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{{Short description|British boxer (born 1974)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox boxer 
| name = Naseem Hamed
| image = WWE - Sheffield 020499 (17).jpg 
| caption = Hamed in 1997
| realname = 
| nickname = {{plainlist|
*Prince Naseem
*Naz
}}
| weight = {{plainlist|
*[[Bantamweight]]
*[[Super-bantamweight]]
*[[Featherweight]]
}}
| height = 5 ft 3 in<ref name=hamedbarrera>''[[HBO Sports]]'' tale of the tape prior to the [[Naseem Hamed vs. Marco Antonio Barrera|Marco Antonio Barrera fight]].</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/vault/2001/04/16/301493/glam-rocked-prince-naseem-hameds-glitz-was-no-match-for-the-grit-of-marco-antonio-barrera-in-their-featherweight-showdown |title=Glam Rocked Prince Naseem Hamed's glitz was no match for the grit of Marco Antonio Barrera in their featherweight showdown |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=16 April 2001 |access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref>
| reach = 63 in<ref name=hamedbarrera />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|2|12|df=y}}<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/4765035.stm Naseem Hamed profile]. BBC.com. Retrieved 4 April 2014</ref>
| birth_place = [[Sheffield]], England
| style = [[Southpaw stance|Southpaw]]
| total = 37
| wins = 36
| KO = 31
| losses = 1
}}

'''Naseem Hamed''' ([[Arabic]]: نسيم حميد; born 12 February 1974), nicknamed '''Prince Naseem''' and '''Naz''', is a British former [[professional boxer]] who competed from 1992 to 2002.<ref name="br">Davies, Gareth A (8 June 2015). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/11661062/Prince-Naseem-I-deserve-to-be-in-the-Hall-of-Fame.html "Prince Naseem Hamed: 'I always thought they would put me in the Hall of Fame sooner or later'"]. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. [[Telegraph Media Group]]. Retrieved 10 May 2024.<br />{{note|mn}} Reddy, Luke (31 May 2020). [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/52851787 "Greatest Fights: Hamed v Barrera and the 'carrot' too big to turn down"]. [[BBC Sport]]. Retrieved 10 May 2024.<br />{{note|mn}} Christie, Matt (11 May 2020). [https://boxingnewsonline.net/naseem-hamed-i-wont-say-arrogant-lets-say-i-was-extremely-confident/ "Naseem Hamed: 'I won't say arrogant. Let's say I was extremely confident'"]. ''[[Boxing News]]''. [[Kelsey Media]]. Retrieved 10 May 2024.<br />{{note|mn}} Parkinson, Nick (19 December 2017). [https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/21813948/naseem-hamed-rates-kevin-kelley-win-20-years-ago-career-standout "Naseem Hamed rates Kevin Kelley win 20 years ago as career standout"]. [[ESPN]]. Retrieved 10 May 2024.<br />{{note|mn}} [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/12/98/new_year_honours/244944.stm "Prince Naz lands 'Royal reunion'"]. [[BBC News]]. 31 December 1998. Retrieved 10 May 2024.<br />{{note|mn}} Slot, Owen. [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/sport/boxing/article/naseem-hamed-gifted-flawed-unfulfilled-in-search-of-british-boxing-prince-who-disappeared-fqd3q5q8v "Naseem Hamed: Gifted, flawed, unfulfilled – in search of British boxing prince who disappeared"]. ''[[The Times]]''. [[News UK]]. Retrieved 10 May 2024.{{subscription required}}<br />{{note|mn}} ESPN staff (10 October 2013). [https://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/9802192/juan-manuel-marquez-vs-prince-naseem-hamed "Classic Matchup: Marquez vs. Hamed"]. [[ESPN]]. Retrieved 10 May 2024.</ref><ref name=boxrec>{{Boxrec|4462}}. Retrieved 25 February 2016.</ref> He held multiple [[featherweight]] world championships between 1995 and 2000, and reigned as [[lineal champion]] from 1998 to 2001. In 2015, he was inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]]. ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' magazine retroactively awarded Hamed their featherweight title in 2019 to acknowledge his dominance of the division and the multiple champions he defeated; he is the only former world champion in any division thus far to receive this honour.<ref>Gray, Tom (17 June 2019). [https://www.ringtv.com/568428-prince-naseem-hamed-awarded-ring-magazine-featherweight-belt-history-in-the-making/ "Prince Naseem Hamed Awarded Ring Magazine Featherweight Belt, History in the Making"]. ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]''. Retrieved 19 December 2023.</ref>

Hamed was known for his unconventional boxing antics and spectacular ring entrances which included entering the ring on a [[flying carpet]], a [[elevator|lift]], and a [[palanquin]], as well as re-enacting the video of ''[[Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video)|Michael Jackson's Thriller]]'', and wearing a [[Halloween]] mask. He was also known for his [[somersault|front somersault]] over the top rope into the ring, his highly athletic and hard-hitting [[southpaw stance|southpaw]] boxing style, and formidable one-punch [[knockout]] power, having finished his career with a knockout-to-win percentage of 84%.<ref>Rold, Cliff (2 October 2014). [http://www.boxingscene.com/measured-against-all-time-prince-naseem-hamed--82752 "Measured Against All Time: Prince Naseem Hamed"]. BoxingScene. Retrieved 28 June 2016.</ref><ref>Davies, Gareth A (13 June 2015). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/11673288/Prince-Naseem-I-deserve-to-be-in-the-Hall-of-Fame.html "Prince Naseem Hamed: 'I want to see Brendan Ingle and say I'm sorry for the nasty things I said'"] ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. [[Telegraph Media Group]]. Retrieved 26 February 2016.</ref> With his cocky persona and high-profile bouts he was a prominent figure in [[Cool Britannia|1990s British pop culture]], while Sean Ingle in ''[[The Guardian]]'' writes, "in his prime, Hamed was a global superstar".<ref name="Ingle"/> A headliner on both sides of the Atlantic, [[Dan Rafael]] of [[ESPN]] writes, "one of the biggest stars in the sport, the guy sold out arenas before his opponent was even named."<ref name="Rafael"/>

In 2016, ESPN ranked Hamed at number 22 on its list of the top 25 fighters, [[pound for pound]], of the last 25 years.<ref name="espn"/> ''World Boxing'', a sister publication of ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' magazine, ranked Hamed the 11th greatest British boxer of all time, and Gareth A. Davies of ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' ranked him 10th.<ref name="Davies">{{cite news |last1=Davies |first1=Gareth A. |title=The UK's top 10 greatest ever boxers |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2016/11/09/the-uks-top-10-greatest-ever-boxers/ |date=9 November 2016|access-date=28 May 2019 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref> ''The Ring'' also ranked Hamed the 46th greatest puncher of all time.<ref name="Rafael">{{cite news |last1=Rafael |first1=Dan |title=Hamed deserves HOF election |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/11753885/prince-naseem-hamed-deserves-hof-election |access-date=28 May 2019 |agency=ESPN |date=24 October 2014}}</ref>

