He won a bronze medal in the Army world national championships.
[2] Al Hamidi then fought English Lightweight Champion John Murray at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham.
The night did not go Al Hamidi's way and he eventually lost 77–75 on points.
Outside of boxing Youssef works as an ice cream seller for a Huddersfield ice cream van which helps him improve his spoken English.
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