Ramla Ali

Ramla Ali is a Somali boxer & model based in London, represented by IMG Models. She is the current African Zone Featherweight Champion as of 2019 and the first male or female boxer in history to have won an African Boxing Title and international gold medals whilst representing the country of Somalia. In 2018 Ramla Ali became an exclusive global Athlete for Nike. She won the 2015 Novice national championships in England, the 2016 England Boxing Elite National Championships and The Great British Championships.[2] She moved to England from Somalia as a war refugee.[3] She started boxing as a teenager in an effort to lose weight. She has since helped set up Somalia's boxing federation in Mogadishu and became the first boxer in history to have represented Somalia in the Women's World Championships which was held in New Delhi, India in 2018.

Ramla Ali
Born
Mogadishu, Somalia
NationalityBritish / Somali
OccupationBoxer / Model
Modeling information
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorDark Brown
AgencyIMG Models (New York, Paris, Milan, London)[1]

Ramla is managed by Anthony Joshua. In 2019 Ramla Ali became one of the new faces of hair care brand Pantene.

It has been announced that Academy Award nominated, BAFTA winning producer Lee Magiday alongside Film4 will be making a feature-length drama based on the life story of Ramla Ali. [4][5] [6][7][8][9][10]

Honours

She was one of fifteen women selected to appear on the cover of the September 2019 issue of British Vogue, by guest editor Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.[11]

References
  1. "Ramla Said Ali - Model".
  2. "Meet Ramla Ali - The First British Female Muslim Boxing Champion". HuffPost. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. "Somalian refugee finds success in the ring - CNN Video". CNN. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. Vasco Cotovio; Salma Abdelaziz. "The refugee boxer tearing down barriers". CNN. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. "The Shortlist - The Muslim News". Muslimnews.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  6. "We Are All Equal In Boxing". theguardian.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  7. "My Secret Life As A Boxing Champion". BBC. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  8. Kay2019-09-08T10:00:00+01:00, Jeremy (8 September 2019). "Sleeper Film, Curate Films line up Somali boxing champion drama 'In The Shadows'". Screen. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  9. Ritman, Alex (8 September 2019). "Toronto: 'The Favourite' Producer Punches Up Boxing Biopic 'In the Shadows'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  10. D'Alessandro, Anthony (8 September 2019). "'The Favourite' Producer Lee Magiday Set To Make Film4 Pic 'In The Shadows' About Somali British Female Boxing Champ Ramla Ali". Deadline. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  11. "Meghan Markle puts Sinéad Burke on the cover of Vogue's September issue". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 July 2019.


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