Najib Daho
Najib Daho (13 January 1959, Larache, Morocco – 29 August 1993, Morocco) was an English Commonwealth lightweight champion, and British super-featherweight champion boxer.
Career[]
Daho's career is said to have begun when Najib was a child fighting for money in a small market square in Larache, Morocco, where he was known as the "Cåsbah." After moving to Manchester, England, he decided to develop his talent at a local boxing gym where he was scouted by , soon after becoming an amateur boxer.
In 1986, Daho became British super-featherweight champion, and then he became Commonwealth Lightweight Champion in 1989. He retired soon after achieving the commonwealth at the age of 32.
In August 1993, Daho died in a traffic collision while visiting Morocco.
Daho is known for his first-round knockout to favorite Pat Cowdell.
References[]
- "Najib Daho". BoxRec. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- 1959 births
- 1993 deaths
- Lightweight boxers
- Super-featherweight boxers
- English people of Moroccan descent
- People from Larache
- Moroccan male boxers
- Road incident deaths in Morocco
- British male boxers
- Moroccan emigrants to England
- English boxing biography stubs