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Ali Jacko
BornAbdul Ali
(1969-05-06) 6 May 1969 (age 55)
London, England
Native nameআলি জ়াক
Other namesLion-Heart
ResidenceLondon, England
NationalityEnglish
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
DivisionLightweight
StyleShaolin Fist, Wu Shu Kwan, Jujutsu
Fighting out ofEast End of London, England
TrainerEddie Dujon
Rank  black belt in Kung Fu (Shaolin Fist)
  black belt in in Chinese Boxing (Wu Shu Kwan)
  3rd degree black belt in Kickboxing (Jujutsu)
Years active1990–2002
Kickboxing record
Total45
Wins44
Losses1
Other information
OccupationKickboxer, kickboxing promotor, television producer, publisher
Websitealijacko.com

Abdul Ali (Bengali: আব্দুল জ়াক; born 6 May 1969), best known as Ali Jacko (Bengali: আলি জ়াক), is an English former kickboxer who held world titles in the lightweight division. He also ran JKO Productions, which was part of the kickboxing promotion of Sky Sports and Channel 5.

Early life

Ali was born in the East End of London. He is of Bangladeshi descent[1] and lived in Bangladesh for six years.[2] His late father[3] Mohammed Chamak Ali was born in Farigow, Jawa Bazar, Chhatak in Sylhet District, East Pakistan (now Sunamganj, Bangladesh).[4][5] Ali has three younger brothers and two younger sisters.[6]

Ali attended Sir John Cass Redcoat School. At an early age, he played Junior League football and became the BMX Freestyle Schoolboy champion. From 1987, at the age of 17, he ran his own fashion design and manufacturing business.[1]

Kickboxing career

Trained first in football and badminton at very early age and later in various styles of kung fu and Karate as youth, Ali Jacko trained also in Jujutsu as teenager and found his own passion from martial arts instead. In 1986, at age of 17, Ali started training as a kickboxer. On 2 December 1990,[4] he won his first B.I.K.M.A British lightweight kickboxing title. In February 1996, he won the W.M.O European kickboxing title. On 3 October 1999, he won the W.K.N World Inter-Continental Championship. On 26 May 1996, he defeated Frederic Pierre to win the W.K.O World lightweight kickboxing title at The Island in Ilford. In June 2000, Ali took his second World lightweight kickboxing title, this time in the World Kickboxing Network belt.[1][2][5][6][7][8]

Ali became the first Asian to win British, European, Inter-Continental and Work Full-Contact kickboxing championships. He had a 45 fight career,[1] with one defeat by submission due to injury.[4] Ali's manager and trainer Eddie Dujon took him through his British, European and World Championship fights.[7] Ali retired in 2002.[4]

Media career

In July 1997, Ali launched JKO TV, which produces and provides programmes for terrestrial, satellite and corporate clients. It filmed Thai and kickboxing on Sky Sports and Channel 5.[1][9]

In June 2000, Ali launched the UK's first all Kick / Thai-boxing magazine Kick Boxing UK.[10]

Awards

Ali won the Canary Wharf Sporting Personality Award in 2001 and the UK Asian Sporting Award in 2003.[1]

Personal life

Ali is a Muslim,[6] and lives in London[8] with his wife and[6] son.[3][11] His mother lives in Bangladesh.[12]

Filmography

Year Title Credit Notes
2002 Now Is the Time: Night of Combat Executive producer
2008 Sucker Punch

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Jacko Ali". British Bengali Success Stories. BritBangla. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Bio Data". CA Foundation / Ali Jacko. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Ali Jacko". Straight Dialogue. Channel i. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "Ali Jacko". Straight Dialogue. Channel i. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b "ছাতকের পাইগাওয়ে বিরোধপুর্ণ জায়গার ৪র্থ বারেরমত রায়". Sylhet: Sylhet Express.com. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ a b c d "Jacko Ali". Straight Dialogue. Channel i. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Another Ali another Champion". Dhaka: Dhaka Courier. 17 January 1998. Retrieved 1 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ a b "Chamak Ali Foundation UK BD". Chamak Ali Foundation. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Results from Ali Jacko's show". Muay Thai Online Club. 2003. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  10. ^ "World Kickboxing News". Prokick. June 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Jacko Ali". StraightDialogue. Channel i. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Jacko Ali". StraightDialogue. Channel i. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

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