Ali Raymi
| Ali Raymi علي الريمي |
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Raymi in 2013
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| Real name | Ali Ibrahim Ali Al-Raimi |
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| Rated at | |
| Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
| Nationality | Yemeni |
| Born |
7 December 1973 Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
| Died | 23 May 2015 (aged 41) Al-Nahdeen, Sana'a, Yemen |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 25 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 25 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Ali Raymi | |
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Colonel Ali Raymi, 2015
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Yemen
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| Service/branch |
 Yemen Army
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| Years of service | 1991–2015 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 3rd Armoured Brigade, RG |
| Commands | Reserve Forces |
| Battles/wars | |
Ali Raymi (born Ali Ibrahim Ali Al-Raimi; Arabic: علي الريمي; 7 December 1973 – 23 May 2015) was a Yemeni colonel and professional boxer. In boxing he is best known for his fight record of 25 wins and no losses, with all 25 wins by knockout; 21 in the first round.
Raymi lived in Mecca prior to 1991. He died in an explosion, possibly a Saudi airstrike on the Republican Guard positions in Al-Nahdeen district, on 23 May 2015 in Sana'a, aged 41.
Ali Raymi won a gold medal in Algeria for the Yemeni military, representing the amateur boxing team. Stories of Raymi's life including his military career were released by his manager Felix J Arno in an interview with The Ring magazine managing editor Brian Harty.
Yemeni News archives show Raymi started boxing at the late age of 30 representing the Yemeni military, compiling an amateur record of 117-2 (117 KO). He was a Yemeni amateur champion in 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007. It was during this time that Ali Raymi started breaking Yemeni cultural norms by selling alcohol, and participating in private unsanctioned fights for the next 3 years. Raymi grew to have a reputation in Sana'a as a loose cannon.
On 11 November 2013, he set a new world record by winning his first 20 fights as a professional by first-round knockout.
Prince Maz was the first fighter to extend Ali Raymi outside the first round, repeating the feat in three out of four encounters
Thai Undefeated champion Samson Dutch Boy Gym was a no show at his highly anticipated scheduled fight against Raymi. A Raymi vs. Román González bout was proposed between Raymi (at that time a two-division world champion) and Román González (then an undefeated three-division world champion). Despite Ali Raymi repeated public challenges, even after Luis Concepcion pulled out of the fight vs Román González. Roman González chose to ignore Ali Raymi & take on Rocky Fuentes instead .
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