Ramla Said Ahmed Ali (born September 16, 1989) is a Somali professional boxer, model, author, and advocate for racial equality. Ali is the first Somali boxer to compete in the Olympic Games and the first female boxer to reach the professional ranks.
Ali won the English Novice National Championships in 2015, the England Boxing Elite National Championships in 2016, the Great British Championships in 2016, and the African Zone featherweight title in 2019.
Ramla has appeared on the front cover of British Vogue, Grazia, Financial Times, Wonderland, ELLE, The Square Mile, The Week, Beauty Papers, ES Magazine and Puss Puss Magazine. She is a global brand ambassador with Dior, Pantene, Cartier & Nike.
Ali’s brother was killed by a mortar while playing outside when she was a toddler, prompting the family to flee to the United Kingdom via Kenya. She began boxing as a teenager in order to lose weight.
