Naseem Hamed vs. Kevin Kelley

Naseem Hamed vs. Kevin Kelley, billed as Here on Business, was a professional boxing match contested on December 19, 1997 for the WBO featherweight championship.

[1] After defeating Jose Badillo in October 1997, it was announced that British sensation Naseem Hamed would make his long-awaited American debut just two months later to take former WBC featherweight champion Kevin Kelley.

Due to both his fighting style and flamboyant personality, Hamed had also quickly become one boxing's most popular fighters and had become the highest paid featherweight in the sport earning over $12 million in purses and endorsements the year prior and HBO, who was to air the bout on its World Championship Boxing program, had both signed Hamed to an exclusive six fight, $12 million contract to air his fights[3] and spent $1 million on a publicity campaign to promote Hamed prior to his fight with Kelley.

Hamed, who was also known for his flashy ring entrances in his native England, made a lengthy entrance for his US debut where he danced behind a screen to Will Smith's "Men in Black" before entering the arena to Red Rat's "Shelly Ann" on a fashion runway while confetti rained down from the ceiling before finally entering the ring with his trademark flip over the ropes.

About a minute and a half into the round Hamed landed two left hooks that sent Kelley down for the second time.