The news of his death was confirmed by his supporter Sam Jones on Sunday morning, after the 18-year-old died in a car accident near Birmingham. Wolverhampton-born Ali Tazeem was a member of Walsall’s Pound 4 Boxing Academy and signed a professional contract with Probellum just three weeks ago. He had spent the last week training with Floyd Mayweather Sr. Jones wrote on Twitter: “I woke up this morning with the news that Ali Tajim had died at the age of 18. “I can not believe it, I can not even process it properly. “We just talked yesterday about how the professional game was going to start, all I can think about is Ali and his wonderful family.” The teenage boxing sensation was predicted to have a bright future in the sport after a promising amateur career. He had won 15 international gold medals from 51 races. Tazeem had previously met former world champion Amir Khan, who said of the young man: “He will be the next me and he will write history.” Speaking after Tazeem won two gold medals at the Bristol Boxing Cup, Khan told Express & Star in 2020: “I definitely think it’s the next big thing for sure. “I mean, the skills he has, the movement, they all really remind me of when I was younger and how I fought.” The Wolverhampton superstar had 45 hits and won medals in events such as the Monkstown Box Cup. Today, tributes are flooded for the teenager and his family.
