Ramla Ali Makes History as Somalia’s First Boxing World Champion

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British-Somali boxer Ramla Ali won the vacant IBF and WBO super-bantamweight titles with a split-decision victory over American boxer Mikiah Kreps in Arlington, Texas, on 8 November 2026. Ali scored the fight’s only knockdown in the third round and became Somalia’s first professional boxing world champion, as well as a unified titleholder.

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