Hogan Bassey
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Born | (1932-04-27)27 April 1932 Cross River, Creek Town, Calabar, Nigeria |
Died | 26 January 1998(1998-01-26) (aged 65) Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria |
Hogan "Kid" Bassey listenⓘ MBE MON (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]
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, England, arriving there three days before Christmas 1951.[4]
After winning the Empire featherweight championship, he won the WBA world featherweight title by defeating French Algerian Cherif Hamia in Paris on the 24 June 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.[citation needed]
Life after boxing
In the 1958 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "for services to sport in the Eastern Region, Nigeria".[5][6] Bassey went on to become a coach in Nigeria, which awarded him the country's highest honour, the Order of the Niger, in 1973.[7] 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[8] | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Loss | 68–13–4 | ![]() | RTD | 11 (15) | 19 August 1959 | ![]() | For NBA, The Ring, and lineal featherweight titles |
Loss | 68–12–4 | ![]() | RTD | 13 (15) | 18 March 1959 | ![]() | Lost NBA, The Ring, and lineal featherweight titles |
Win | 68–11–4 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 13 December 1958 | ![]() | |
Win | 67–11–4 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 31 October 1958 | ![]() | |
Win | 66–11–4 | ![]() | TKO | 9 | 20 September 1958 | ![]() | |
Win | 65–11–4 | ![]() | TKO | 7 | 24 June 1958 | ![]() | |
Win | 64–11–4 | ![]() | KO | 3 (15) | 1 April 1958 | ![]() | Retained NBA, The Ring, and lineal featherweight titles |
Win | 63–11–4 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 23 January 1958 | ![]() | |
Win | 62–11–4 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 7 October 1957 | ![]() | |
Win | 61–11–4 | ![]() | TKO | 10 (15) | 24 June 1957 | ![]() | Won vacant NBA, The Ring, and lineal featherweight titles |
Win | 60–11–4 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 26 April 1957 | ![]() | featherweight title eliminator |
Win | 59–11–4 | ![]() | PTS | 15 | 1 April 1957 | ![]() | Retained Commonwealth featherweight title |
Win | 58–11–4 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 26 November 1956 | ![]() | |
Loss | 57–11–4 | ![]() | TKO | 4 | 26 November 1956 | ![]() | |
Win | 57–10–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 6 September 1956 | ![]() | |
Win | 56–10–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 3 May 1956 | ![]() | |
Win | 55–10–4 | ![]() | TKO | 4 | 22 March 1956 | ![]() | |
Win | 54–10–4 | ![]() | TKO | 4 | 7 February 1956 | ![]() | |
Win | 53–10–4 | ![]() | KO | 8 | 19 November 1955 | ![]() | Commonwealth Featherweight Title. |
Win | 52–10–4 | ![]() | KO | 1 | 8 October 1955 | ![]() | |
Win | 51–10–4 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 25 August 1955 | ![]() | |
Win | 50–10–4 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 3 June 1955 | ![]() | |
Win | 49–10–4 | ![]() | KO | 5 | 22 March 1955 | ![]() | |
Win | 48–10–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 31 January 1955 | ![]() | |
Win | 47–10–4 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 29 November 1954 | ![]() | |
Win | 46–10–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 27 October 1954 | ![]() | |
Win | 45–10–4 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 3 September 1954 | ![]() | |
Loss | 44–10–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 12 August 1954 | ![]() | |
Win | 44–9–4 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 2 July 1954 | ![]() | |
Win | 43–9–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 3 June 1954 | ![]() | |
Win | 42–9–4 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 29 April 1954 | ![]() | |
Win | 41–9–4 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 4 March 1954 | ![]() | |
Loss | 40–9–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 8 December 1953 | ![]() | |
Win | 40–8–4 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 6 October 1953 | ![]() | |
Loss | 39–8–4 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 7 September 1953 | ![]() | |
Win | 39–7–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 27 August 1953 | ![]() | |
Win | 38–7–4 | ![]() | KO | 4 | 9 July 1953 | ![]() | |
Loss | 37–7–4 | ![]() | TKO | 5 | 24 March 1953 | ![]() | |
Win | 37–6–4 | ![]() | TKO | 8 | 27 February 1953 | ![]() | |
Loss | 36–6–4 | ![]() | DQ | 3 | 30 January 1953 | ![]() | |
