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In November 2014, Ali conducted a trial among Bangladeshi boxers at the [[Muhammad Ali]] Boxing Stadium. The selected boxers were supposed to be given the opportunity to train in the UK to help them enter the professional circuit.<ref name="dhakatribune1"/><ref name="thedailynewnation">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.thedailynewnation.com/news/31719/world-champion-kick-boxer-a-ali-jacko-showing-his-belts-at-the-muhammad-ali-boxing-stadium-on-sunday.html|title=World champion kick boxer A Ali Jacko showing his belts at the Muhammad Ali Boxing Stadium on Sunday|work= |location= |publisher=''The New Nation''|date=10 November 2014|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="dhakatribune2">{{cite news |last=Mahmood|first=Raihan|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2014/nov/10/jacko-wants-improve-boxers%E2%80%99-plight|title=Jacko wants to improve boxers’ plight|work= |location=Dhaka|publisher=''[[Dhaka Tribune]]''|date=10 November 2014|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="dhakatribune4">{{cite news |last=Mahmood|first=Raihan|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2014/dec/26/boxing-federation-secretary-accused-extortion|title=Jacko wants to improve boxers’ plight|work= |location=Dhaka|publisher=''[[Dhaka Tribune]]''|date=26 December 2014|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="thedailystar">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/jacko-claims-innocence-55445|title=Jacko claims innocence|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|date=15 December 2014|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref>
In November 2014, Ali conducted a trial among Bangladeshi boxers at the [[Muhammad Ali]] Boxing Stadium. The selected boxers were supposed to be given the opportunity to train in the UK to help them enter the professional circuit.<ref name="dhakatribune1"/><ref name="thedailynewnation">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.thedailynewnation.com/news/31719/world-champion-kick-boxer-a-ali-jacko-showing-his-belts-at-the-muhammad-ali-boxing-stadium-on-sunday.html|title=World champion kick boxer A Ali Jacko showing his belts at the Muhammad Ali Boxing Stadium on Sunday|work= |location= |publisher=''The New Nation''|date=10 November 2014|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="dhakatribune2">{{cite news |last=Mahmood|first=Raihan|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2014/nov/10/jacko-wants-improve-boxers%E2%80%99-plight|title=Jacko wants to improve boxers’ plight|work= |location=Dhaka|publisher=''[[Dhaka Tribune]]''|date=10 November 2014|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="dhakatribune4">{{cite news |last=Mahmood|first=Raihan|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2014/dec/26/boxing-federation-secretary-accused-extortion|title=Jacko wants to improve boxers’ plight|work= |location=Dhaka|publisher=''[[Dhaka Tribune]]''|date=26 December 2014|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="thedailystar">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/jacko-claims-innocence-55445|title=Jacko claims innocence|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|date=15 December 2014|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref>


On 4 November 2015, Ali's debut single "Give My Love A Brand New Name" was released by record label LBE Music Group. The music video was shot in London and features supermodel model and television personality [[Jodie Kidd]]. His debut album is due to be released in 2016.<ref name="asiansuk">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asiansuk.com/ali-jacko/|title=Give My Love A Brand New Name – ALI JACKO|work= |location= |publisher=''Asians UK''|date=27 October 2014|accessdate=1 December 2015}}</ref>
On 4 November 2015, Ali's debut single "Give My Love A Brand New Name" was released by record label LBE Music Group. The music video was shot in London and features supermodel model and television personality [[Jodie Kidd]]. His debut album is due to be released in 2016.<ref name="asiansuk">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asiansuk.com/ali-jacko/|title=Give My Love A Brand New Name – ALI JACKO|work= |location= |publisher=''Asians UK''|date=27 October 2014|accessdate=1 December 2015}}</ref> In December of the same year, he was interviewed by [[Nadia Ali (broadcaster)|Nadia Ali]] on [[BBC Asian Network]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06qsgyq|title=Ali Jacko|publisher=[[BBC Asian Network]]|date=6 December 2015|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref>


==Awards==
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*[http://www.cluboops.plus.com/jko/ JKO website]
*[http://www.menshealth.co.uk/fitness/sports-training/the-roundhouse-10169 The roundhouse]. ''[[Men's Health (magazine)|Men's Health]]''
*[http://www.menshealth.co.uk/fitness/sports-training/the-roundhouse-10169 The roundhouse]. ''[[Men's Health (magazine)|Men's Health]]''



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Ali Jacko
BornAbdul Ali
(1969-05-06) 6 May 1969 (age 55)
Shaolin Fist)
  black belt in Chinese Boxing (Wu Shu Kwan)
  3rd degree black belt in Kickboxing (Jujutsu)
Years active1990–2002
Kickboxing record
Total45
Wins44
Losses1
Other information
OccupationKickboxer, kickboxing promotor, television producer, publisher
Websitewww.alijacko.com

Abdul Ali (

Channel 5
.

