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<\/p>\nNaseem Hamed was a real showman throughout his career as a professional boxer, but had his struggles outside of the ring after retiring in 2002<\/p>\n
Naseem Hamed leaves Moorland open prison, near Doncaster.
\nSeptember 2006(Image: )<\/p>\n
Former world boxing champion Prince Naseem Hamed only served 16 weeks of a 15-month sentence for dangerous driving.<\/p>\n
A new biopic titled ‘Giant’ – which shares the story of Hamed’s rise to fame – will be released in UK cinemas today. James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan plays the role of Hamed’s trainer, Brendan Ingle – who was pivotal in the legendary boxer’s rise up the ranks.<\/p>\n
Hamed, now 51, grew up in a flat above the convenience store his parents ran before being introduced to the sport of boxing<\/a> at the age of seven. After walking through the doors of Ingle\u2019s famous Wincobank gym, Hamed never looked back. He turned professional aged 18 before becoming a European champion nearly two years later.<\/p>\n In 1995, Hamed struck gold after winning the WBO featherweight title with a vicious knockout victory over Steve Robinson in Cardiff. He added two more titles to his collection, before calling it a day in 2002 – retiring with a professional record of 36-1. His sole defeat came at the hands of Marco Antonio Barrera in 2001 for the vacant IBO featherweight title.<\/p>\n Love fighting? Then you need All Out Fighting!<\/p>\n All Out Fighting is your one-stop shop for all things boxing and MMA, two of the world\u2019s most popular sports – from exclusive interviews, to insight from the biggest world title fights and the most bizarre influencer bouts. Visit www.alloutfighting.com<\/a> for more!<\/p>\n Needless to say Hamed was an extravagant showman in the ring, and was quick to become a fan-favourite. Outside the sport, he lived a rather flashy life – living in plush houses as well as driving around in expensive cars. However, things turned pretty quickly for the boxing icon.<\/p>\n In 2005, Hamed was involved in a near-fatal crash on Ringinglow Road, Sheffield, while driving his \u00a3325,000 McLaren-Mercedes at 90mph. He smashed head-on into another vehicle, leaving the driver with every major bone in his body fractured. A year later, the boxer, aged 32 at the time, was sentenced to 15 months after pleading guilty – as well as being handed a four-year driving ban.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Andrew Tate’s boxing career might not be over despite Chase DeMoor defeat<\/a>READ MORE: Anthony Joshua called UFC star from his hospital bed after fatal car crash<\/a><\/p>\n In February 2007, Hamed was released early from prison after after serving just 16 weeks of his sentence. He was seen wearing a black leather jacket, chatting away with his brothers prior to his release. A silver Rolls-Royce and a stretch Range Rover with blacked-out windows waited for the ex-world champion outside Moorland open prison in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.<\/p>\n A Prison Service spokeswoman said at the time: “We do not comment on individual prisoners.” Hamed left the prison shortly after 8am on February 15, 2007, carrying two bags – which were placed in the waiting Rolls-Royce. After leaving through the entrance of the jailed, it’s reported he told the reporters “at least no-one died”. He added he had missed the birth of his newborn baby. “What can I say?” he said. “It’s been hard.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Naseem Hamed was a real showman throughout his career as a professional boxer, but had his struggles outside…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":362287,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,11401,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-362286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-prince-naseem-hamed","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362286\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}