Hogan Bassey
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.[1]
Hogan Bassey | |
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| Born | Okon Asuquo Bassey 27 April 1932 Cross River, Creek Town, Calabar, Nigeria |
| Died | 26 January 1998 (aged 65) Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
He was born Okon Asuquo 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.[2] 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.[3]
Boxing career
After 14 contests in Nigeria, Bassey went to Liverpool arriving there three days before Christmas 1951.[4]
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 US 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[5] following his world title win and went on to become a coach in Nigeria, which 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[6] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 36–5–1 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
RTD | 11 | 19 August 1959 |  |
For World Featherweight Title. |
| Loss | 35–5–1 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
RTD | 13 | 18 March 1959 | |
Lost World Featherweight Title. |
| Win | 20–11–1 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
UD | 10 | 13 December 1958 | |
98–89, 98–93, 98–91. Bassey was knocked down in the fifth round. |
| Win | 34–7–4 | |
UD | 10 | 31 October 1958 |  |
Costa was knocked down twice in the third round. |
| Win | 220–8–1 | |
TKO | 9 | 20 September 1958 |  |
Pep was knocked down twice in the ninth round. |
| Win | 22–5–3 |  |
TKO | 7 | 24 June 1958 |  |
|
| Win | 29–3–1 | |
KO | 3 | 1 April 1958 | |
Retained World Featherweight Title. |
| Win | 39–11–2 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
PTS | 10 | 23 January 1958 | |
|
| Win | 23–3–3 |  |
PTS | 10 | 7 October 1957 | |
|
| Win | 30–1–2 | |
TKO | 10 | 24 June 1957 | |
Won World Featherweight Title. |
| Win | 35–9–1 |  |
UD | 12 | 26 April 1957 | |
World Featherweight Title eliminator. |
| Win | 9–2 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
PTS | 15 | 1 April 1957 | |
Retained Commonwealth featherweight title |
| Win | -- | .svg.png){kind=small} |
PTS | 10 | 26 November 1956 | |
|
| Loss | 62–10–5 | |
TKO | 4 | 26 November 1956 | |
|
| Win | 47–17–5 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
PTS | 8 | 6 September 1956 | |
|
| Win | 44–7–3 |  |
PTS | 8 | 3 May 1956 | |
|
| Win | 19–18–3 | |
TKO | 4 | 22 March 1956 | |
Referee stopped the fight at 1:00 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 60–8–5 | |
TKO | 4 | 7 February 1956 | |
Referee stopped the fight in the fourth round due to a severe cut. |
| Win | 48–7–1 | |
KO | 8 | 19 November 1955 | |
Commonwealth Featherweight Title. |
| Win | 30–5–1 | |
KO | 1 | 8 October 1955 | |
|
| Win | 18–8–6 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
PTS | 10 | 25 August 1955 | |
|
| Win | 14–1–1 | |
PTS | 10 | 3 June 1955 | |
|
| Win | 30–2 | |
KO | 5 | 22 March 1955 | |
|
| Win | 4–0 | |
PTS | 8 | 31 January 1955 | |
|
| Win | 8–5–1 | |
PTS | 10 | 29 November 1954 | |
|
| Win | 19–1–3 | |
