Ali Raymi

Ali Raymi

Raymi in 2013
Statistics
Real name Ali Ibrahim Ali Al-Raimi
Nickname(s) God[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
TGE (The Greatest Ever)[12][13]
[14][15]الذات الاسطورية
Rated at Minimumweight
Light flyweight
Flyweight
Reach 68 in (173 cm)
Nationality Yemeni
Born (1973-12-07)7 December 1973
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Died 23 May 2015(2015-05-23) (aged 41)[16][17][18]
Al-Nahdeen, Sana'a, Yemen
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 25
Wins 25
Wins by KO 25
Losses 0
Ali Raymi
علي الريمي

Colonel Ali Raymi, 7 April 2015
Military service
Allegiance  Yemen
Service/branch Yemen Republican Guard
Years of service 1991–2015
Rank Colonel
Unit 3rd Armoured Brigade, RG
Commands Anti Terrorism forces
Battles/wars

Ali Raymi (born Ali Ibrahim Ali Al-Raimi Arabic: علي الريمي‎ December 1973 – 23 May 2015[16][17][18][14]) was a Yemeni professional boxer, best known for his unblemished fight record of 25 wins and no losses, with all 25 wins by knockout; twenty of which occurred in the first round versus undefeated fighters.[19]

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.[20]

Personal life

Ali Raymi won a Gold Medal in Algeria for the Yemeni military, representing the boxing team before turning pro,[21] Stories of Raymi's life including his military career were released by his manager Felix J Arno [22] in an interview with THE RING Managing Editor Brian Harty.[23]

Boxing career

Yemeni News archives[24][25] show Raymi started boxing at the late age of 30 representing the Yemeni military, compiling an amateur record of 117-2 (117 KO). He was a Yemeni amateur champion in 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007.[24][25] It was during this time that Ali Raymi started breaking Yemeni cultural norms by selling alcohol, and participating in private unsanctioned fights for the next 3 years. Raymi grew to have a reputation in Sana'a as a loose cannon.[26]

On 11 November 2013, he set a new world record[27] by winning his first 20 fights as a professional by first-round knockout.[28]

Prince Maz 2014 Tetralogy

Prince Maz was the first fighter [29] to extend Ali Raymi outside the first round,[30] repeating the feat in three out of four encounters

Ali Raymi vs Román González

Thai undefeated legend Samson Dutch Boy Gym was a no show at his highly anticipated[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41] scheduled fight against Raymi. A Raymi vs. Román González bout was proposed between Raymi (at that time a two-division world champion) and Román González (three-division world champion).[42] Despite Ali Raymi public challenge[43] to Román González. González took on lesser opponents instead of facing Undefeated Knockout Artist Ali Raymi.

Controversies

Ali Raymi[1] was rapidly ranked by the major governing bodies [44] (WBO #7 in December 2013 [45] & WBC #9[46] in December 2013). Other governing bodies followed suit the next year, awarding Ali Raymi world championships in 3 divisions: World Light Flyweight (UBO),[47] World Minimumweight & Flyweight (IBI).[48] In addition to top rankings by other governing bodies: (IBO #1 in August 2014, WBO #6 in January 2015[49] & WBA #6 in May 2015 [50]) his critics were generally silenced mainly because the top fighters in boxing refused to face Raymi.[51] However, the biggest controversy was the WBA dropping Raymi five (5) spots for no apparent reason other than his death, leading Dan Rafael, Senior Boxing writer at ESPN, to criticize the WBA corruption.[52]

Professional boxing record

25 Wins (25 Knockouts), 0 Losses , 0 Draws[53][54]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 25-0Somalia Omar Moxamad KO1 (12), 0:46 2015-03-28 Yemen 22 May Stadium World Flyweight title (IBI)[17][55]
Win 24-0Yemen Prince Maz TKO2 (12), 0:27 2014-11-19 Yemen 22 May Stadium World Light Flyweight title (UBO & IBI)[17][53]
Win 23-0Yemen Prince Maz RTD9 (12), 3:00 2014-10-16 Yemen 22 May Stadium World Minimumweight title (IBI)[17][53]
Win 22-0Yemen Prince Maz TKO7 (12), 1:552014-08-30 Yemen 22 May Stadium
Win 21-0Yemen Prince Maz RTD1 (12), 2:552014-07-17 Yemen 22 May Stadium
Win20-0Yemen Akram Jawfi KO1 (12), 1:272013-11-10 Yemen 22 May Stadium Most consecutive 1st round knockouts.
Win19-0Somalia Ali Salem TKO1 (12), 1:022013-11-05 Yemen 22 May Stadium
Win18-0Yemen Mustafa Humaidi KO1 (12), 0:472013-11-1 Yemen 22 May Stadium
Win17-0Yemen Omar Awdan KO1 (12), 1:182013-10-20 Yemen 22 May Stadium
Win16-0Yemen Husam Shargabi KO1 (12), 0:582013-10-11 Yemen 22 May Stadium
Win15-0Somalia Yasin Abdulkhalik TKO1 (12), 2:052013-10-07 Yemen 22 May Stadium
Win14-0Somalia Asam Dolbhante KO1 (12), 1:342013-09-30 Yemen 22 May Stadium
Win13-0Somalia Luke Hasan KO1 (12), 0:262013-09-27 Yemen 22 May Stadium
Win12-0Somalia Ali Dridi KO1 (4), 2:112013-07-14 Yemen Yemen Boxing Federation Gym
Win11-0Yemen Salman Umari KO1 (4), 1:272013-07-07 Yemen 22 May Stadium
Win10-0Somalia Yaser Dalbant KO1 (4), 1:502013-07-04 Yemen 22 May Stadium
Win9-0Somalia Ahmed Saeed KO1 (4), 0:552013-06-30 Yemen 22 May Stadium
Win8-0Yemen Farhan Shebana KO1 (4), 1:452013-06-23 Yemen 22 May Stadium
Win7-0Yemen Ahmed Yousifi KO1 (4), 2:392013-06-11 Yemen 22 May Stadium
Win6-0Somalia Ahmad Ciso KO1 (4), 0:552013-05-30 Yemen 22 May Stadium
Win5-0Yemen Amad Al-Gadsi KO1 (4), 2:492013-05-06 Yemen Yemen Boxing Federation Gym
Win4-0Djibouti Rashad Horun KO1 (12), 1:122011-04-11 Yemen Yemen Boxing Federation Gym
Win3-0Somalia Sabin Juma KO1 (12), 1:232011-03-30 Yemen Yemen Boxing Federation Gym
Win2-0Yemen Hamdan Jaber KO1 (4), 0:412011-03-05 Yemen Yemen Boxing Federation Gym
Win1-0Yemen Hasan Wesabi KO1 (4), 1:292011-01-25 Yemen Yemen Boxing Federation Gym

World Record

Most first round consecutive knockouts [56]

Records
Preceded by
Tyrone Brunson
Nineteen		 Most Consecutive 1st Round Knockouts
21
July 17, 2014 - present
20th on 11/11/13 		Incumbent

References

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  45. ↑ Ranking, wboboxing.com, November 2013.
  46. ↑ WBO Ratings, December 2013; accessed 22 August 2015.(Spanish)
  47. ↑ Profile, uboboxing.com; accessed 22 August 2015.
  48. ↑ Ali Raymi wins IBI World Minimumweight title belt, ibiboxing.com; accessed 22 August 2015.
  49. ↑ Ranking, wboboxing.com, January 2015.
  50. ↑ Ranking, wbanews.com; May 2015.
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