Hogan "Kid" Bassey, MBE (June 3, 1932 – January 26, 1998) was Nigeria's first world boxing champion.
Born Okon Asuquo Bassey on the banks of the Cross River in Creek Town, Calabar, Nigeria. He took the name Hogan "Kid" Bassey when he turned professional as a boxer.
After winning the Empire featherweight championship, he won the world crown by defeating French-Algerian Cherif Hamia in Paris in 1957.
In 1959, he was awarded the MBE following his world title win and went on to become a coach in Nigeria who awarded him the country's highest honour in 1973.
He died on January 26, 1998, at his home in Apapa, Lagos. He was 65.
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