BOXING Naseem Hamed Jailed

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Former world featherweight champion Naseem Hamed has been jailed for 15 months on Friday after he admitted dangerous driving following an horrific crash in his £300,000 sports car.

 

The flamboyant fighter wrecked his McLaren-Mercedes near one of his Sheffield homes in May last year in a collision which left another man with fractures to "every major bone in his body".

 

The former WBO world featherweight champion was jailed today by the Honorary Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Alan Goldsack QC, at the city's Crown Court.

 

The 32-year-old, of Wyvern Gardens, Dore, Sheffield, was involved in the crash while overtaking on Ringinglow Road, on the edge of the Peak District, on May 2, 2005.

 

Hamed was also banned from driving for four years.

 

Hamed showed no emotion as he was sent down. He left the dock with two security guards.

 

Members of his family, who were sitting in the packed public gallery, broke down in tears as the judge jailed the former world champion. One had to be comforted by friends.

 

The court heard how Hamed was anxious to impress a businessman Asif Ayub, 46, who was a passenger in the McLaren-Mercedes at the time of the crash.

 

Both had an interest in cars and Hamed was showing what his could do when he crossed a solid white line at a speed of at least 90mph and crashed head-on into a Volkswagen Golf that emerged from a dip in the road.

 

The Golf, driven by 38-year-old Anthony Burgin, was immediately stopped and propelled backwards by the impact of the collision.

 

Hamed's car then hit a second vehicle, a Ford Mondeo he had been trying to overtake.

 

The court heard that the driver of the Mondeo, Michael Wood, described Hamed's overtaking manoeuvre as "stupid, suicide, ridiculous

 

[ScratMFC]

As a professional driver, I say serves him right. Unfortunately I see this sort of thing to often.

[Margate Martian]

The guy is an idiot!!! serves him right!!!!!