Object Record
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Metadata
Accession Number |
2016.13.00 |
Catalog Number |
2016.13.05a-b |
Object Name |
Wrap, Boxing |
Collection |
Sadam Ali |
Description |
(ab) pair of boxing hand wraps used and signed by Sadam Ali. Made of gauze and fabric tape. At the age of eight, Yemeni American Sadam Ali was inspired to start boxing by Yemeni British boxer "Prince" Naseem Hamed. When he was 17, Ali won the featherweight division of the 2006 National Golden Gloves Championship and a year later won the lightweight division. He represented Team USA at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. As a professional in the welterweight division, Ali remained undefeated for the first six years of his career. |
Title |
Pair of Boxer's Hand Wraps |
People |
Ali, Sadam |
Subjects |
Autographs Boxers (Sports) Boxing Sport clothes Sporting goods Sports |
Lexicon category |
9: Recreational Artifacts |