4,369 Likes, 56 Comments - Ramla Ali (@ramlaali) on Instagram: “To the most beautiful bride in the world @riannagbrown and the equally amazing brother in law…” Ramla Ali: The British-Somalian Boxer Inspiring A Generation Of Young Women, Rave News Digest: Priyanka Chopra Called Out At BeautyCon, BB Naija’s Khafi In Trouble, Ebola Drug + More, 40 SR-Approved Ways To Slay In Brown Tones This Fall, 50 SR-Approved Ways To Slay Baby Blue Tones All Year Long, #SRCOTD: 60 Haute Ways To Rock Black & White Without Being Cliché, #SRCOTD: 47 Stunning Ways To Wear Olive Green, 17 Chic Business Wear Looks To Inspire You, The Graceful Tracee Ellis Ross Turns 48 + Top 5 Movies From Her, The Most Rave-worthy Asoebi Styles From Anita Brow And Emmanuel Ikubese’s Traditional Wedding, Last Week, Our Fave Male Celebrities Were Clad Up In Coordinating Sets. She began going to the gym after she started getting bullied at school for being overweight. That she is alive at all seems a minor miracle given the way her mother describes their terrifying escape from the city. This is her story, as first told in 2018. She easily fell in love with the boxing-exercise class, and later on switched to the local boxing gym. "My parents live in Bethnal Green [in London] and the finals were taking place in nearby York Hall. After a horrific nine-day boat journey to Kenya during which Maalim says many passengers on the overcrowded sail boat died of starvation, they survived on UN hand-outs in Mombasa prior to arriving in England as refugees. There are only a few female boxers who have fought enough matches to be equals with men in the male-dominated sport of boxing – and just one, Ramla Ali, has achieved so much against all odds to have the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markel in her fan club. What was the community going to think?”. "I thought, 'Well, I can't say no to that - let me get back down to the gym'. Ali’s family had left a war-torn Somalia in the early 1990s and arrived in London a few years later. I was 'this' close to saying, 'Screw it, I'm going to order a pizza.'. Ali’s family had left a war-torn Somalia in the early 1990s and arrived in London a few years later. "It's a shame that crowds are not allowed to come and watch because I would have 100% invited her to my debut. Women Didn’t Always Have The Right To Vote: This website uses cookies to improve your experience. She completed a law degree at the SAOS university of London and worked for a London law firm as a graduate for six months while putting a halt on boxing. The Somalia-born English and British boxing champion has called it an "absolute honour"external-link to feature alongside the likes of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Boxer Ali, 31, won the British and English titles in 2016, and is expected to make her professional debut this month. "I eventually stumbled upon a boxercise class. Get exclusive style, beauty and lifestyle tips and secrets from industry experts. "I wanted them to be happy with the marriage but I also wanted to see Ramla achieve her goals with something she has worked for all her life.". He gave her his private number and is available any time of the day — to chat about things inside or outside the ring. Whether she succeeds or not, she believes she has already triumphed. I hope I am! Ali fights Eva Hubmeyer in a super bantamweight contest scheduled for six two-minute rounds on a bill topped by Oleksandr Usyk's heavyweight fight with Dereck Chisora. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. That link with Joshua is excellent for Ali. @media(min-width: 800px) { .Adsense_Four { width: 970px; height: 250px; } }. And she said, 'It's Meghan the Duchess of Sussex. "I think it was like Monday night and I thought I wasn't going to compete. One of the ways she gives back to her community is by teaching self-defense to Muslim women aged 20 to 40 every Tuesday in South London. Despite winning multiple championships and breaking a number of records – she was the first Muslim woman to win an English title – Ali has been passed over by the British national team. The British featherweight champion has been named as one of 15 inspirational women – who Meghan Markle describes as a diverse selection of women from all walks of life, each driving impact and raising the bar for equality, kindness, justice and open-mindedness – featured on the cover of the September Issue [the biggest issue of the the year] of British Vogue. 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This article was first published on 12 October 2018. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. "So upon fleeing the country and coming to the UK, you've got to declare something, and it was a date that was chosen for me by my sister. At Style Rave, we aim to inspire our readers by providing engaging content to not just entertain but to inform and empower you as you ASPIRE to become more stylish, live smarter and be healthier. It always felt like family.". Ahead of her October 31 debut, it is words that have stuck. Now, her family is Team Ali, she said. "So I went to the local gym. Why are you showing skin? She's such a lovely person, so sweet, so lovely. "So I picked up, and … it was Meghan. Those are the lengths I had to go to.". Many of the most powerful people in British boxing are guiding Ali's career, such as the brains at 258 MGT — a management company led by Freddie Cunningham — one of Cunningham's top clients Anthony Joshua, and Eddie Hearn, who wields significant influence in global sport. I'm really glad that I stayed professional and I'm really glad that I stuck with it. "The first memory of coming to the UK, we came around November time and it was freezing. Romla Ali’s life as a boxer was exposed in 2014 when her brother saw her fighting on television. Ramla Ali is one of 15 women who "break barriers" who appear on the Duchess of Sussex's Vogue front page. 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