After 14 contests in Nigeria, Bassey went to
Liverpool, England, arriving there three days before Christmas 1951. After winning the Empire featherweight championship, he won the
WBA world featherweight title by defeating French Algerian
Cherif Hamia in Paris on the 24 June 1957. He lost the title to US fighter
Davey Moore on 18 March 1959. Other opponents include
Billy "Spider" Kelly,
Percy Lewis, Tommy Profitt, Sammy McCarthy,
Ricardo Moreno, and
Willie Pep. ==Life after boxing==