Joy Ali

Joy Ali
Statistics
Real name Zulfikar Joy Ali
Nickname(s) "Jet", "Golden Boy", जय अली
Weight(s) middleweight
Nationality Fiji Fijian
Born (1978-12-22)22 December 1978
Nadi, Fiji
Died 5 January 2015(2015-01-05) (aged 36)
Suva, Fiji
Stance orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 51
Wins 31
Wins by KO 26
Losses 13
Draws 6
No contests 1

Zulfikar Joy Ali (22 December 1978 – 5 January 2015) was a Fijian boxer.

Boxing career

In 1995, Ali's first reported boxing match was against Raven, whom he defeated in the fourth round by a KO at the National Indoor Stadium, Suva, Fiji.[1] He won the vacant Pan Asian Boxing Association (PABA) light middleweight title against the former World Amateur bronze medalist Ercüment Aslan of Turkey.[1][2]

Personal life

Ali was a very religious person and followed the Islam faith.[3] He sold razor blades with his younger brother to start off his boxing career.[4] Ali died on 5 January 2015, aged 36, at the CWM Hospital in Suva.[5] His death was a suicide.[6] Ali is survived by his wife and three children.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Profile, boxrec.com; accessed 5 January 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-boxers-also-take-their-turn-in-style.aspx?pageID=438&n=turkish-boxers-also-take-their-turn-in-style-1997-06-21
  3. ↑ http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=291070
  4. ↑ http://fijisun.com.fj/2015/01/10/opinion-joy-ali-a-life-of-struggles/
  5. ↑ "Joy Ali's death shocking for his family", fbc.com.fj; accessed 5 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Chandar, Reginald (January 5, 2015). "Professional boxer Joy Ali dies". Fiji Live. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  7. ↑ http://www.fbc.com.fj/sports/25750/joy-alis-death-shocking-for-his-family
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