==Early life==
Hamed was born in [[Sheffield]], Yorkshire, England to [[Yemen]]i parents, in 1974.<ref name="EastSide">[http://www.eastsideboxing.com/weblog/news.php?p=18166&more=1 'The Brash Prince' – Prince Naseem Hamed]. East Side Boxing 
 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228172305/http://www.eastsideboxing.com/weblog/news.php?p=18166&more=1 ||date=28 December 2013}}</ref> He grew up with eight siblings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussein |first=Tam |date=2023-04-05 |title=How Prince Naseem Hamed Shaped British Identity |url=https://newlinesmag.com/essays/how-prince-naseem-hamed-shaped-british-identity/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=New Lines Magazine |language=en}}</ref> A protege of [[Brendan Ingle]]'s Wincobank gym, his talent and flashy [[Southpaw stance|southpaw]] style marked him out from an early age.<ref name="EastSide"/>

==Professional career==
===Early years===
Hamed started boxing professionally at [[flyweight]] in 1992. He soon began rising through the ranks as he knocked out a series of opponents in the opening rounds. At age 20, he won the European bantamweight title, comprehensively beating the beleaguered Vincenzo Belcastro over twelve rounds. After one defence he won the WBC International super bantamweight title in 1994, overwhelming Freddy Cruz in Sheffield, whom he severely punished and stopped in six rounds. Hamed's popularity grew, his unorthodox style winning a large fan base and his boxing antics generating a large group of detractors.<ref name="EastSide"/> After signing for [[Frank Warren (promoter)|Frank Warren]], Hamed, employing more spectacular entrances, knocked out better opposition in Enrique Angeles and Juan Polo Pérez, both within two rounds.

===World featherweight champion===
====Hamed vs. Robinson====
Later in 1995, after controversially being named the [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] #1 featherweight contender (despite never having boxed at that weight), Hamed moved up to face [[Wales|Wales']] defending [[WBO]] champion [[Steve Robinson (boxer)|Steve Robinson]]. After dominating the bout and scoring a knockdown in round 5, Hamed won the title when the referee stopped the fight in round 8 after Robinson was caught with a left hook that dropped him spectacularly. The fight was held in front of Robinson's home crowd at the rugby ground, [[Cardiff Arms Park]], with rain pouring down on the fighters and the ring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfxsports.co.uk/biogs_other.asp?BiogID=201|title=SFX Sports group profile on Naseem Hamed|website=Sfxsports.co.uk|access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> This was also the first bout where Hamed badly injured his hand, a problem that would continue for the rest of his career.

====Hamed vs. Medina====
Hamed's next defence was in [[Dublin]] against former two-time world featherweight title holder [[Manuel Medina (boxer)|Manuel Medina]]. In an entertaining, tough contest for Hamed on the night, Medina won several rounds of the fight. After knocking Medina down heavily in round 2, Hamed struggled to finish the fight. Hamed eventually knocked Medina down another two times in the 9th round. Finally, at the end of round 11, Medina's corner withdrew him from the fight on the advice of the ringside doctor. Hamed revealed in his post-fight interview that he had fought with a heavy cold. Medina would go on to have many more tough title fights, remarkably winning versions of the featherweight world title another three times. Hamed's next opponent was the 27–0 [[Remigio Molina]] of Argentina, who was stopped in two rounds.

====Hamed vs. Johnson====
[[File:WWE - Sheffield 020499 (47).jpg|thumb|upright|Hamed with the [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] featherweight title at a [[WWE|WWF]] event in [[Sheffield Arena]], England, 1997]]
In February 1997, Hamed defeated long-time [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] champion [[Tom "Boom Boom" Johnson]] in eight rounds in a unification bout at the [[London Arena]]. After being constantly stunned and staggered from round 3 onwards, Johnson was finally dropped by a huge uppercut, then saved from further punishment by the referee. Hamed's first defence of both the WBO & IBF titles was a first-round KO of veteran British boxer and European champion [[Billy Hardy]]. Before the bout Hamed had correctly predicted he would win in round 1. The next defence was an easy two-round win against a hugely outclassed Juan Gerardo Cabrera. Due to boxing politics involving the IBF's [[mandatory challenger]], Hamed was soon forced to relinquish the IBF title.

====Hamed vs. Badillo====
In Hamed's hometown of Sheffield in October 1997, he produced one of the best performances of his career in defending his WBO title against Jose Badillo, whose corner entered the ring to stop the fight during round 7. Hamed's status as one of the biggest draws in the sport was evident with a stellar undercard that included [[Joe Calzaghe]] vs. [[Chris Eubank]] for the world super middleweight title.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/joecalzaghe/3386601/Top-10-Joe-Calzaghes-most-important-fights.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421083140/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/joecalzaghe/3386601/Top-10-Joe-Calzaghes-most-important-fights.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 April 2013 | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | title=Top 10: Joe Calzaghe's most important fights}}</ref>

====Hamed vs. Kelley====
{{Main|Naseem Hamed vs. Kevin Kelley}}
In late 1997 Hamed made his heavily hyped U.S. debut. His ceremonious arrival on the [[British Airways]] [[Concorde]] was covered by multiple [[mass media|media]] outlets. There, he and former [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] title holder [[Kevin Kelley (boxer)|Kevin Kelley]] fought in a highly entertaining bout at New York's [[Madison Square Garden]]. Prior to the fight, Kelley told Hamed, "I'm gonna smoke your boots". This fight marks something of a watershed in Hamed's career, as he was forced, for the first time, to abandon his ''hands-down'' style of fighting throughout the entire course of the bout, given the calibre of Kelley. Nonetheless, despite suffering three knockdowns himself, Hamed put Kelley down for a third and final time to win by a fourth-round knockout. This was his first of many fights on [[Home Box Office|HBO]].<ref name="Split" />

====Other title defences====
{{Main|Naseem Hamed vs. Wilfredo Vázquez|Naseem Hamed vs. Wayne McCullough|Naseem Hamed vs. Paul Ingle}}
In 1998, Hamed enjoyed victories over former three-time [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] title holder and then-[[lineal championship|lineal champion]] [[Wilfredo Vazquez]] (TKO 7), former WBC bantamweight title holder [[Wayne McCullough]] (W 12), and future IBF title holder [[Paul Ingle]] (TKO 11; no relation to Hamed's then-former trainer Brendan Ingle).

====Hamed vs. Soto====
{{main|Naseem Hamed vs. César Soto}}
In October 1999 at [[Joe Louis Arena]], [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]], United States, Hamed defeated WBC featherweight champion [[Cesar Soto (boxer)|Cesar Soto]] of Mexico over 12 rounds, adding the WBC title to his collection and unified the WBC & WBO titles. Hamed soon chose to relinquish his WBC title due to his commitment to being WBO champion.

Had Vazquez not been stripped by the WBA of his belt (the WBA did not want their featherweight title unified with the WBO), Hamed would have had the distinction of winning all four world titles in a division, something only [[Riddick Bowe]] had achieved by that point, at heavyweight.

====Hamed vs. Bungu====
{{Main|Naseem Hamed vs. Vuyani Bungu}}
In March 2000 at Olympia, [[Kensington|Kensington, London]], Hamed knocked out former long-reigning [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] [[super bantamweight]] title holder, [[Vuyani Bungu]] of South Africa. The fight was ended with a single straight left hand, in one of Hamed's most impressive performances and biggest victories.

