IMPACT SPOTLIGHT AWARD NOMINEE BASH ALI (OON) FOR IMPACT MAKERS AWARD
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Bash Ali Will Be Honoured With The Prestigious Impact Makers Award Powered By KABIO’OSI FESTIVAL @ Plus Carriers International Ministry
Meet and Greet the Medical Marvel BASH ALI (OON),who in his sixties runs a mile,receive punches and by the Grace of GOD, free from medical problems,tested from the hair on his head to the nails on his toes with a clean bill of health.
He is the only boxer in the world who never fought as an amateur but went on to become a world boxing champion and the only boxer in the world to win every boxing cruiser weight title conceivable:United States Boxing Association, North America Boxing Federation,World Boxing Council International(twice) and the current World Boxing Federation Cruiserweight title.
He holds a degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.
One of my most memorable moments he recounts was September 9, 2000, I fought the then WBF cruiserweight champion, Terry Ray, at the National Stadium, Lagos. I knocked him out in the eighth round to win the title. I was offered $1.5m to have a return match while a group in Germany offered me $2.1m to fight a German boxer in Germany. I agreed to have the Germany fight but the WBF president at that time stripped me of my title for not agreeing to a return match with Terry Ray because he was his manager through a proxy. I sued the WBF for wrongfully stripping me of my title. The California Superior Court in Oakland found them guilty and restored my title with a wage loss compensation of $2.1m and damages of $5m. The $2.1m was paid but they appealed the $5m judgment, which is now worth over $20m. Now, I have the receivership to the WBF to satisfy the damages.
The court in the permanent injunction stipulated that I can never again be stripped of my title unless I lose it inside the boxing ring. You can see that the injustice done to me in 2000 has turned out to be a great blessing today.
African Boxing Ambassador Nigeria’s Bashiru Lawrence Ali’s dream of becoming Guiness World Record Boxing Champion has refused to die since 17 years ago,as they say;:dreams never die.In his words,i will continue to fight till am 70 years old ,retire young and healthy with unflinching patriotism as i have always proven. Champion Bash Ali’s resolve to SHOCK the world by rewriting Boxing History and making all his fiercest CRITICS his most adored DISCIPLES has earned him the fond alias as the Extraordinary Man.
He will be honoured as one of the special recipients of the prestigious and merit IMPACT MAKERS AWARD for his outstanding impact in culture shapening and patriotism,come Sunday, December 3,2023 9am live KABIO’OSI FESTIVAL, powered by PLUS CARRIERS INT’L MINISTRY.
Huge Congratulations.
