- Category:
- Richest Athletes › Boxers
- Net Worth:
- $33 Million
- Birthdate:
- Feb 12, 1974 (50 years old)
- Birthplace:
- Sheffield
- Gender:
- Male
- Height:
- 5 ft 4 in (1.64 m)
- Profession:
- Professional Boxer
- Nationality:
- United Kingdom
What is Naseem Hamed's Net Worth?
Naseem Hamed is an English retired professional boxer who has a net worth of $33 million. Naseem Hamed was born in Sheffield, England in 1974 to Yemeni parents. He is a southpaw who, at 5'4 ½", has fought in the Featherweight, Super Bantamweight, and Bantamweight divisions. Naseem Hamed started his professional boxing career in 1992 in the flyweight division. He is often called Prince Naseem by fans and is well-known for his antics and entertaining ring entrances including coming in on a flying carpet, in a Chevrolet Impala, and re-enacting the video of Michael Jackson's Thriller.
Naseem Hamed won the European bantamweight and WBC International super bantamweight title at the age of 20. Naseem Hamed boxed in 37 total matches in his career and has 36 wins, 31 of them by knock out. His sole loss came in 2001 in his second to last match before his eventual retirement in 2002. Rapper Nas wrote a lyric about Naseem Hamed in his song "You Won't See Me Tonight": "I can't forget how I met you, you thought I was a boxer/ Prince Naseem, but I'm a mobster, Nas from Queens". During his career, Naseem Hamed was the WBO Featherweight Champion, the IBF Featherweight Champion, the WBC Featherweight Champion, and the World Featherweight Champion.