====Hamed vs. Sanchez====
{{main|Naseem Hamed vs. Augie Sanchez}}
Hamed fought in August 2000 against [[Augie Sanchez]] at [[Foxwoods Resort Casino|Foxwoods Resort]], [[Mashantucket Pequot Tribe|Mashantucket, Connecticut]], United States. Sanchez is known for being the last American to defeat [[Floyd Mayweather]] as an [[amateur boxer]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Meet the last American to beat Floyd Mayweather|url=http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/meet-the-last-american-to-beat-floyd-mayweather/|work=[[Boxing News]]|date=23 February 2015}}</ref>

Hamed successfully retained his WBO title for the fifteenth and final time against Sanchez via a devastating fourth-round knockout. Hamed broke his hand badly in the bout, and following surgery he spent half a year out of the gym, gaining 35 pounds in weight. Rather than face the unknown [[European Boxing Union|EBU]] Champion & WBO mandatory challenger [[István Kovács (boxer)|István Kovács]], Hamed relinquished his WBO title to pave the way for a Superfight with [[Marco Antonio Barrera]].

===Hamed vs. Barrera===
{{main|Naseem Hamed vs. Marco Antonio Barrera}}
{{Quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote=It is true Hamed looked awful that night. His body, drained from losing two [[Stone (unit)|stones]] in eight weeks, amateurishly tossing around like a marionette – head flying one way, legs flopping the other – as Barrera worked him over. But to judge Hamed on that performance is like judging [[Laurence Olivier]] on ''[[Inchon (film)|Inchon]]''. Remember he defended the WBO world title 15 times and also held the WBC and IBF belts. His record of 36‑1, with 31 knockouts, stands with the very best.|source=—Sean Ingle in ''[[The Guardian]]'' on Hamed's record.<ref name="Ingle"/>}}
Eight weeks prior to the fight, which took place at the [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]] in Las Vegas on 7 April 2001, [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] prepared to fight. Barrera had moved up a weight division. At the end of training camp he was in the best shape of his life. According to [[Sky Sports]], Barrera had "trained like a monk" in Big Bear, California, while Hamed trained in Bing Crosby's old house.<ref name="SSN">Sporting Heroes – Naseem Hamed". Sky Sports 2013</ref> [[Emanuel Steward]] had arrived to oversee the last two weeks of Hamed's training, including sparring, and was worried immediately.<ref name="EastSide"/> He had seen Barrera look razor sharp only a few months before in a stoppage win in Las Vegas, and watched Hamed not take his sparring with young Mexicans seriously.<ref name="EastSide"/> The fight was also for the [[International Boxing Organization]] World featherweight title.

Barrera handed Naseem Hamed his first and only loss for the [[lineal championship|lineal]] [[featherweight]] championship by a twelve-round decision. Before the fight, Hamed was a 3 to 1 betting favourite in Las Vegas.<ref>Dean Juipe (18 December 1997). [http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1997/dec/18/columnist-dean-juipe-hbo-leads-naseem-hameds-bandw/ Columnist Dean Juipe: HBO leads Naseem Hamed's bandwagon – Las Vegas Sun News]. Lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 17 January 2013.</ref> Hamed could not hit Barrera with his trademark lefts as Barrera circled to his left and worked both head and body. Barrera was not a fan of Hamed's antics and responded to Hamed's punches during clinches. On one occasion early in the fight, Hamed grabbed Barrera and they both fell to the ground where Barrera threw a right jab, leading to a warning from referee Joe Cortez. In the 12th and final round Barrera trapped Hamed in a [[Full-Nelson|full-nelson]] and forced his head into the turnbuckle, resulting in a point deducted by referee Joe Cortez. Ultimately, Barrera threw more, harder punches and more impressive combinations than Hamed throughout the course of the fight. Barrera was awarded the victory via a unanimous decision, with the scorecards reading 115–112, 115–112, 116–111 and won the lineal and [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] featherweight titles.<ref>Kim Cawkwell [http://www.saddoboxing.com/Jim2.html Prince Naseem Hamed Marco Antonio Barrera fight]. Saddoboxing.com. Retrieved 17 January 2013.</ref> The fight drew 310,000 [[pay-per-view]] buys on HBO.<ref name="barrera"/> It was the highest-grossing featherweight bout ever in the United States.<ref>{{cite book|title=Britannica: The Year in Review|date=2002|publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.|Encyclopædia Britannica]]|isbn=9780852298312|page=326|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EsYSdJScdo0C&q=pay+per+view}}</ref>

===Final fight vs. Calvo===
{{Main|Naseem Hamed vs. Manuel Calvo}}
On 18 May 2002 at [[London Arena]], Docklands, London, Hamed returned to the ring for what turned out to be his final boxing match, against the European champion Manuel Calvo (33 wins, 4 losses, 1 draw) for the [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] World featherweight title.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/prince-naseem-announces-comeback-1.412171|title=Prince Naseem announces comeback|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |access-date=2 August 2016}}</ref> Hamed was booed by the 10,000 fans as he won unconvincingly on points after 12 rounds looking sluggish and uninterested. The judges scored the fight 120-110 and 119-109 (twice).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/3027975/Boos-greet-Hameds-comeback-win.html|title=Boos greet Hamed's comeback win|date=19 May 2002 |access-date=2 August 2016}}</ref> In a post-fight interview with [[Ian Darke]], Hamed assured a quick return to the ring, which ultimately never happened. Hamed was just 28 years old when he stopped fighting.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prince Naseem Hamed: 'I always thought they would put me in the Hall of Fame sooner or later' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/11661062/Prince-Naseem-I-deserve-to-be-in-the-Hall-of-Fame.html |access-date=29 June 2019 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref> For years, Hamed did not confirm whether he had retired or not; there were talks of several fights in the UK and in the US, including Hamed's brother and manager, Riath, speaking to HBO about a potential fight with [[Michael Brodie]].

In an interview for [[BBC Radio]] ''[[Sportsweek]]'', Hamed said that his retirement was largely due to chronic problems with his hands, including multiple fractures as well as surgery.<ref>{{cite news | title = Naseem Hamed Reveals The "Real Reason" He Retired | publisher = Boxingscene | date = 31 August 2009 | url = http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/5769/2009-08-31/Naseem-Hamed-Reveals-The-Real-Reason-He-Retired}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Hamed is a [[Muslim]], and frequently recited the [[Takbir]] out loud before his fights.<ref>Combe, Victoria (3 August 2001). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1336170/Boxer-Hamed-reveals-the-secrets-of-his-faith.html "Boxer Hamed reveals the secrets of his faith"]. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. [[Telegraph Media Group]]. Retrieved 6 November 2016.</ref> Sean Ingle writes, "he was a proud Muslim who appealed to large chunks of working-class Britain. His last fight was watched by 11 million people on [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]."<ref name="Ingle"/>

In 1998, he married his girlfriend Eleasha Elphinstone, who had [[Conversion to Islam|converted to Islam]], in Sheffield.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Interview%3A+Naseem+Hamed+-+I+expect+my+wife+to+live+cleanly..+I+made...-a060284849 | title=Interview: Naseem Hamed - I expect my wife to live cleanly.. I made an honest woman out of her and she is grateful; Naz on marriage and a family dream. |via=Free Online Library |work=The Mirror |last1=Johnston |first1=Jenny |date=11 March 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230218063653/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Interview%3a+Naseem+Hamed+-+I+expect+my+wife+to+live+cleanly..+I+made...-a060284849 |archive-date= 18 February 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://playersbio.com/naseem-hamed/ | title=Naseem Hamed &#91;2023 Update&#93;: Wife, Son, Record, Career & Net Worth | date=5 August 2022 |first1=Pema |last1=Sherpa |website=Players Bio |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130165803/https://playersbio.com/naseem-hamed/ |archive-date= 30 November 2023 }}</ref>