Early life

Ali was born in the

Bangladeshi descent[1] and lived in Bangladesh for six years.[2] His late father[3] Mohammed Chamak Ali was born in Farigow, Jawa Bazar, Chhatak in Sylhet District, Bengal Presidency (now Sunamganj, Bangladesh), British India.[4][5] Ali has three younger brothers and two younger sisters.[6]

Ali attended

Sir John Cass Redcoat School. At an early age, he played Junior League football and became the BMX Freestyle Schoolboy champion. From 1987, at the age of 17, he ran his own fashion design and manufacturing business.[1]

Professional kickboxing career

In 1986, Ali started training as a kickboxer. On 2 December 1990,[4] he won his first B.I.K.M.A British lightweight kickboxing title. In February 1996, he won the W.M.O European kickboxing title. On 3 October 1999, he won the W.K.N World Inter-Continental Championship. On 26 May 1996, he defeated Frederic Pierre to win the W.K.O World lightweight kickboxing title at The Island in Ilford. In June 2000, Ali took his second World lightweight kickboxing title, this time in the World Kickboxing Network belt.[1][2][5][6][7][8][9]

Ali became the first Asian to win British, European, Inter-Continental and Work Full-Contact kickboxing championships. He had a 45 fight career,[1] with one defeat by submission due to injury.[4] Ali's manager and trainer Eddie Dujon took him through his British, European and World Championship fights.[8] Ali retired from kickboxing in 2002.[4]

Media career

In July 1997, Ali launched JKO TV, which produces and provides programmes for terrestrial, satellite and corporate clients. It filmed Thai and kickboxing on

Channel 5.[1][10]

In June 2000, Ali launched the UK's first all Kick / Thai-boxing magazine Kick Boxing UK.[11]

Other work

In 2011, CA Foundation was established, the foundation is based on a charity dedicated to Ali's father, Chamak Ali. The foundation's objectives are to build hospitals and football stadiums besides creating jobs for the poor people.[12]

In November 2014, Ali conducted a trial among Bangladeshi boxers at the Muhammad Ali Boxing Stadium. The selected boxers were supposed to be given the opportunity to train in the UK to help them enter the professional circuit.[7][13][14][15][16]

On 4 November 2015, Ali's debut single "Give My Love A Brand New Name" was released by record label LBE Music Group. The music video was shot in London and features supermodel model and television personality Jodie Kidd. His debut album is due to be released in 2016.[17] In December of the same year, he was interviewed by Nadia Ali on BBC Asian Network.[18]

Awards

Ali won the Canary Wharf Sporting Personality Award in 2001 and the UK Asian Sporting Award in 2003.[1]

Personal life

Ali is a

Muslim,[6] and lives in London[9] with his wife and[6] son.[3][19] His mother lives in Bangladesh.[20]

Filmography

Year Title Credit Notes
2002 Now Is the Time: Night of Combat Executive producer
2008 Sucker Punch

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "British Bengali Success Stories". BritBangla. Retrieved 1 March 2014. Jacko Ali
  2. ^ a b "Bio Data". CA Foundation / Ali Jacko. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Ali Jacko". Straight Dialogue. Channel i. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "Ali Jacko". Straight Dialogue. Channel i. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b "ছাতকের পাইগাওয়ে বিরোধপুর্ণ জায়গার ৪র্থ বারেরমত রায়" (in Bengali). Sylhet: Sylhet Express.com. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ a b c d "Jacko Ali". Straight Dialogue. Channel i. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  7. ^ a b Mahmood, Raihan (9 November 2014). "Ali Jacko to inspect local boxers today". Dhaka: Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 1 September 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ a b "Another Ali another Champion". Dhaka: Dhaka Courier. 17 January 1998. Retrieved 1 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ a b "Chamak Ali Foundation UK BD". Chamak Ali Foundation. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Results from Ali Jacko's show". Muay Thai Online Club. 2003. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  11. ^ "World Kickboxing News". Prokick. June 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Mahmood, Raihan (21 November 2014). "Jacko's shallow promise annoys boxing officials". Dhaka: Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 1 September 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "World champion kick boxer A Ali Jacko showing his belts at the Muhammad Ali Boxing Stadium on Sunday". The New Nation. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ Mahmood, Raihan (10 November 2014). "Jacko wants to improve boxers' plight". Dhaka: Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 1 September 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ Mahmood, Raihan (26 December 2014). "Jacko wants to improve boxers' plight". Dhaka: Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 1 September 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "Jacko claims innocence". Bangladesh: The Daily Star. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ "Give My Love A Brand New Name – ALI JACKO". Asians UK. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ "Ali Jacko". BBC Asian Network. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  19. ^ "Jacko Ali". StraightDialogue. Channel i. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  20. ^ "Jacko Ali". StraightDialogue. Channel i. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

External links

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