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7 times he dropped out of school, 7 times he boxed his way back. The story of Hogan 'Kid' Bassey, Nigeria's first world boxing champion
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Boxe - Pesi Piuma - Hogan (bambino) Bassey v Jules Tétouan - Earls Court Imperatrice Hall, Kensington Foto stock - Alamy
Ashongman Boxing League - Hogan Bassey was a Nigerian British boxer; he was the first man of Nigerian descent to become a world boxing champion. He was born Okon Asuquo Bassey on
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