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Hogan Bassey

{{short description|Nigerian boxer (1932–1998)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Hogan Bassey

| honorific_suffix = MBE MON

| image =Hogan Bassey.jpg

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1932|4|27}}

| birth_place = Cross River, Creek Town, Calabar, Nigeria

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1998|1|26|1932|4|27}}

| death_place = Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria

}}

Hogan "Kid" Bassey {{Audio|Ig-Hogan Bassey.ogg|listen|help=no}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://records.com.ng/2016/hogan-kid-bassey-first-nigerian-become-world-boxing-champion/|title=Hogan "Kid" Bassey – First Nigerian to become a world boxing champion|publisher=Records Nigeria|accessdate=2 November 2016|archive-date=23 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923003041/http://records.com.ng/2016/hogan-kid-bassey-first-nigerian-become-world-boxing-champion/|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/bassey.htm|title=Hogan "Kid" Bassey|publisher=The Cyber Boxing Zone|accessdate=5 August 2013}} He took the name Kid Bassey when he turned professional as a boxer. He was managed and trained by Peter Banasko from Liverpool. After winning the British Empire Featherweight title George Biddles bought out Bassey's Contract for £600 which was a big risk at the time. He was then managed and trained by Biddles and Jimmy August.{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:22405|title=Biography at boxrec.com|publisher=boxrec.com|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2013}}

Boxing career

After 14 contests in Nigeria, Bassey went to Liverpool, England, arriving there three days before Christmas 1951.{{cite web|work=Independent (London)|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19980406/ai_n14157075|title=Obituary: Hogan Bassey|publisher=FindArticles.com|accessdate=5 August 2013}}

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|date=December 2015}}

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".United Kingdom list: {{London Gazette |issue=41268 |date=31 December 1957 |pages=25 |supp=y}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nigerdeltacongress.com/harticles/hogan.htm|title=Hogan|publisher=NigerDeltaCongress.com|accessdate=5 August 2013}} Bassey went on to become a coach in Nigeria, which awarded him the country's highest honour, the Order of the Niger, in 1973.{{cite web |title=Hogan "Kid" Bassey — Meet the First Nigerian To Become A World Boxing Champion |url=https://talkafricana.com/hogan-kid-bassey-meet-the-first-nigerian-to-become-a-world-boxing-champion/ |website=Talk Africana |access-date=28 August 2022 |date=9 September 2020}} He died on 26 January 1998 at his home in Apapa, Lagos.

Professional boxing record

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|59 Wins (21 knockouts, 38 decisions), 13 Losses (4 knockouts, 9 decisions), 2 Draws{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=22405&cat=boxer|title=Hogan Kid Bassey – Boxer|publisher=BoxRec.com|accessdate=5 August 2013}}

|- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;"

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Result

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Type

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Round

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Location

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes

|- align=center

|{{no2}}Loss

|68–13–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1959}} Davey Moore

|RTD

|11 (15)

|19 August 1959

|align=left|{{flagicon|California}} Los Angeles, United States

|align=left|{{small|For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles}}

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|68–12–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Davey Moore

|RTD

|13 (15)

|18 March 1959

|align=left|{{flagicon|California}} Los Angeles, United States

|align=left|{{small|Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|68–11–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} Ernesto Parra

|UD

|10

|13 December 1958

|align=left|{{flagicon|California}} Hollywood, United States

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|67–11–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Carmelo Costa

|UD

|10

|31 October 1958

|align=left|{{flagicon|New York}} New York City, United States

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|66–11–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Willie Pep

|TKO

|9

|20 September 1958

|align=left|{{flagicon|Massachusetts}} Boston, Massachusetts, United States

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|65–11–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Jules Touan

|TKO

|7

|24 June 1958

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Kensington, London, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|64–11–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} Ricardo Moreno

|KO

|3 (15)

|1 April 1958

|align=left|{{flagicon|California}} Los Angeles, United States

|align=left|{{small|Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|63–11–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Jean Pierre Cossemyns

|PTS

|10

|23 January 1958

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|62–11–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|France}} Victor Pepeder

|PTS

|10

|7 October 1957

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|61–11–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|France}} Cherif Hamia

