Joy Ali Explained

Joy Ali
Nationality: Fijian
Realname:Zulfikar Joy Ali
Nickname:Jet
Weight:Middleweight
Birth Date:1978 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Nadi, Fiji
Death Place:Suva, Fiji
Style:Orthodox
Total:51
Wins:31
Ko:26
Losses:13
Draws:6
No Contests:1

Zulfikar Joy Ali (22 December 1978 – 5 January 2015) was a Fijian boxer. He had won 31 boxing matches in his career.

Boxing career

In 1995, Ali's first reported boxing match was against Raven, whom he defeated in the fourth round by a KO at the National Indoor Stadium, Suva, Fiji.[1] He won the vacant Pan Asian Boxing Association (PABA) light middleweight title against the former World Amateur bronze medalist Ercüment Aslan of Turkey.[1] [2]

Personal life

Ali was a very religious person and followed the Islamic faith.[3] He sold razor blades with his younger brother to start off his boxing career.[4] Ali died on 5 January 2015, aged 36, at the CWM Hospital in Suva.[5] His death was a suicide.[6] Ali is survived by his wife and three children.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=58511&cat=boxer Profile
  2. Web site: Turkish News - Latest News from Turkey.
  3. Web site: Hundreds farewell former champ - Fiji Times Online . 2016-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171205042215/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=291070 . 2017-12-05 . dead .
  4. Web site: OPINION: Joy Ali, A Life of Struggles.
  5. Web site: Joy Ali's death shocking for his family . FBC News . 5 January 2015 . 12 April 2023 .
  6. News: Chandar. Reginald. Professional boxer Joy Ali dies. 8 July 2015. Fiji Live. January 5, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708182155/http://fijilive.com/sports/news/2015/01/famous-professional-boxer-joy-ali-dies/36103.Fijilive. 8 July 2015.