By 1997, Hamed had an annual income of $14{{nbsp}}million<ref name="nytimes97">{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Timothy W. |url-access=subscription |title=Boxing; He's a Champion Of Self-Promotion|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/17/sports/boxing-he-s-a-champion-of-self-promotion.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=17 December 1997 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230314181934/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/17/sports/boxing-he-s-a-champion-of-self-promotion.html |archive-date= 14 March 2023 }}</ref> (£{{formatnum:{{#expr:14000000/1.637635 round 0}}|}})<ref name="exchange97">{{cite web|title=Historical Exchange Rates Tool & Forex History Data (1.637635 USD per GBP)|url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/|website=[[OFX (company)|OFX]]|year=1997|access-date=4 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619140101/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/|archive-date=19 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> from fight purses and endorsements, ranking at number-22 on [[Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes|''Forbes''{{'}} list of the world's highest-paid athletes]] for 1997.<ref name="nytimes97"/> By March 1999, his [[net worth]] was an estimated £38{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lords of television's ring |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/260257739/ |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=12 March 1999 }}</ref> By January 2001, Hamed had reportedly amassed a fortune of £50{{nbsp}}million<ref>{{cite news|last=Mitchell|first=Kevin|title=Boxing: BBC chase Hamed TV deal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/jan/14/kevinmitchell|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=14 January 2001}}</ref> (${{formatnum:{{#expr:50000000*1.514934 round 0}}|}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=Historical Exchange Rates Tool & Forex History Data (1.514934 USD per GBP)|url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/|website=[[OFX (company)|OFX]]|year=2000|access-date=4 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619140101/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/|archive-date=19 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> He earned over ${{#expr:40+8.5}}{{nbsp}}million from fight purses, including $8.5{{nbsp}}million from his fight against Barrera.<ref>{{cite web|title=April 7, 2001: Hamed vs Barrera. The Reckoning Of "The Prince"|url=https://www.thefightcity.com/april-7-2001-hamed-vs-barrera-naseem-hamed-marco-antonio-barrera-boxing-upsets/|website=The Fight City|date=7 April 2018}}</ref> Hamed was the second richest British boxer, after heavyweight champion [[Lennox Lewis]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rawling|first1=John|title=John Rawling: Has Naseem Hamed pulled on his gloves for the last time?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/may/21/boxing.comment|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=21 May 2003}}</ref>

Hamed's two sons, Aadam and Sami, have been training to become professional boxers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Are Prince Naseem Hamed's sons coming for his throne? |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/boxing/64667024 |access-date=23 May 2023}}</ref>

In 2023, it was announced that his younger brother, Ali, had passed away.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-03 |title="RIP": Fans Come Together In Mourning Saddening Demise Of Prince Naseem Hamed's Brother |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/boxing-news-rip-fans-come-together-in-mourning-saddening-demise-of-prince-naseem-hamed-s-brother/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=EssentiallySports |language=en}}</ref>

===Driving offences===
On 31 March 2006, Hamed pleaded guilty at [[Sheffield Crown Court]] of [[dangerous driving]] in relation to a collision at Ringinglow Road in Sheffield on 2 May 2005, in which his [[Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren|McLaren-Mercedes SLR]] crossed a solid white line overtaking a [[Ford Mondeo]] and crashed head on into a [[Volkswagen Golf]] before hitting the Mondeo.<ref>{{cite news | title = Prince Naseem arrested over crash | work = BBC News | date = 19 December 2005 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4507243.stm}}; {{cite news | title = Boxer could face jail after crash | work = BBC News | date = 31 March 2006 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4864262.stm}}</ref> The Golf driver, Anthony Burgin, had fractures to "every major bone" and bruising to the brain; after multiple hospitalisations he was deemed unable ever to work again.<ref name="bbc20060901">{{cite news | title = Early release for ex-boxing champ | work= BBC News | date = 1 September 2006|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/south_yorkshire/5306648.stm}}</ref> Burgin's wife was also injured; Hamed was unhurt.<ref name="car crash2">{{cite news | title = Naseem Hamed jailed for car crash | work = BBC News | date = 12 May 2006 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4764161.stm}}</ref><ref name="Split">{{cite news |title=Sad end to the tale of the preening Prince who crashed and burned |first=Kevin |last=Mitchell |date=14 May 2006 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/may/14/boxing.comment |access-date=29 June 2019 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> On 12 May 2006, Hamed was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment and 4 years' disqualification from driving, after the court heard he had been trying to impress his passenger, businessman Asif Ayub.<ref name="car crash2"/> The judge expressed astonishment that the [[Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency]] had refused "apparently on human rights grounds" to disclose Hamed's four previous [[speeding]] offences, including a one-year ban for driving a [[Porsche]] at 110&nbsp;mph on the [[M1 motorway|M1]] in Derbyshire.<ref name="car crash2"/>

Hamed left prison on 4 September 2006 after serving 16 weeks, and was placed under [[Home Detention Curfew]] for the remainder of his sentence, monitored by an [[electronic tag]].<ref name="bbc20060901"/> After a recommendation from the [[Honours Forfeiture Committee]], he was stripped of his MBE on 12 December 2006.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Honours and Awards |journal=The London Gazette |id=L-58179-1002 |date=12 December 2006 |issue=58179 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-58179-1002 |access-date=22 April 2021}}; {{cite news |last1=Gillan |first1=Audrey |title='Prince' Naseem stripped of MBE after time in jail for car crash |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/jan/02/monarchy.audreygillan |access-date=22 April 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=2 January 2007 }}</ref> At a jury trial in March 2008, Anthony Burgin was cleared of dangerous driving  in relation to an incident on 19 April 2007 involving Hamed's wife Eleasha.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jury clears victim of Hamed crash |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/south_yorkshire/7304809.stm |access-date=22 April 2021 |work=BBC News, South Yorkshire |date=19 March 2008}}</ref>

==Legacy and influence==
{{Quote box|width=35%|align=right|quote=Hamed was only 21 when he became the world champion by beating Steve Robinson in September 1995; two days later, [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] released their album ''[[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]'' I always thought there was a neat symmetry between the two events. For while Hamed rode sidecar to the [[Cool Britannia]] era rather than sitting in the driver's seat, his attitude was a snug fit for the times: cocky and swaggering, impervious to self-doubt.|source=—Sean Ingle in ''[[The Guardian]]'' on Hamed's prominence in 1990s UK pop culture.<ref name="Ingle">{{cite news |title=Belated recognition for Prince Naseem Hamed, the forgotten man of boxing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/dec/07/prince-naseem-hamed-international-hall-of-fame |access-date=27 May 2019 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>}}
Hamed's boxing career was seen by many experts in the sport as one of massive potential. [[Frank Warren (promoter)|Frank Warren]], the boxing promoter, once said of Hamed: "I think at one stage he was the most exciting fighter that I'd ever been involved with. At one stage, in the early part of his career, he could have gone on to become one of the great fighters. But that disappeared when he didn't fight as regularly as he should have done, when he was cutting corners on his training. It just didn't work out for him from that point on."<ref>{{cite news | title = The Prince's Place in History | publisher = Eastsideboxing | date = 4 January 2006 | url = http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=6498&more=1 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110914213258/http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=6498&more=1 | archive-date = 14 September 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