|TKO

|10 (15)

|24 June 1957

|align=left|{{flagicon|France}} Paris, France

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|60–11–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Miguel Berrios

|UD

|12

|26 April 1957

|align=left|{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Washington, District of Columbia, United States

|align=left|{{small|featherweight title eliminator}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|59–11–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Trinidad & Tobago|colonial}} Percy Lewis

|PTS

|15

|1 April 1957

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

|align=left|{{small|Retained Commonwealth featherweight title}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|58–11–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} Joao Dos Santos

|PTS

|10

|26 November 1956

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Leicester, East Midlands, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|57–11–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Jean Sneyers

|TKO

|4

|26 November 1956

|align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Liège, Belgium

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|57–10–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Alby Tissong

|PTS

|8

|6 September 1956

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|56–10–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} Aldo Pravisani

|PTS

|8

|3 May 1956

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|55–10–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Louis Cabo

|TKO

|4

|22 March 1956

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|54–10–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Jean Sneyers

|TKO

|4

|7 February 1956

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Harringay, London, United Kingdom

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|53–10–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland|union}} Billy Kelly

|KO

|8

|19 November 1955

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

|align=left|{{small|Commonwealth Featherweight Title.}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|52–10–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} Joe Quinn

|KO

|1

|8 October 1955

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|51–10–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Juan Oscar Alvarez

|PTS

|10

|25 August 1955

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|50–10–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|France}} Andre Pierson

|PTS

|10

|3 June 1955

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Manchester, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|49–10–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|France}} Marcel Ranvial

|KO

|5

|22 March 1955

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Kensington, London, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|48–10–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Trinidad & Tobago|colonial}} Percy Lewis

|PTS

|8

|31 January 1955

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|47–10–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Aime Devisch

|PTS

|10

|29 November 1954

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|46–10–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Harry Ramsden

|PTS

|8

|27 October 1954

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|45–10–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Luis Romero

|PTS

|10

|3 September 1954

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Manchester, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|44–10–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Jo Woussem

|PTS

|8

|12 August 1954

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|44–9–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|France}} Jacques Legendre

|PTS

|10

|2 July 1954

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Manchester, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|43–9–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} Enrico Macale

|PTS

|8

|3 June 1954

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|42–9–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Jean Sneyers

|PTS

|10

|29 April 1954

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|41–9–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Johnny Butterworth

|PTS

|10

|4 March 1954

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|40–9–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Billy Kelly

|PTS

|8

|8 December 1953

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Harringay, London, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|40–8–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Sammy McCarthy

|PTS

|10

|6 October 1953

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Kensington, London, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|39–8–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Juan Oscar Alvarez

|PTS

|10

|7 September 1953

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|39–7–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Tommy Higgins

|PTS

|8

|27 August 1953

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|38–7–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Denny Dawson

|KO

|4

|9 July 1953

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|37–7–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|France}} Emile Chemama

|TKO

|5

|24 March 1953

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Kensington, London, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|37–6–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Luis Romero

|TKO

|8

|27 February 1953

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Manchester, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|36–6–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Johnny Haywood

|DQ

|3

|30 January 1953

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|36–5–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Ken Lawrence

|TKO

|5

|20 January 1953

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Kensington, London, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|35–5–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jackie Briers

|PTS

|10

|8 January 1953

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|34–5–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Bobby Boland

|TKO

|5

|15 December 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Manchester, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|33–5–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Jean Pierre Cossemyns

|PTS

|10

|8 December 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|33–4–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Tommy Proffitt

|TKO

|7

|14 November 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Manchester, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|32–4–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Tommy Proffitt

|PTS

|8

|27 October 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Manchester, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|31–4–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Eddie Carson

|PTS

|8

|9 October 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|30–4–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Eddie McCormick

|PTS

|8

|22 September 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Manchester, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|29–4–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Stan Skinless

|TKO

|7

|11 September 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|28–4–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Tommy Higgins

|PTS

|8

|28 August 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|27–4–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jimmy Cardew

|PTS

|8

|7 August 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|26–4–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Johnny Barclay

|KO

|6

|28 July 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|25–4–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Ivor Davies