Win | 36–5–4 | ![]() | TKO | 5 | 20 January 1953 | ![]() | |
Win | 35–5–4 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 8 January 1953 | ![]() | |
Win | 34–5–4 | ![]() | TKO | 5 | 15 December 1952 | ![]() | |
Loss | 33–5–4 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 8 December 1952 | ![]() | |
Win | 33–4–4 | ![]() | TKO | 7 | 14 November 1952 | ![]() | |
Win | 32–4–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 27 October 1952 | ![]() | |
Win | 31–4–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 9 October 1952 | ![]() | |
Win | 30–4–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 22 September 1952 | ![]() | |
Win | 29–4–4 | ![]() | TKO | 7 | 11 September 1952 | ![]() | |
Win | 28–4–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 28 August 1952 | ![]() | |
Win | 27–4–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 7 August 1952 | ![]() | |
Win | 26–4–4 | ![]() | KO | 6 | 28 July 1952 | ![]() | |
Win | 25–4–4 | ![]() | KO | 2 | 23 June 1952 | ![]() | |
Loss | 24–4–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 15 May 1952 | ![]() | |
Loss | 24–3–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 26 April 1952 | ![]() | |
Win | 24–2–4 | ![]() | KO | 5 | 17 April 1952 | ![]() | |
Draw | 23–2–4 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 1 April 1952 | ![]() | |
Win | 23–2–3 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 24 March 1952 | ![]() | |
Win | 22–2–3 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 5 March 1952 | ![]() | |
Win | 21–2–3 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 19 February 1952 | ![]() | |
Win | 20–2–3 | ![]() | TKO | 4 | 31 January 1952 | ![]() | |
Win | 19–2–3 | ![]() | PTS | 12 | 28 September 1951 | ![]() | West African Bantamweight Title |
Win | 18–2–3 | ![]() | PTS | 12 | 29 August 1951 | ![]() | Nigerian Bantamweight Title |
Draw | 17–2–3 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | Jul 08, 1951 | ![]() | |
Win | 17–2–2 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 30 May 1951 | ![]() | |
Win | 16–2–2 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 16 May 1951 | ![]() | |
Win | 15–2–2 | Kid Chukudi | TKO | 3 | 4 May 1951 | ![]() | |
Win | 14–2–2 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 29 January 1951 | ![]() | |
Win | 13–2–2 | ![]() | TKO | 10 (12) | Nov 10, 1950 | ![]() | Nigerian Bantamweight Title |
Win | 12–2–2 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | Oct 06, 1950 | ![]() | |
Win | 11–2–2 | ![]() | PTS | 12 | 7 July 1950 | ![]() | |
Draw | 10–2–2 | ![]() | PTS | 12 | 31 May 1950 | ![]() | West African Flyweight Title |
Loss | 10–2–1 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (6) | Mar 01, 1950 | ![]() | |
Win | 10–1–1 | ![]() | TKO | 4 (12) | Dec 26, 1949 | ![]() | Nigerian Flyweight Title |
Loss | 9–1–1 | ![]() | DQ | 5 (12) | Nov 28, 1949 | ![]() | Nigerian Flyweight Title |
Win | 9–0–1 | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 26 October 1949 | ![]() | Nigerian Flyweight Title |
Win | 8–0–1 | ![]() | PTS | 12 | 27 July 1949 | ![]() | Nigerian Flyweight Title |
Win | 7–0–1 | ![]() | TKO | 4 (6)) | 27 Jul 1949 | ![]() | |
Win | 6–0–1 | ![]() | PTS | 12 | 28 Mar 1949 | ![]() | |
Win | 5–0–1 | ![]() | TKO | 4 (6) | 31 January 1949 | ![]() | |
Win | 4–0–1 | ![]() | KO | 4 (6) | 30 December 1948 | ![]() | |
Win | 3–0–1 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 29 November 1948 | ![]() | |
Draw | 2–0–1 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 26 May 1948 | ![]() | |
Win | 2–0 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 6 February 1948 | ![]() | |
Win | 1–0 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 28 November 1947 | ![]() |
See also
External links
- Boxing record for Hogan Bassey from BoxRec (registration required)
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1957
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1958
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1959
References
- ^ "Hogan "Kid" Bassey – First Nigerian to become a world boxing champion". Records Nigeria. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. 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.
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 41268". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1957. p. 25.
- ^ "Hogan". NigerDeltaCongress.com. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Hogan "Kid" Bassey — Meet the First Nigerian To Become A World Boxing Champion". Talk Africana. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "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 |