Moreover, commentators have pointed out that Hamed's ability should have propelled him to achievements that would have given him legendary status, but that his noted dislike of the long hard training camps and long periods away from his family hindered this.<ref>{{cite news | title= Prince Naseem Hamed "I was bloody good" | publisher = sky sports | date=25 April 2008 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYtnwxNbFtA}}</ref>

As popular lower weight fighters like [[Oscar De La Hoya]] and [[Kostya Tszyu]] moved into the mid-weight classes and the Mexican champion [[Julio César Chávez]] declined, Hamed and [[Arturo Gatti]] filled the void. Hamed's boxing antics made him the new poster-boy for lighter-weight boxers and his charisma attracted a large number of fans. In 2002 the UK public voted Hamed's victory over Kevin Kelley on the list of the [[100 Greatest (UK TV series)|100 Greatest Sporting Moments]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest_sporting/results.html|title=100 Greatest Sporting Moments – Results|year=2002|publisher=[[Channel 4]]|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020204090913/http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest_sporting/results.html|archive-date=4 February 2002|url-status=dead|access-date=6 December 2016}}</ref>

British boxing pundit [[Steve Bunce]] stated on 15 March 2008 edition of [[BBC]] panel show ''[[Fighting Talk]]'' that Hamed was the greatest British boxer of all time. ''World Boxing'', a sister publication of ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' magazine, ranked Hamed the 11th greatest British boxer of all time, while Gareth A. Davies, boxing correspondent of ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' ranked him 10th.<ref name="Davies"/> ''The Ring'' also ranked Hamed the 46th greatest puncher of all time.<ref name="Rafael"/>

Hamed was part of the 2015 class for the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/11978825/riddick-bowe-ray-boom-boom-mancini-highlight-international-boxing-hall-fame-selections|title=Bowe, Mancini highlight 2015 HOF class|website=Espn.go.com|date=4 December 2014 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> In 2016, [[ESPN]] ranked Hamed at number 22 on its list of the top 25 [[pound-for-pound]] fighters of the last 25 years.<ref name="espn">{{cite news|title=#P4Prank: Golovkin, 'Chocolatito' among top 25|url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/14922956/ranking-top-25-pound-pound-boxers-25-years|work=[[ESPN]]|date=31 March 2016}}</ref>

===Cultural impact===
[[File:Naseem Hamed 1995 Yemen stamp3.jpg|thumb|Of Yemeni descent, Hamed featured in a 1995 Yemen postage stamp]]
Hamed is considered one of the most successful and influential British fighters. UK sports commentator [[Steve Bunce]] called him the "most influential fighter of my 35 years in the British boxing business". According to boxing trainer [[Emanuel Steward]], Hamed "opened the door" for British fighters as well as for boxers from lower weight divisions to earn significant [[prize money]]; his earnings were unprecedented for a featherweight. According to his boxing trainer nephew [[SugarHill Steward]], Hamed's "flair and skill and confidence" inspired "a generation" and "gave fighters over here a massive opportunity, the confidence to crack the American market." HBO executive [[Lou DiBella]] compared his impact to that of [[Muhammad Ali]], arguing that Hamed "changed boxing" and "redefined the fighter as a showman and an entertainer".<ref name="Kriegel">{{cite news |last1=Kriegel |first1=Mark |author1-link=Mark Kriegel |title=You like Tyson Fury? Naseem Hamed is how we got here |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/29005998/you-tyson-fury-naseem-hamed-how-got-here |access-date=1 June 2020 |work=[[ESPN.com]] |agency=[[ESPN]] |date=7 April 2020}}</ref>

He was a source of inspiration for a number of world champions in boxing and MMA, including [[Tyson Fury]],<ref name="Kriegel"/> [[Oleksandr Usyk]],<ref>{{cite web |date=13 July 2023 |title=Usyk says he 'copied' Prince Naseem Hamed's movement |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfGUT9MXsyQ |access-date=14 July 2023 |website=YouTube}}</ref> [[Conor McGregor]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Conor McGregor reveals his favourite boxers ahead of ring debut |url=https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/conor-mcgregor-reveals-his-favourite-boxers-ahead-of-ring-debut-137765 |access-date=9 October 2018 |work=[[Joe (website)|JOE]] |date=7 August 2017}}</ref> [[Israel Adesanya]],<ref>{{cite web |date=23 February 2022 |title=Adesanya says Prince Naseem was first inspiration him before Mayweather and Ali |url=https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1048699/floyd-mayweather-israel-adesanya-ufc-prince-naseem-hamed/ |access-date=16 March 2022 |website=talkSPORT }}</ref> [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.|Floyd Mayweather]],<ref>{{cite web |title=How Naseem Hamed blew his chance to impress the Mayweathers - Boxing News |url=https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/how-naseem-hamed-blew-his-chance-to-impress-the-mayweathers/ |access-date=29 June 2022 |website=www.boxingnewsonline.net |date=23 March 2020 }}</ref> [[Manny Pacquiao]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=November 2023 |first=Kristan Caryl on 8th |date=2023-11-08 |title=Manny Pacquiao Names His Favourite Fighter Of All Time |url=https://boxing-social.com/news/manny-pacquiao-names-favourite-fighter/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=boxing-social.com |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Nonito Donaire]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Tris |date=2014-12-12 |title=Nonito Donaire turns to legends for inspiration |url=https://boxingnewsonline.net/nonito-donaire-turns-to-legends-for-inspiration/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Boxing News |language=en}}</ref> [[David Benavidez]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-12 |title=David Benavidez: 'Me vs Smith is the best fight in the division right now. I'd love the opportunity to prove that I'm number one' |url=https://boxingnewsonline.net/david-benavidez/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Boxing News |language=en}}</ref> [[Billy Joe Saunders]],<ref>{{Citation |title=Born Fighter {{!}} Billy Joe Saunders (Season 2, Episode 6) | date=9 November 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywf4kQhpamM |access-date=2024-02-24 |language=en}}</ref> [[Amir Khan (boxer)|Amir Khan]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Haynes |first=Frank |title=Amir Khan: I won't make same mistake as idol Naseem Hamed |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/boxing/amir-khan-i-wont-make-same-1013923 |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |date=14 March 2009}}</ref> [[Carl Froch]],<ref>{{citation |title="Tyson Fury is a walking CONTRADICTION." Froch on Fury v Usyk and his favourite ever fighter. | date=15 March 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di079NSWkk0 |access-date=6 October 2023 }}</ref> and [[David Haye]].<ref>{{citation |title=Prime Pacquiao or Prince Naz? Calzaghe, Fury, Haye, Khan, Frampton, Hatton and more | date=29 September 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1SkYEIUJJ0 |access-date=1 July 2022}}</ref> He also inspired a number of boxing trainers who have gone on to train world champions, including SugarHill Steward and Ben Davison.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 April 2020 |title=You like Tyson Fury? Naseem Hamed is how we got here |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/29005998/you-tyson-fury-naseem-hamed-how-got-here |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=ESPN.com }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-07 |title=You like Tyson Fury? Naseem Hamed is how we got here |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/29005998/you-tyson-fury-naseem-hamed-how-got-here |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

