Ramla Ali

Ramla Said Ahmed Ali (Arabic: رملا علي‎; born 16 September 1989) is a Somali professional boxer, model, author and racial equality activist. She is the first male or female Somali boxer in history to compete at the Olympic Games and the first female to become a professional boxer. As an amateur she 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. She is the first male or female to have won an African boxing title and international gold medals whilst representing Somalia.