Friday, 04 November 2005

Featherweight ex-champion Prince Naseem Hamed talks of return

British former WBO featherweight champion Prince Naseem Hamed, from Sheffield, has hinted that he will be making a return to the ring after a three-year lay-off. The 31-year-old boxer has not fought since May 2002 but said he could re-appear in the New Year.

"I've been boxing since I was seven," he told the Sheffield Star newspaper.

"I simply needed a break. I miss boxing and I believe boxing misses me, too. In the new year you could witness something special."

Prince Naseem Hamed became Britain's youngest world champion when he won the world featherweight title aged 21 years and seven months in 1995 and he also added the IBF crown when he beat Tom Johnson in London in 1997. Prince Naseem Hamed claimed the WBC title with a points win over Cesar Soto in Detroit in 1999.

Prince Naseem Hamed has fought 37 times as a professional, losing only to Marco Antonio Barrera in 2001.

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Name: balal ya daddy	Comment: naseem bro was hapnin course u should come bk ur 1 of da sickest boxers bro fuk all da lil shits hu r sayin dnt cum bk they r lil puffs so bro try ur best nd cum bk safe defos yh safe.
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Name: Kamini	Comment: i hope to see you fight soon, its been a while. your presence on screen is electrifying! not to mention, you are a supurb fighter!
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Name: dona	Comment: I think you just great. I hope I hear from you, Keep up the good attitude. Praying for you to achive and be the best one in the world. God bless you, and your family.
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Name: box	Comment: nassem est un des meilleur boxeur , son style sa classe et sa foie me fait dire .... chapeau prince ta ecris ton nom avec des lettre en or aucun etre vivant dans cette terre n est parfait ,muhammad ali , mike tyson , maradonna , el gerouj , jordan , tout c est grand champion on perdu plus qu une fois dans leur carierre encor chapeau PRINCE NASSEM
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Name: bilal	Comment: prince u would not wanna get nocked out by barrera again so u beter stay retired
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Name: sabtain abbas	Comment: hey naseem wats hapnin i think when you come back your gona be the champ again whem you beat barrera an im a boxer myself i hope to be like you in 2years inshAllah????
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Name: Escobedo	Comment: PRINCE HAS NEVER HAD A CHALLENGE IN HIS CAREER, EXCEPT FOR BARRERA, WHEN THE CHALLENGE AROUSED HE SUCKED BIG @SS, LETS JUST SAY HE WILL NEVER BEAT A MEXICAN FIGHTER NOR A FILIPINO.
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Name: Sammy U.	Comment: Please tell him not to return to the ring, because he will just fool the people who loves boxing. He got nothing to show to the paying people in boxing. Let him retire for good.
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Loved watching young Prince box. Keyword young. Making a comeback at 30+ is one of the most difficult things to do in boxing. Not that it hasn't been done. But to do it with todays competition, not going to happen Prince fans!! (Manny P.- Morales) And about Barrera. People please! I've never liked the guy, but as old as he is, he's fighting, boxing shall I say, the best I've ever seen. Barrera the brawler has truly become a boxer, boring but beautiful. For the record I'd love to see Prince KO Barrera. We'll never see Prince in a major ring again. Maybe he should try to get his own reality show.

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Name: lyzer	Comment: prince naseem hamed is gonna kick some ass and its gonna be barrera's so u better watch out cause the prince is soon gonna do a flip over da top rope and kick barrera's ass
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Name: john	Comment: He hasn't been the same since Barrera beat him he should just stay retired.
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Name: ......?	Comment: I think Prince is the greatest boxer! I cant wait to see him return!
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Name: Angelina Cosentino	Comment: I cant wait for the return of the prince!! I definitely cant wait for him to KNOCK OUT Barrera! I hope he comes back soon because his fans have missed watching his incredible fights. SEE YOU SOON PRINCE!
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