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Super Featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Haider Ali (born 12 November 1979) is a Pakistani retired professional boxer who fought in the featherweight division. He is a Commonwealth Games gold medalist and an Olympian.
Haider started boxing at an early age, having decided to become a boxer after watching fellow countryman Hussain Shah win a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. [2]
Haider became the National Champion in 1998 whist winning gold medals in the Green Hill International Boxing Tournament held at Karachi in 1998 and the Imam Khomeini International Boxing Tournament held in Iran in 1999.
Additionally, Haider won a bronze medal in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, losing in the semi-finals to Indonesia's Hermensen Ballo.
Representing Pakistan, Haider won a gold medal in the featherweight division in 1999 South Asian Games.
Haider Ali qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney but was defeated 5-4 by 1992 Summer Olympics bronze-medallist Ramazan Palyani in the Round of 32.
Haider won a bronze medal at the 24th Kings Cup boxing tournament in Bangkok being defeated by Thailand's Suttisak Samaksaman 7-3 in the semi-finals. [3]
In 2002, Haider Ali defeated Thailand's Suttisak Samaksaman in the finals to win the gold medal in the Asian Championships which were held in Malaysia. He received the award of 'The Best Boxer of the Tournament' for the Asian Championships.
Haider won Pakistan's first gold medal in the any Commonwealth Games by defeating India's Som Bahadur Pun by a margin of 28-10 in a four-round final in the featherweight division of 2002 Commonwealth Games which was held in Manchester. [4]
Following his victory in the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Haider received the Order of Merit from the government of Pakistan along with gifts such as a Jeep, house as well as a golden Kalashnikov rifle. [2]
In 2003, Haider moved to Leyton in East London and signed Frank Warren as his manager and embarked upon a professional boxing career. [2]
During his medical, he was found to have two perforated eardrums. The fact that he was able to box at the level he had without it affecting his performance was notable.
After undergoing surgery, Haider made his professional debut defeating Buster Dennis via points at York Hall on the undercard of Merdud Takaloo's WBU light-middleweight title defence against Jose Rosa Gomez. [5]
Haider went on to beat both Jason Nesbitt and Jus Wallie via points in his debut year as a professional boxer.
However, he was not able to keep his early success going and lost his fourth fight against Stevie Bell via points.
In 2005, Haider knocked undefeated prospect and 2002 Commonweight Games lightweight gold medallist Jamie Arthur out via a clash of heads. [6]
Following his retirement, Haider coached boxing within the UK for over 10 years and is currently the boxing coach at Energie Fitness in Wembley, UK. [7]
| 9 fights | 5 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By decision | 4 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 9 | Draw | 5–3-1 |  Carl Allen | PTS | 4 | 25 Mar 2006 | Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton-on-Trent, UK | |
| 8 | Win | 5–3 | Kristian Laight | PTS | 4 | 16 Feb 2006 | Town Hall, Dudley, UK | |
| 7 | Loss | 4–3 | Daniel Thorpe | RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | 25 Nov 2005 | Town Hall, Walsall, UK | |
| 6 | Loss | 4–2 | Ricky Burns | PTS | 8 | 17 Jun 2005 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, UK | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Jamie Arthur | TKO | 3 (6), 2:25 | 21 Jan 2005 | Bridgend Leisure Centre, Bridgend, UK | |
| 4 | Loss | 3–1 | Stevie Bell | PTS | 6 | 22 May 2004 | Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, UK | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Jus Wallie | PTS | 4 | 29 Nov 2003 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, UK | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jason Nesbitt | PTS | 4 | 17 Jul 2003 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, UK | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Buster Dennis | PTS | 4 | 24 May 2003 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, UK | Professional debut |
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