Name the Nigerian boxer who boxed in Liverpool from 1951, became the World Featherweight champion in Paris, in June 1957 stopping Cherif Hamia.
Cherif Hamia materialize in 1956 and the end of 1956 Sandy Saddler resigned. On 21 January 1957, Cherif Hamia won in Paris with a points victory after 15 rounds over Jean Sneyers for the vacant European Featherweight title. On 24 June 1957 he was in Paris at last, to fight for the world title at featherweight, which was vacant after the resignation of Sandy Saddler. His opponent was Nigerian Hogan Bassey . In the early rounds Hamia dominated the fight and sent Bassey down in the 2nd round. However, in the 10th round referee Rene Schemann stopped the fight and Hogan "Kid"
Cherif Hamia Hamia continued his career and won the next three bouts. On 15 October 1959, he lost in Brussels against the Belgian Pierre Cossemyns and retired. 2. ACTUALITE DE L'EMIGRATION M1344 - N084. DU 8 AVRIL 1987, 3, rue Jose[h Sans-Boeuf, 75008 Paris. Cherif Hamia Cherif Hamia (23 March 1931 – 24 June 1991) was a French-Algerian boxer and the European Featherweight Champion. Cherif Hamia was a successful amateur boxer. In May 1953 he started for France in the European Championship of Amateur Boxing in Warsaw. In featherweight, he won it in the second round on Burkhard Schröter from the GDR