Hamed was referenced by [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] artist [[Nas]] in the song "You Won't See Me Tonight", with the lyrics "I can't forget how I met you, you thought I was a boxer/ Prince Naseem, but I'm a mobster, Nas from Queens". Hamed himself recorded a song with [[hip hop]] group [[Kaliphz]] called "Walk Like a Champion", which reached number 23 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 295}}</ref>

Hamed had a licensed [[Sports game|sports]] [[fighting game]], ''Prince Naseem Boxing'', published by [[Codemasters]] for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] console in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prince Naseem Boxing|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_pnboxing_psx|website=[[Eurogamer]]|date=28 December 2000}}</ref> A portable version of the game was also released for the [[Game Boy Color]], developed by Virtucraft, which later in 2002 developed a [[Mike Tyson]] based follow-up, ''Mike Tyson Boxing'', for the [[Game Boy Advance]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mike Tyson Boxing|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2002/02/19/mike-tyson-boxing-2|website=[[IGN]]|date=19 February 2002}}</ref>

Hamed also inspired a character called Prince Naseem in [[Squaresoft]]'s [[fighting game]] ''[[Ehrgeiz]]'', released in 1998. While called "Prince Naseem" in the original Japanese version, the character's name was changed to "Prince Doza" in the Western versions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Prince Doza / Prince Naseem (Japanese name) History |url=http://www.fightabase.com/charGame.aspx?id=3214 |website=FightABase |access-date=29 September 2018 |archive-date=4 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504192803/http://www.fightabase.com/charGame.aspx?id=3214 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the Japanese [[manga]] series ''[[Hajime no Ippo]]'', the fictional American boxing champion [[Bryan Hawk]] is based on Naseem Hamed.<ref>{{cite news |title=大人気ボクシング漫画 はじめの一歩 個性豊かなキャラクターの誕生秘話 |trans-title=Popular boxing manga Hajime no Ippo: The secret story of the birth of a unique character |url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/byline/kimurayu/20200125-00160189/ |access-date=11 July 2021 |work=[[Yahoo! Japan]] |date=25 January 2020 |language=ja}}</ref>

In the Japanese [[manga]] series ''Batuque'', the fictional character Shyun Amamiya is a fan of Naseem Hamed and takes inspiration from his fighting style.

In the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil movie]] ''[[Sarpatta Parambarai]]'' (2021), the boxing style of fictional character Dancing Rose, played by [[Shabeer Kallarakkal]], is based on Naseem Hamed.<ref>{{citation|title=15 வருஷமா நான் கஷ்டப்பட்டேன்..! - Dancing Rose Emotional Interview {{!}} Sarpatta {{!}} Pa.Ranjith {{!}} Arya| date=22 July 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djtc_StaCTw| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/djtc_StaCTw| archive-date=30 October 2021|access-date=22 July 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

A film based on Hamed and his relationship with trainer Brendan Ingle was announced in 2023. It will be directed by Rowan Athale, with [[Sylvester Stallone]] as an executive producer. [[Mena Massoud]] and [[Paddy Considine]] will star in the film.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ravindran |first=Manori |date=25 January 2023 |title=Paddy Considine, Mena Massoud Headline Boxing Drama 'Giant,' Based on True Story of Naseem Hamed |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/paddy-considine-mena-massoud-naseem-hamed-biopic-1235502046/ |access-date=16 May 2023 |website=Variety }}</ref>