PTS | 8 | 27 October 1954 | |
|
| Win | 93–12–3 | |
PTS | 10 | 3 September 1954 | |
|
| Loss | 11–6 | |
PTS | 8 | 12 August 1954 | |
|
| Win | 34–16–4 | |
PTS | 10 | 2 July 1954 | |
|
| Win | 12–4–5 | |
PTS | 8 | 3 June 1954 | |
|
| Win | 52–5–3 | |
PTS | 10 | 29 April 1954 | |
|
| Win | 29–5–2 | |
PTS | 10 | 4 March 1954 | |
|
| Loss | 39–5–1 | |
PTS | 8 | 8 December 1953 | |
|
| Win | 27–0–1 | |
PTS | 10 | 6 October 1953 | |
|
| Loss | 14–2–3 | |
PTS | 10 | 7 September 1953 | |
|
| Win | 18–28–1 | |
PTS | 8 | 27 August 1953 | |
|
| Win | 53–29–6 | |
KO | 4 | 9 July 1953 | |
|
| Loss | 25–6–3 | |
TKO | 5 | 24 March 1953 | |
|
| Win | 88–10–3 | |
TKO | 8 | 27 February 1953 | |
|
| Loss | 14–14–2 | |
DQ | 3 | 30 January 1953 | |
|
| Win | 15–2–1 | |
TKO | 5 | 20 January 1953 | |
|
| Win | 24–8–1 | |
PTS | 10 | 8 January 1953 | |
|
| Win | 46–16–3 | |
TKO | 5 | 15 December 1952 | |
|
| Loss | 14–0 | |
PTS | 10 | 8 December 1952 | |
|
| Win | 34–9–1 | |
TKO | 7 | 14 November 1952 | |
|
| Win | 34–8–1 | |
PTS | 8 | 27 October 1952 | |
|
| Win | 58–18–4 | |
PTS | 8 | 9 October 1952 | |
|
| Win | 10–19–4 | |
PTS | 8 | 22 September 1952 | |
|
| Win | 20–6–2 | |
TKO | 7 | 11 September 1952 | |
|
| Win | 16–22–1 | |
PTS | 8 | 28 August 1952 | |
|
| Win | 27–19–2 | |
PTS | 8 | 7 August 1952 | |
|
| Win | 10–2–1 | |
KO | 6 | 28 July 1952 | |
|
| Win | 9–9–2 | |
KO | 2 | 23 June 1952 | |
|
| Loss | 30–10 | |
PTS | 8 | 15 May 1952 | |
|
| Loss | 5–0 | |
PTS | 8 | 26 April 1952 | |
|
| Win | 45–12–3 | |
KO | 5 | 17 April 1952 | |
|
| Draw | 28–6–3 | |
PTS | 8 | 1 April 1952 | |
|
| Win | 19–25–5 | |
PTS | 8 | 24 March 1952 | |
|
| Win | 13–18–1 | |
PTS | 8 | 5 March 1952 | |
|
| Win | 41–18–11 | |
PTS | 8 | 19 February 1952 | |
|
| Win | 8–1–1 | |
TKO | 4 | 31 January 1952 | |
|
| Win | -- | .svg.png){kind=small} |
PTS | 12 | 28 September 1951 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
West African Bantamweight Title |
| Win | 0–1 | |
PTS | 12 | 29 August 1951 | |
Nigerian Bantamweight Title |
| Win | -- | |
PTS | 10 | 30 May 1951 | |
|
| Win | -- | |
PTS | 8 | 16 May 1951 | |
|
| Win | -- | Kid Chukudi | TKO | 3 | 4 May 1951 | |
|
| Win | 1–1 | |
PTS | 6 | 29 January 1951 | |
|
| Win | -- | |
TKO | 10 | 10 November 1950 | |
Nigerian Bantamweight Title |
| Loss | -- | |
PTS | unknown | 9 September 1950? | |
|
| Win | -- | |
PTS | unknown | 8 August 1950? | |
|
| Win | -- | |
PTS | unknown | 7 July 1950? | |
|
| Draw | -- | |
PTS | 12 | 31 May 1950 | |
West African Flyweight Title |
| Loss | 0–1 | |
DQ | 5 | 6 June 1949 | |
Nigerian Flyweight Title |
| Win | -- | |
PTS | 12 | 1 January 1949 | |
Nigerian Flyweight Title |
See also
References
- "Hogan "Kid" Bassey – First Nigerian to become a world boxing champion". Records Nigeria. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- "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.
| Vacant Title last held by Sandy Saddler |
World Featherweight Champion 24 June 1957 – 18 March 1959 |
Succeeded by Davey Moore |
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