Ali Raymi
Ali Raymi علي الريمي | |
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Real name | Ali Ibrahim Ali Al-Raimi |
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Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
Nationality | Yemeni |
Born | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | 7 December 1973
Died | 23 May 2015 Sana'a, Yemen | (aged 41)
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 25 |
Wins | 25 |
Wins by KO | 25 |
Losses | 0 |
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![]() Colonel Ali Raymi, 2015 | |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1991–2015 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 3rd Armored Brigade, RG |
Commands | Reserve Forces |
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Ali Raymi (born Ali Ibrahim Ali Al-Raimi; Arabic: علي الريمي; 7 December 1973 – 23 May 2015)[6][7] was a Yemeni colonel and professional boxer. In boxing he is best known for his fight record of 25 wins and no losses, with all 25 wins by knockout; 22 in the first round.[8]
Raymi lived in Mecca prior to 1991. He died in an explosion, possibly a Saudi airstrike on the Republican Guard positions in Al-Nahdeen district, on 23 May 2015 in Sana'a, aged 41.[9]
Personal life[]
Ali Raymi won a gold medal in Algeria for the Yemeni military, representing the amateur boxing team, his amateur record was 117–2, all by way of knockout.[10] Stories of Raymi's life including his military career were released by his manager Felix J Arno[11] in an interview with The Ring magazine managing editor Brian Harty.[12]
Boxing career[]
Yemeni News archives[13][14] show Raymi started boxing at the late age of 30 representing the Yemeni military, compiling an amateur record of 117-2 (117 KO).[15] He was a Yemeni amateur champion in 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007.[13][14] It was during this time that Ali Raymi started breaking Yemeni cultural norms by challenging foreign fighters, and participating in private unsanctioned fights for the next 3 years. Raymi grew to have a reputation in Sana'a as a loose cannon.[16]
On 11 November 2013, he set a new world record by winning his first 20 fights as a professional by first-round knockout.[17]
Prince Maz 2014 tetralogy[]
Prince Maz was the first fighter [18] to extend Ali Raymi outside the first round,[19] repeating the feat in three out of four encounters
- RTD1, 2014-07-17
- TKO7, 2014-08-30
- RTD9, 2014-10-16
- TKO2, 2014-11-19
Death[]
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Raymi was killed in an air strike in Yemen.
Postmortem ranking[]
In December 2013, Raymi was ranked in the top ten by two major boxing sanctioning bodies:[1][20] seventh by the WBO[21] and ninth by the WBC.[22] Additionally, the IBO had ranked him number one in August 2014, while the WBO improved his ranking to sixth in January 2015,[23] as did the WBA in May 2015.[24] Raymi also offered $100,000 to then-WBA and IBO strawweight champion Hekkie Budler for a fight in Yemen.[25] The WBA ranked Raymi as #6 light flyweight in April 2015 [26] and only dropped him five ranking spots to eleventh place when he died. Dan Rafael, senior boxing writer at ESPN, criticized the organization for the "utterly and absolutely indefensible" ranking situation. He explained, commenting that Raymi's record was "hollow... considering he fought absolutely nobody of remote recognition or accomplishment as he fashioned that glittering but meaningless mark..."[27]
Professional boxing record[]
25 fights | 25 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 25 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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25 | Win | 25–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 0:46 | 28 Mar 2015 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 24–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (12), 0:27 | 19 Nov 2014 | ![]() |
Won IBI and UBO light-flyweight titles |
23 | Win | 23–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | 16 Oct 2014 | ![]() |
Won IBI minimumweight title |
22 | Win | 22–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (12), 1:55 | 30 Aug 2014 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 1 (12), 2:55 | 17 Jul 2014 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 1:27 | 10 Nov 2013 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (12), 1:02 | 5 Nov 2013 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 0:47 | 1 Nov 2013 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 1:18 | 20 Oct 2013 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 0:58 | 11 Oct 2013 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (12), 2:05 | 7 Oct 2013 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 1:34 | 30 Sep 2013 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 0:26 | 27 Sep 2013 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 2:11 | 14 Jul 2013 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 1:27 | 7 Jul 2013 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 1:50 | 4 Jul 2013 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 0:55 | 30 Jun 2013 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 1:45 | 23 Jun 2013 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 2:39 | 11 Jun 2013 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 0:55 | 30 May 2013 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 2:49 | 6 May 2013 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 1:12 | 11 Apr 2011 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 1:23 | 30 Mar 2011 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 0:41 | 5 Mar 2011 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 1:29 | 25 Jan 2011 | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mythbusting: Prospect Ali Raymi". Boxing News 24. 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Lies, Damn Lies and Ali Raymi". Ringside Report. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Q&A with record-breaking KO Artist Ali Raymi (20-0 with all 20 wins being first round knockouts)". Boxing News. Archived from the original on 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
- ^ "Ali "God" Raymi is ready to face Román González". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Songalia, Ryan (May 28, 2015). "Mysterious junior flyweight Ali Raymi killed in Yemen" Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. The Ring. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ "Ali Raymi - Boxer". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^ Songalia, Ryan (28 May 2015). "Mysterious junior flyweight Ali Raymi killed in Yemen". Ring TV. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Levesque, Yvan. "Quoi de neuf chez les invaincus?". RDS.ca (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Songalia, Ryan (28 May 2015). "Mysterious junior flyweight Ali Raymi killed in Yemen". Ring TV. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ Ali Raymi wins Gold Medal in Algeria[permanent dead link], Althawranews.net; accessed 22 August 2015.
- ^ "El boxeador Ali Raymi murió en Yemen por guerra civil". Univision.com. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^ Profile Archived 2015-08-01 at the Wayback Machine, Craveonline.com; accessed 22 August 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b الجمهورية نت. "الجمهورية نت - صباح اليوم بعدن اختتام بطولة الجمهورية السابعة لشباب الملاكمة". algomhoriah.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ^ Jump up to: a b الجمهورية نت. "الجمهورية نت - عدن الغائب الأبرز عن منصتها للتتويج الحديدة بطل الجمهورية للملاكمة وأبين الوصيف وذمار في المركز الثالث". algomhoriah.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
- ^ "Sport & Note".
- ^ "Q&A with record-breaking KO Artist Ali Raymi (20-0 with all 20 wins being first round knockouts)". Fightnews.com. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-18. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Raymi breaks the record: 20-0, 20 first round KOs". Fightnews.com. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Али Райми завёл себе "мальчика для битья"". vringe.com (in Russian). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Ali Raymi siegt ein weiteres Mal über Prince Maz (+Video)". BOXWELT.com (in German). November 2014.
- ^ Ali Raymi rankings, Uk.eurosport.yahoo.com; accessed 22 August 2015.
- ^ Ranking, wboboxing.com, November 2013.
- ^ WBO Ratings, December 2013; accessed 22 August 2015.(in Spanish)
- ^ Ranking, Wboboxing.com, January 2015.
- ^ Ranking Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine, wbanews.com; May 2015.
- ^ Ali Raymi takes aim at Hekkie Budler Archived 2016-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, fightnews.com; accessed 8 November 2016.
- ^ "World Boxing Association Ranking".
- ^ Dan Rafael. "Why the WBA rankings are even worse than I thought, Espn.go.com; accessed 22 August 2015.
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