Boxer. Naseem shot to prominence in the early 1990s and became famous for his limitless confidence for his boxing. He made his professional debut in 1992 and remained unbeaten until 2001 when he lost to Mexico's Marco Antonio Barrera. Naseem won the European bantamweight title and the WBC international super-bantamweight championship in 1994, taking the WBO featherweight in 1995. Naseem who became an international superstar and a celebrity was awarded the MBE in 1999. Naseem Hamed was born in Sheffield, England, to Yemeni parents. He believed from his childhood that he would be 'something different, something very, very successful.'