==Professional boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|ko-wins=31
|dec-wins=5
|dec-losses=1
}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|37
|{{yes2}}Win
|36–1
|style="text-align:left;"|Manuel Calvo
|UD
|12
|[[Naseem Hamed vs. Manuel Calvo|18 May 2002]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|London Arena, London, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant IBO featherweight title}}
|- 
|36
|{{no2}}Loss
|35–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Marco Antonio Barrera]]
|UD
|12
|[[Naseem Hamed vs. Marco Antonio Barrera|7 Apr 2001]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[MGM Grand Garden Arena]], [[Paradise, Nevada]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For vacant [[list of IBO world champions#Featherweight|IBO featherweight title]]}}
|-
|35
|{{yes2}}Win
|35–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Augie Sanchez]]
|TKO
|4 (12), {{small|2:34}}
|[[Naseem Hamed vs. Augie Sanchez|19 Aug 2000]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Foxwoods Resort Casino]], [[Ledyard, Connecticut]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO featherweight title}}
|-
|34
|{{yes2}}Win
|34–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Vuyani Bungu]]
|TKO
|4 (12), {{small|1:38}}
|[[Naseem Hamed vs. Vuyani Bungu|11 Mar 2000]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[London Olympia]], London, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO featherweight title}}
|-
|33
|{{yes2}}Win
|33–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[César Soto (boxer)|César Soto]]
|UD
|12
|[[Naseem Hamed vs. César Soto|22 Oct 1999]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Joe Louis Arena]], [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO featherweight title;<br>Won [[list of WBC world champions#Featherweight|WBC featherweight title]]}}
|-
|32
|{{yes2}}Win
|32–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Paul Ingle]]
|TKO
|11 (12), {{small|0:45}}
|[[Naseem Hamed vs. Paul Ingle|10 Apr 1999]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[MEN Arena]], Manchester, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO featherweight title}}
|-
|31
|{{yes2}}Win
|31–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Wayne McCullough]]
|UD
|12
|[[Naseem Hamed vs. Wayne McCullough|31 Oct 1998]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Bally's Park Place]], [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO featherweight title}}
|-
|30
|{{yes2}}Win
|30–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Wilfredo Vázquez]]
|TKO
|7 (12), {{small|2:29}}
|[[Naseem Hamed vs. Wilfredo Vázquez|18 Apr 1998]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|NYNEX Arena, Manchester, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO featherweight title}}
|-
|29
|{{yes2}}Win
|29–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kevin Kelley (boxer)|Kevin Kelley]]
|KO
|4 (12), {{small|2:27}}
|[[Naseem Hamed vs. Kevin Kelley|19 Dec 1997]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City, New York]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO featherweight title}}
|-
|28
|{{yes2}}Win
|28–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Jose Badillo
|TKO
|7 (12), {{small|1:37}}
|11 Oct 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Sheffield Arena]], Sheffield, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO featherweight title}}
|-
|27
|{{yes2}}Win
|27–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Juan Gerardo Cabrera
|TKO
|2 (12), {{small|2:17}}
|19 Jul 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Wembley Arena]], London, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF and WBO featherweight titles}}
|-
|26
|{{yes2}}Win
|26–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Billy Hardy]]
|TKO
|1 (12), {{small|1:33}}
|3 May 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|NYNEX Arena, Manchester, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF and WBO featherweight titles}}
|-
|25
|{{yes2}}Win
|25–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Tom Johnson (American boxer)|Tom Johnson]]
|TKO
|8 (12), {{small|2:27}}
|8 Feb 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[London Arena]], London, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO featherweight title;<br>Won [[list of IBF world champions#Featherweight|IBF featherweight title]]}}
|-
|24
|{{yes2}}Win
|24–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Remigio Molina]]
|TKO
|2 (12)
|9 Nov 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[NYNEX Arena]], Manchester, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO featherweight title}}
|-
|23
|{{yes2}}Win
|23–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Manuel Medina (boxer)|Manuel Medina]]
|{{abbr|RTD|Corner retirement}}
|11 (12), {{small|3:00}}
|31 Aug 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Point Theatre]], Dublin, Ireland}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO featherweight title}}
|-
|22
|{{yes2}}Win
|22–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Daniel Alicea]]
|TKO
|2 (12), {{small|2:46}}
|8 Jun 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Metro Radio Arena|Telewest Arena]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO featherweight title}}
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Said Lawal
|KO
|1 (12), {{small|0:35}}
|16 Mar 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO featherweight title}}
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win
|20–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Steve Robinson (boxer)|Steve Robinson]]
|TKO
|8 (12), {{small|1:40}}
|30 Sep 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Cardiff Arms Park]], Cardiff, Wales}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of WBO world champions#Featherweight|WBO featherweight title]]}}
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|19–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Juan Polo Perez]]
|KO
|2 (12), {{small|2:00}}
|1 Jul 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Royal Albert Hall]], London, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC International super-bantamweight title}}
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|18–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Enrique Angeles
|KO
|2 (12)
|6 May 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Royal Bath and West Showground]], [[Shepton Mallet]], England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC International super-bantamweight title}}
|-
|17
|{{yes2}}Win
|17–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Sergio Rafael Liendo
|KO
|2 (12), {{small|1:06}}
|4 Mar 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Forum, [[Livingston, Scotland|Livingston]], Scotland}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC International super-bantamweight title}}
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Armando Castro
|KO
|4 (12), {{small|2:11}}
|21 Jan 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre|Exhibition and Conference Centre]], [[Glasgow]], Scotland}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC International super-bantamweight title}}
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Laureano Ramírez]]
|TKO
|3 (12), {{small|2:40}}
|19 Nov 1994
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC International super-bantamweight title}}
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Freddy Cruz
|TKO
|6 (12), {{small|2:03}}
|12 Oct 1994
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] International [[super-bantamweight]] title}}
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Antonio Picardi
|TKO
|3 (12), {{small|1:26}}
|17 Aug 1994
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Hillsborough Leisure Centre]], Sheffield, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained European bantamweight title}}
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Vincenzo Belcastro
|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}
|12
|11 May 1994
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Ponds Forge]], [[Sheffield]], England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of European Boxing Union bantamweight champions|European bantamweight title]]}}
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|style="text-align:left;"|John Miceli
|KO
|1 (10), {{small|2:50}}
|9 Apr 1994
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England}}
|
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Peter Buckley (boxer)|Peter Buckley]]
|TKO
|4 (8), {{small|1:47}}
|29 Jan 1994
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Wales National Ice Rink|National Ice Rink]], [[Cardiff]], Wales}}
|
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Chris Clarkson
|KO
|2 (8), {{small|1:50}}
|24 Sep 1993
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[National Basketball Arena]], [[Dublin]], Ireland}}
|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Kevin Jenkins
|TKO
|3 (6), {{small|1:58}}
|26 May 1993
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England, England}}
|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Alan Ley
|KO
|2 (6)
|24 Feb 1993
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Wembley Conference Centre]], London, England}}
|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Peter Buckley (boxer)|Peter Buckley]]
|{{abbr|PTS|Points decision}}
|6
|12 Nov 1992
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Everton Park Sports Centre, [[Liverpool]], England}}
|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Des Gargano
|KO
|4 (6)
|7 Oct 1992
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Crowtree Leisure Centre, [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]], England}}
|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Miguel Matthews
|TKO
|3 (6), {{small|1:05}}
|14 Jul 1992
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Grosvenor House Hotel]], [[London]], England}}
|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Andrew Bloomer
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
|2 (6), {{small|0:46}}
|23 May 1992
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[National Exhibition Centre]], [[Birmingham]], England}}
|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Shaun Norman
|KO
|2 (6), {{small|0:55}}
|25 Apr 1992
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[G-Mex Centre]], [[Manchester]], England}}
|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Ricky Beard
|{{abbr|KO|Knockout}}
|2 (6), {{small|2:36}}
|14 Feb 1992
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Leisure Centre, [[Mansfield]], England}}
|
|}

==Television viewership==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
! Date !! Fight !! Network !! Country !! Viewers !! Source(s)
|-
| {{dts|1995|January|21|format=dmy}}
| Naseem Hamed vs. Armando Castro
| [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| [[United Kingdom]]
| 6,400,000
| <ref>{{cite web|title=By The Numbers: Golovkin-Murray, Abraham-Smith|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/by-numbers-golovkin-murray-abraham-smith--87697|website=BoxingScene|date=21 February 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|1995|March|4|format=dmy}}
| Naseem Hamed vs. Sergio Rafael Liendo
| ITV
| United Kingdom
| 13,000,000
| <ref>{{cite book|last=Dirs|first=Ben|title=The Hate Game: Benn, Eubank and British Boxing's Bitterest Rivalry|date=2013|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|isbn=9781471129056|chapter=Chapter Fifteen: Twit in a Trance|page=1930|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6VMtAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1930}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|1997|July|19|format=dmy}}
| Naseem Hamed vs. Juan Gerardo Cabrera
| [[Sky Sports]]
| United Kingdom
| 831,000
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Sport on TV |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/258067032/ |work=[[The Observer]] |date=22 February 1998}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|1997|December|19|format=dmy}}
| [[Naseem Hamed vs. Kevin Kelley]]
| [[HBO]]
| [[United States]]
| {{formatnum:{{#expr:(10.1/100)*25000000}}|}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Sandomir|first=Richard|title=TV SPORTS; Fox Uses Bradshaw As Boredom Antidote|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/26/sports/tv-sports-fox-uses-bradshaw-as-boredom-antidote.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=26 December 1997}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|1998|May|2|format=dmy}}
| [[Naseem Hamed vs. Wilfredo Vázquez]]
| HBO
| United States
| {{formatnum:{{#expr:(10.2/100)*25000000}}|}}
| <ref name="latimes">{{cite news|last=Springer|first=Steve|title=A Situation That Bears Watching|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-02-sp-45673-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=2 May 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fight Night at Ted's Place? TNT May Give Boxing a Try|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/1998/05/04/Sports-Media/FIGHT-NIGHT-AT-TEDS-PLACE-TNT-MAY-GIVE-BOXING-A-TRY.aspx|work=[[Sports Business Daily]]|publisher=[[Advance Publications]]|date=4 May 1998}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|1998|October|31|format=dmy}}
| [[Naseem Hamed vs. Wayne McCullough]]
| HBO
| United States
| {{formatnum:{{#expr:(12.8/100)*25000000}}|}}
| <ref name="latimes"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Dempsey|first=John|title=Boxing punches up Nielsens for HBO|url=https://variety.com/1998/tv/news/boxing-punches-up-nielsens-for-hbo-1117488164/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=5 November 1998}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2002|May|18|format=dmy}}
| [[Naseem Hamed vs. Manuel Calvo]]
| Sky Sports
| United Kingdom
| 11,000,000
| <ref name="Kriegel"/>
|-
!
! Total known viewership
!
! United Kingdom & United States
! 41,604,000
!
|}

