Nadeem Siddique Explained

Nadeem 'Sid' Siddique
Birth Name:Nadeem Siddique
Nickname:"Golden Boy"
Weight:welterweight
Nationality:British
Birth Place:Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Style:Orthodox
Height:173 cm
Total:27
Wins:25
Ko:9
Losses:2
Draws:0

Nadeem Siddique (born 28 October 1977) is a British professional boxer.

Personal life

Siddique was born on 28 October 1977 to British Pakistani parents in Bradford, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[1] He supports his local football team Bradford City and his favorite boxer is Sugar Ray Robinson.[2]

Amateur career

As an amateur Siddique was a 5-time Yorkshire Champion, 2x English Champion, England Schoolboy Captain and National Schoolboy Champion.[2]

Professional career

He made his boxing debut in 2002, and competed at both light-welterweight, and welterweight where he went on to win the BBBofC Central Area welterweight title by way of 4th-round TKO.[1] He was also British Masters Champion.[2]

Siddique prepared for a fight against undefeated Julius Odion, however the fight was cancelled. His first loss came on his 22nd fight at the hands of then undefeated champion Martin Gethin.[3] He came back to fight after a year off boxing for his 23rd fight against Tom Glover, an opponent he had previously defeated. Siddique was disqualified due to continuous low-blows and subsequently put boxing on hold[1] due to a back injury.[4]

Siddique has said he has intentions of returning to boxing, stating;'...I've a lot to prove...I'll be back. I had a horrible back injury so it has been a nightmare... I'm still training, I'm nowhere near done...'[4]

Siddique is now on the comeback trail with 3 fights and 3 wins and is on the verge of a major championship fight.

Championships held

Life outside boxing

Siddique is the founder of 'Make the Weight' gym; the opening of the gym was attended by boxer Mike Tyson in whose honor Siddique staged a 3-hour-long dinner-show with many A-list celebrities also in attendance.[4] The event was dedicated to Qasim Rahman, a Tyson fan who had died just as the two prepared to meet.

In 2009, Siddique along with Junior Witter organized a charity event where they washed cars to help raise money for the victims of Gaza; Siddique had hosted a similar event in 2005 for the people of Palestine and Gaza whereby he raised £52,000. He stated 'Me and Junior have been doing loads of things for charities and with our popularity in Bradford we always raise quite a few quid...'. The boxers later took part in a charity run to help raise funds for the same cause.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BoxRec – Nadeem Siddique. 27 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Golden Boy Sid . thegoldenboy.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090602170634/http://www.thegoldenboy.co.uk/profile.html . 2009-06-02.
  3. Web site: BoxRec – Martin Gethin. 27 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Nadeem Siddique is Bringing Mike Tyson To Bradford – Boxing News. 23 June 2010 . 27 June 2016.
  5. Web site: Boxers clean up for Gaza. 28 January 2009 . 27 June 2016.