Naseem Hamed won a European Championship silver medal at schoolboy level in 1986, he was apparently robbed in the final. Then he got robbed two years in a row at trials for the national team because the 'powers that be' didn't agree with his fighting style. Hamed lost fair and square though to Dean Pithie at the 1989 national's, and that was his last loss before Barerra. In 1990 he won the NABC title, the junior ABA title, and junior Four Nations (in Belfast against Damaen Kelly). In 1992 he came back as a more powerful kid (he was never known as a KO puncher before this) and won the junior ABA title with straight KO's, including a 30-second KO of Michael Brodie in the final.
Hamed..
1985 National Schoolboy champ
1986 National Schoolboy champ
1986 European Silver
1987 National Schoolboy champ
1988 National Schoolboy champ
1989 National Schoolboy finalist
1989/90 NABC Class A champ
1990 National Schoolboy champ
1990 Junior ABA champ
1990 Junior Four Nations champ
1992 Junior ABA champ
Hamed..
1985 National Schoolboy champ
1986 National Schoolboy champ
1986 European Silver
1987 National Schoolboy champ
1988 National Schoolboy champ
1989 National Schoolboy finalist
1989/90 NABC Class A champ
1990 National Schoolboy champ
1990 Junior ABA champ
1990 Junior Four Nations champ
1992 Junior ABA champ
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