|KO

|2

|23 June 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|24–4–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Frankie Williams

|PTS

|8

|15 May 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|24–3–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} John Kelly

|PTS

|8

|26 April 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|24–2–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Bobby Boland

|KO

|5

|17 April 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{draw}}Draw

|23–2–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Glyn Evans

|PTS

|8

|1 April 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Hanley, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|23–2–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Len Shaw

|PTS

|8

|24 March 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|22–2–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Tommy Higgins

|PTS

|8

|5 March 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|21–2–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Peter Fay

|PTS

|8

|19 February 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Hanley, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|20–2–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Ray Hillyard

|TKO

|4

|31 January 1952

|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|19–2–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|Gold Coast}} Young Spider Neequaye

|PTS

|12

|28 September 1951

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Lagos, Nigeria

|align=left|{{small|West African Bantamweight Title}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|18–2–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Steve Jeffra

|PTS

|12

|29 August 1951

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Lagos, Nigeria

|align=left|{{small|Nigerian Bantamweight Title}}

|-

|{{draw}}Draw

|17–2–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Little Joe

|PTS

|10

|Jul 08, 1951

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Emmy Cinema Theatre, Aba

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|17–2–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Adjetey Sowah

|PTS

|10

|30 May 1951

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Lagos, Nigeria

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|16–2–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Jack Salami

|PTS

|8

|16 May 1951

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Lagos, Nigeria

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|15–2–2

|align=left|Kid Chukudi

|TKO

|3

|4 May 1951

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Lagos, Nigeria

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|14–2–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Dick Turpin

|PTS

|6

|29 January 1951

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Lagos, Nigeria

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|13–2–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Joe Bennett

|TKO

|10 (12)

|Nov 10, 1950

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Lagos, Nigeria

|align=left|{{small|Nigerian Bantamweight Title}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|12–2–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Eddie Phillips

|PTS

|6

|Oct 06, 1950

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Lagos, Nigeria

|align=left|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|11–2–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Steve Jeffra

|PTS

|12

|7 July 1950

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Lagos, Nigeria

|align=left|

|-

|{{draw}}Draw

|10–2–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Ogli Tettey

|PTS

|12

|31 May 1950

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Lagos, Nigeria

|align=left|{{small|West African Flyweight Title}}

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|10–2–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Bola Lawal

|TKO

|5 (6)

|Mar 01, 1950

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|10–1–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Bob Emmanuel

|TKO

|4 (12)

|Dec 26, 1949

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Railway Stadium, Lagos

|align=left|{{small|Nigerian Flyweight Title}}

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|9–1–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Dick Turpin

|DQ

|5 (12)

|Nov 28, 1949

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Lagos, Nigeria

|align=left|{{small|Nigerian Flyweight Title}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|9–0–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Texas Kid

|PTS

|10

|26 October 1949

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos

|align=left|{{small|Nigerian Flyweight Title}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|8–0–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Dick Turpin

|PTS

|12

|27 July 1949

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Lagos, Nigeria

|align=left|{{small|Nigerian Flyweight Title}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|7–0–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Jack Sala

|TKO

|4 (6))

|27 Jul 1949

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Royal Hotel, Lagos

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|6–0–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Ogli Tettey

|PTS

|12

|28 Mar 1949

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|5–0–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Jack Sala

|TKO

|4 (6)

|31 January 1949

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} African Tennis Club, Lagos

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|4–0–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Hurry Kid

|KO

|4 (6)

|30 December 1948

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Lagos

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|3–0–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Hurry Kid

|PTS

|6

|29 November 1948

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Lagos

|

|-

|{{draw}}Draw

|2–0–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Bolo Lawal

|PTS

|6

|26 May 1948

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|2–0

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Jack Sala

|PTS

|6

|6 February 1948

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Lagos

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|1–0

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} Jimmy Brown

|PTS

|6

|28 November 1947

|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria|colonial}} African Tennis Club, Lagos

|

|}

Titles in boxing

=Major world titles=

=''The Ring'' magazine titles=

=Regional/International titles=

=Undisputed titles=

See also

External links

  • {{boxrec|id=022405|name=Hogan Bassey}}
  • 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

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