Former world boxing champion Naseem Hamed has been jailed for 15 months after he admitted dangerous driving following a horrific crash in his £300,000 sports car.


The sportsman wrecked his Mercedes McClaren near one of his Sheffield homes in May last year in a collision which left the driver, Anthony Burgin, with fractures to "every major bone in his body".

The former WBA world featherweight champion was jailed by the Honorary Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Alan Goldsack QC, at the city's Crown Court.

The 32-year-old, of Wyvern Gardens, Dore, Sheffield, was involved in the crash while overtaking on Ringinglow Road, on the edge of the Peak District, on May 2, 2005.

He was also banned from driving for four years.

Hamed showed no emotion as he was sent down. He left the dock with two security guards.

Members of his family, who were sitting in the packed public gallery, broke down in tears as the judge jailed the former world champion.
One had to be comforted by friends.

The court heard how Hamed was anxious to impress a businessman Asif Ayub, 46, who was a passenger in the Mercedes McLaren at the time of the crash.

Both had an interest in cars and Hamed was showing what his could do when he crossed a solid white line at a speed of at least 90mph and crashed head-on into a Volkswagen Golf that emerged from a dip in the road.

The Golf, driven by 38-year-old Anthony Burgin, was immediately stopped and propelled backwards by the impact of the collision.

Hamed's car then hit a second vehicle, a Ford Mondeo he had been trying to overtake.

The court heard that the driver of the Mondeo, Michael Wood, described Hamed's overtaking manoeuvre as "stupid, suicide, ridiculous''.








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I love western media.
I wonder if he was a devoute catholic if that would have been mentioned.

Imago said:

Like Tyson..

fuckin' idiot. they should jale more reckless drivers.

your car is a potential murder weapon. traffic is just
about dangerous enough when you stick to the rules,let
alone break them and pull stunts like these.

What a complete twat of a tosser!
A blatant disregard for life on the roads. When the accident originally occurred I remember it was reported that the prick ran from the scene, without a care for the badly injuried people in the other vehicles.

Shithead

Is that Prince Naseem?

Graycap23 said:

REDBABY said:

I was wondering what happened to him. He just faded away boxing.

The guy was 2nd rate in the ring and 2nd rate human being for doing that sort of speed again. he'd already been banned before for doing 110mph.

sermwanderer said:

I hear you. He was a hype man in boxing that's for sure.

This guy had style in the ring...

Tacky is a style right?

He ran through some shitty fighters until he finally got belted
by a mexican fighter. Hamed didn't even win one round during that
fight!

senik said:

he looks totally different since the last time I've seen him

AnckSuNamun said:

its a shame.. he looks old and fat now..

Graycap23 said:

Thats easy...he was an arrogant prick who got beaten once and retired in a sulk, spent all his money on burgers (looking at the pics) and was about to make a comeback but nearly killed somebody by driving like an arse.

How to sum him up - Ali's mouth with none of the talent or justification to back it up