{"id":856,"date":"2010-01-27T13:51:17","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T18:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ringsidereport.com\/?p=856"},"modified":"2010-01-27T13:51:17","modified_gmt":"2010-01-27T18:51:17","slug":"u-s-olympian-sadam-%e2%80%9cworld-kid%e2%80%9d-ali-fighting-feb-6-in-newark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=856","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Olympian Sadam \u201cWorld Kid\u201d Ali Fighting Feb. 6 in Newark"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The road to boxing stardom for 21-year-old Sadam \u201cWorld Kid\u201d Ali, a 2008 U.S. Olympian, is being patiently paved and continues February 6 in Newark, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a promotional free agent taking fights one by one,\u201d Ali explained the route he\u2019s taking. \u201cWe\u2019re doing it this way to show people I\u2019m a boxer worth investing money in. I\u2019ll probably have a lot of fights before I sign with a promoter. I\u2019m only 21 and in no rush.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ali (4-0, 2 KOs), fighting out of Brooklyn, was a celebrated U.S. amateur boxer, starting when he was only nine, who became the first Arab-American member of the U.S. Olympic Team, as well as the first New York City based member of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team in 20 years. He also was a 3-time PAL National and 2-time National Golden Gloves champion.<\/p>\n

Last year, Sadam turned pro January 18, stopping Ricky Thompson in the opening round. He went on to win all four 2009 fights, the last coming Oct. 31 at Mohegan Sun, which ended in a 4-round decision versus Osvaldo Rivera.<\/p>\n

Ali is matched against fellow Brooklyn welterweight Jason Thompson (4-0, 2 KOs) in a 4-round bout on the Feb. 6 \u201cHeavy Artillery\u201d card, headlined by Tomasz Adamek and Jason Estrada, at the Prudential Center in Newark.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know Jason Thompson and I\u2019ll be ready for whatever he brings,\u201d Ali said. \u201cHe has experience from the amateurs, fighting top guys like Danny Jacobs and Joe Greene. A lot of people will be at this fight, especially Polish fans there for Adamek, but a lot of my fans will be there, too. I have to shine; I know it\u2019s going to be crazy. It\u2019s just the beginning for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s cool fighting on the same show with guys I know like (Jason) Estrada and \u2018Kid Chocolate\u2019 (Peter Quillin). I feel more comfortable than if I were fighting where I didn\u2019t know anybody, but it\u2019s just going to be me and Jason Thompson in the ring. Nobody\u2019s going to help us and I just have to stay focused. I\u2019m hard to figure out in the ring because I don\u2019t fight one way. How I fight depends on my opponent and I figure out my best opportunity to win in the first 30 seconds. I can stand and punch, or move around and bust-up my opponent. I do it all! The key to my success is making good adjustments during the fight. \u201d<\/p>\n

Ali\u2019s head trainer, Andre Rozier, added, \u201cThompson is a durable opponent. Sadam hasn\u2019t had any walk-in-the-park fights since he turned pro and Jason\u2019s a tough nugget. We know that because he used to train in our gym. He\u2019s a real competitor who will bring intensity into the ring like he always does. Sadam has worked hard for this fight and I expect him to excel and shine. Whether he wins by knockout or decision, he will put on a fantastic performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ali\u2019s Olympian experience jump-started his pro career, which is still in its infancy, yet, he\u2019s already showcased his tremendous potential. \u201cBeing an Olympian \u2013 the first New Yorker since 1988 on the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team and first Arab-American ever on the U.S. Olympic Team \u2013 has been a big boost,\u201d Sadam concluded. \u201cI gained valuable experience fighting all over the world against all types of guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSadam has very fast hands and nimble footwork,\u201d Rozier broke-down his fighter. \u201cHe is a real character \u2013 he can be standing in front of you and then he\u2019s behind you. Sadam is his own entity, not like any other fighter. He does it his way \u2013 box on his toes, or tighten-up his defense and slug. He\u2019s still a baby but he will be world champion, I\u2019m sure of that. He has the ability to be great but that will all be up to him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The long journey has just begun for \u201cWorld Kid,\u201d unbeaten prospect Sadam Ali, a name to remember for the future.<\/p>\n

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The road to boxing stardom for 21-year-old Sadam \u201cWorld Kid\u201d Ali, a 2008 U.S. Olympian, is being patiently paved and continues February 6 in Newark, New Jersey. \u201cI\u2019m a promotional free agent taking fights one by one,\u201d Ali explained the route he\u2019s taking. \u201cWe\u2019re doing it this way to show people I\u2019m a boxer worth […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[105,544,632],"class_list":["post-856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-boxing","tag-olympics","tag-sadam-ali"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}