[3] Ahmed made his professional debut on 11 November 2017, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Craig Derbyshire at The Venue in Edgbaston.
[4] After compiling a record of 4–1 (0 KOs), he defeated Conar Blackshaw via PTS over ten rounds, capturing the vacant Midlands Area flyweight title on 9 December 2018 at the Holiday Inn in Birmingham.
[5] Following two more wins, he faced Harvey Horn for the vacant WBO European flyweight title on 18 November 2018 at the London Hilton on Park Lane.
Taking place on 27 February 2021 at the Copper Box Arena in London, Ahmed emerged victorious, defeating Khademi via ten-round majority decision (MD).
After the twelve rounds were complete the bout ended in a split draw with the judges' scorecards reading 115–113 for Ahmed, 115–114 for Khademi and 115–115, leaving the British title vacant.