Description
Hogan Kid Bassey
Birth name Okon Bassey Asuquo
Record: 68-13-4
25 KOs 5 KOs
Division: Feather
Bouts: 85
Career: 1947-1959
Debut: 1947-11-28
Nationality: Nigeria
Residence: Calabar, Nigeria
Birth place: Calabar, Nigeria
Born: 1932-06-03
Died: 1998-01-26 (Age:65)
Manager: George Biddles
Hogan Bassey became the first Nigerian boxer to hold a world championship, when he defeated Cherif Hamia on June 24, 1957, to claim the World Featherweight Title.