===Pay-per-view bouts===
Naseem Hamed held the [[pay-per-view]] record in the United Kingdom up until he was surpassed by [[Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson]] in 2002.{{efn|See {{Section link|Pay-per-view|United Kingdom}}.}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
! Date !! Fight !! Billing !! Network !! Country !! Buys !! Revenue ({{estimation}}) !! Revenue {{small|(inflation)}} ({{estimation}})
|-
| {{dts|1996|November|9|format=dmy}}
| Naseem Hamed vs. [[Remigio Molina]]
| ''Judgement Night''<ref name="Boyle">{{cite book |last1=Boyle |first1=Raymond |last2=Haynes |first2=Richard |title=Power play: sport, the media and popular culture |date=2009 |publisher=[[Edinburgh University Press]] |isbn=9780748635931 |pages=141–142 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8agWAQAAMAAJ |quote=An estimated 420,000 ppv customers watched the event, bringing BSkyB's 50 per cent share in the revenue to more than £25 million. 'Judgement Night' augured a new experience for fans of boxing, packaged and glossily delivered by television. [...] In the run-up to 'Judgement Night' Evans argued that Hamed thrived on the adrenaline rush of 'putting on a show' as much as he appeared to relish 'the pleasurable anticipation' of knocking out his opponent.}}</ref>
| [[Sky Box Office]]
| [[United Kingdom]]
| 420,000<ref name="Boyle"/><ref name="Forrester">{{cite book |last=Forrester |first=Chris |title=Business of Digital Television |date=2013 |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |isbn=9781136029783 |pages=151–152 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u92En9MeF9IC&pg=PA151 |quote=Average BSkyB [...] 1996 [...] 5m [...] 1997 [...] 5.8m [...] UK-based boxing promoter, Frank Warren in June 1997 described championship boxing as: the most honest form of TV [...] Our first match (Bruno v Tyson) created a 14 per cent buy-rate (660 000 subs) even at 5 a.m. 'Judgement Night' got 420 000 subs (9 per cent). The 'Night of Champions' 720,000 buys or 15.5 per cent and the 'Brit Pack' on May 3 [1997] achieved a 6 per cent buy rate}}</ref>
| £25,000,000<ref name="Boyle"/> (${{formatnum:{{#expr:25000000*1.637635 round 0}}|}})<ref name="exchange97"/>
| £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|25000000|1996|r=-6}}|}} ({{US$|{{Inflation|US|40940875|1996|r=-6}}|long=no}})
|-
| {{dts|1997|February|8|format=dmy}}
| Naseem Hamed vs. [[Tom Johnson (American boxer)|Tom Johnson]]
| ''Night of Champions''<ref>{{cite news |title=McGuigan's patience of Job jab at the Prince |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/mcguigan-s-patience-of-job-jab-at-the-prince-1.41477 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=10 February 1997}}</ref>
| Sky Box Office
| United Kingdom
| 720,000<ref name="Forrester"/>
| £{{formatnum:{{#expr:720000*14.95}}|}}<ref name="mediatel">{{cite news|title=A Princely Sum For Title Fight|url=https://mediatel.co.uk/newsline/1997/04/17/a-princely-sum-for-title-fight|work=Mediatel Newsline|date=7 April 1997}}</ref> (${{formatnum:{{#expr:10764000*1.637635 round 0}}|}})<ref name="exchange97"/>
| £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|10764000|1997|r=-6}}|}} (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|17627503|1997|r=-6}}|}})
|-
| {{dts|1997|May|3|format=dmy}}
| Naseem Hamed vs. [[Billy Hardy]]
| ''Brit Pack''<ref>{{cite news |title=British Face-Off #11 - Robin Reid v Henry Wharton |url=http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/29796/9028943/british-face-off-11-robin-reid-v-henry-wharton |work=[[Sky Sports]] |date=19 November 2013}}</ref>
| Sky Box Office
| United Kingdom
| {{formatnum:{{#expr:5800000*(6/100)}}|}}<ref name="Forrester"/>
| £{{formatnum:{{#expr:348000*14.95}}|}}<ref name="mediatel"/> (${{formatnum:{{#expr:5202600*1.637635 round 0}}|}})<ref name="exchange97"/>
| £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|5202600|1997|r=-6}}|}} (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|8519960|1997|r=-6}}|}})
|-
| {{dts|2000|August|19|format=dmy}}
| Naseem Hamed vs. [[Augie Sanchez]]
| ''Hamed vs. Sanchez''<ref>{{cite web |title=PRINCE NASEEM HAMED vs. AUGIE SANCHEZ |url=http://www.kofightposters.com/boxing_memorabilia/display_item.php?id=288#.W5YIUUZKiUk |website=KO Fight Posters |access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref>
| Sky Box Office
| United Kingdom
| 300,000<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mitchell |first1=Kevin |title=Boxing: BBC chase Hamed TV deal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/jan/14/kevinmitchell |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=14 January 2001}}</ref>
| £{{formatnum:{{#expr:300000*14.95}}|}}<ref name="mediatel"/> (${{formatnum:{{#expr:4485000*(1/0.66) round 0}}|}})<ref>{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (£0.66 per US$) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=2000&locations=GB&start=1999 |website=Data |publisher=[[World Bank]] |year=2000 |access-date=9 September 2018 }}</ref>
| £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|4485000|2000|r=-6}}|}} (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|6795455|2000|r=-6}}|}})
|-
| {{dts|2001|April|7|format=dmy}}
| Naseem Hamed vs. [[Marco Antonio Barrera]]
| ''Playing With Fire''<ref>{{cite web |title=Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Naseem Hamed |url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Marco_Antonio_Barrera_vs._Naseem_Hamed |website=[[BoxRec]] |access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref>
| [[HBO]]
| [[United States]]
| 310,000<ref name="barrera">{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2810845 |title= Marquez-Barrera pulls in $10.1 million in TV revenue |work= ESPN.com |date= 24 March 2007 |access-date= 13 January 2014}}</ref>
| ${{formatnum:{{#expr:310000*39}}|}}<ref>{{cite news|title=HAMED'S THE PRINCE OF WISHFUL THINKING|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/hamed-prince-wishful-thinking-article-1.914467|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505142032/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/hamed-prince-wishful-thinking-article-1.914467|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2018|work=[[New York Daily News]]|date=15 February 2001}}</ref> (£{{formatnum:{{#expr:12090000/1.440089 round 0}}|}})<ref>{{cite web|title=Historical Exchange Rates Tool & Forex History Data (1.440089 USD per GBP)|url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/|website=[[OFX (company)|OFX]]|year=2001|access-date=4 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619140101/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/|archive-date=19 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|12090000|2001|r=-6}}|}} (£{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|8395314|2001|r=-6}}|}})
|-
!
! colspan="2" | Total known sales
!
!
! 2,098,000
! £57,541,600 ($82,279,107)
! £94,000,000 ($127,000,000)
|}

==See also==
*[[List of world featherweight boxing champions]]
*[[List of WBC world champions]]
*[[List of IBF world champions]]
*[[List of WBO world champions]]
*[[List of IBO world champions]]
*[[List of European Boxing Union bantamweight champions]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*{{instagram|princenaseemhamed_}}
*{{Boxrec|id=4462}}
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/4765035.stm Naseem Hamed profile] at [[BBC]]

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