Ted Bami

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Ted Bami
Born
Ted Bami Minsende

(1978-03-02) March 2, 1978 (age 47)
Nationality Congolese
Other namesDangerous
Statistics
Weight(s) Light Welterweight
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights33
Wins26
Wins by KO13
Losses7
Draws0

Ted Bami Minsende (born 2 March 1978 in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)) is a former professional boxer. Nicknamed "Dangerous", Bami is a former European light welterweight champion and British light welterweight title challenger. He was until recently the trainer of his nephew, British boxer Isaac Chamberlain. Bami and Chamberlain parted ways following Chamberlain's accusations of theft; however, in May 2018, the Boxing Board of Control cleared Bami of all accusations and he remained Chamberlain's Manager until 2020.

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Biography

Bami was born in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) but has lived in Britain since the age of 12, having left Zaire to avoid the civil war in the country at that time. He was raised by his uncle who first introduced him to boxing at 15. [1] Bami is self-managed and is trained by James Cook. [2]

Professional career

Bami made his professional boxing debut in September 1998, with a first round stoppage of Des Sowden. In his second professional fight, Bami knocked out Gary Reid in the 2nd round of a scheduled 4 round contest. Reid would go on to challenge for the commonwealth light welterweight title. Bami's first setback came when he was knocked out by Jacek Bielski in his fourth fight.

Rise to prominence

On 17 August 2002, Bami knocked out the previously undefeated Bradley Pryce in the 6th round. Pryce has since gone on to challenge for the British welterweight title and win the Commonwealth title in the light middleweight division.

In April, 2003, Bami won the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) light welterweight title with a 9th round knockout of Vasile 'Laszlo' Herteg. On 26 July 2003, in his first defence of the title, Bami was knocked out by South African Samuel Malinga, who had previously defeated Colin Lynes.

Following the defeat to Malinga, Bami spent the next couple of years fighting mid-level European opposition. During this period his biggest wins were over Hungarian Jozsef Matolcsi, Russian Viktor Baranov and Poland's Rafał Jackiewicz.

European title

On 14 September 2006, following an injury to Jason Cook, Bami received a late call [3] to fight for the vacant European light welterweight title against Italian Giuseppe Lauri, who had previously lost against Ricky Hatton and Junior Witter. On 22 September 2006, despite having a point deducted for headbutting, Bami defeated Lauri via a unanimous points decision with scores of 117-112 twice and 118-111.

On 30 March 2007, Bami scored another unanimous points decision over Lauri in a rematch for the title. Bami vacated the title following an injury.

British title

On 14 March 2008, Bami challenged David Barnes for the vacant British light welterweight title. Bami was defeated via a unanimous points decision, in a fight which Barnes controlled with his jab. [4] In July, 2008, Bami returned to winning ways with a 7th round knockout of Stuart Elwell via a body shot.

Prizefighter 3: The Welterweights

On 24 October 2008, Bami was defeated in the final of the 3rd Prizefighter tournament by Michael Lomax. Bami, favourite going into the tournament, defeated Andrew Ferrans via knockout and Mark Lloyd on points on his way to the final. [5]

Bami vs. Hatton

On 28 March 2009, Bami was defeated by Matthew Hatton in a 6th round stoppage in an eliminator for the IBO welterweight Title. [6] After the fight, Bami announced that he would continue with his boxing career stating "People now think Ted Bami is over but I’m not over." [7]

Championships held

Professional boxing record

33 fights26 wins7 losses
By knockout134
By decision133
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
33Loss26–7 Bradley Pryce TKO2 (8), 3:009 Jul 2010York Hall, London, England
32Loss26–6 Gavin Rees UD3 4 Dec 2009 Olympia, London, England Prizefighter Light Welterweight Tournament Quarter-Final
31Loss26–5 Matthew Hatton TKO6 (12), 2:0328 Mar 2009Leisure Centre, Altrincham, England
30Loss26–4 Michael Lomax SD324 Oct 2008York Hall, London, EnglandPrizefighter Welterweight Tournament Final
29Win26–3 Mark Lloyd UD324 Oct 2008York Hall, London, EnglandPrizefighter Welterweight Tournament Semi-Final
28Win25–3Andrew FerransTKO1 (3), 1:4324 Oct 2008York Hall, London England Prizefighter Welterweight Tournament Quarter-Final
27Win24–3 Stuart Elwell TKO7 (8), 2:424 Jul 2008Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
26Loss23–3 David Barnes UD1214 Mar 2008George Carnall Leisure Centre, Manchester, EnglandFor vacant British light welterweight title
25Win23–2Nicolas GuissetPTS825 Jan 2008Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, England
24Win22–2 Giuseppe Lauri UD1230 Mar 2007 K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley, EnglandRetained European light welterweight title
23Win21–2 Giuseppe Lauri UD1222 Sep 2006York Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant European light welterweight title
22Win20–2Maurycy GojkoKO4 (6), 1:2524 Feb 2006Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, England
21Win19–2Silence SaheedPTS621 Oct 2005York Hall, London, England
20Win18–2Ricardo Daniel SilvaKO2 (10), 3:0013 Feb 2005Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
19Win17–2 Rafał Jackiewicz PTS88 Oct 2004Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
18Win16–2Viktor BaranovTKO2 (8), 2:058 May 2004Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, England
17Win15–2József MatolcsiPTS631 Jan 2004York Hall, London, England
16Win14–2Zoltán SurmanTKO3 (6), 1:249 Oct 2003 Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England
15Loss13–2Samuel MalingaTKO3 (12), 1:4526 Jul 2003 The Pavilions, Plymouth, EnglandLost WBF (Federation) light welterweight title
14Win13–1Vasile HertegTKO9 (12), 0:4312 Apr 2003York Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant WBF (Federation) light welterweight title
13Win12–1Andrey DevyataykinTKO1 (8), 2:438 Mar 2003York Hall, London, England
12Win11–1Sergey StarkovPTS47 Dec 2002 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
11Win10–1Adam ZadwornyPTS416 Oct 2002Leisure Centre, Maesteg, Wales
10Win9–1 Bradley Pryce TKO6 (6), 2:5817 Aug 2002 Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales
9Win8–1Keith JonesTKO4 (4), 1:0723 Jun 2002Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England
8Win7–1Michael SmythKO4 (6)19 Mar 2002Montem Leisure Centre, Slough, England
7Win6–1Lance CrosbyPTS631 Jul 2001York Hall, London, England
6Win5–1 Francie Barrett PTS65 May 2001 Lee Valley Leisure Centre, London, England
5Win4–1Keith JonesPTS429 Mar 2001Novotel Hotel, London, England
4Loss3–1 Jacek Bielski KO4 (6)8 Sep 2000Novotel Hotel, London, England
3Win3–0David KehoePTS410 Mar 2000 York Hall, London, England
2Win2–0Gary ReidTKO2 (4), 0:5311 Feb 1999Town Hall, Dudley, England
1Win1–0 Des Sowden TKO1 (4), 1:2626 Sep 1998Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England

References

  1. "Ted Bami". www.matchroomsport.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  2. "Ted Bami". www.britishboxing.net. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  3. "BAMI GETS A LATE CALL". www.mirror.co.uk. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  4. "Barnes outboxes Bami, wins British title". www.britishboxing.net. 18 March 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  5. "Lomax cashes in at Prizefighter tournament". www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  6. "Hatton beats Bami". Manchester Evening News. 29 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  7. "Bami: I'm not going to quit". South London Press. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.[ dead link ]
Preceded by
Junior Witter
Vacated
European Light Welterweight Champion
22 September 2006 – 20 July 2007
Vacated
Succeeded by