Ramla Ali boxer

Ramla Said Ahmed Ali (Arabic: رملا علي; born 16 September 1989) is a Somali professional boxer, model, author and racial equality activist. Ali is the first Somali boxer in history to compete at the Olympic Games and the first female to become a professional boxer.As an amateur, Ali won the 2015 Novice national championships in England, the 2016 England Boxing Elite National Championships, the 2016 Great British Championships, and the 2019 African Zone featherweight title.Ali initially represented England but in 2018 changed to represent Somalia. She has not been back to Somalia since leaving as a child but wanted to help put the country in headlines for positive reasons. She was the first person to have won an African boxing title and international gold medals whilst representing Somalia. In 2021, she competed in the women's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Although she lost her first fight, she became the first boxer ever to represent Somalia on the Olympic stage.Ali helped set up Somalia's boxing federation in Mogadishu and became the first boxer in history to have represented Somalia in the Women's World Championships, which was held in New Delhi, India.In January 2018, Ali launched The Sisters Club, a charitable initiative created to provide spaces for Muslim women and minorities to learn and enjoy boxing in the U.K. Subsequently, the initiative expanded to also welcome women who have experienced sexual assault or domestic violence to learn self-defence. The charity partnered with brands Nike, Sports Direct & Everlast to expand it's program in 2021 and enabling to reach more women across the country