Sulaiman "The Bomb" Ismail is a former professional

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player, and the younger brother of Raghib "The Rocket" Ismail and Qadry "The Missile" Ismail. He played collegiately as a walk-on at the

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in 1995. On February 14, 2001, he signed a three-year contract with the

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, but was waived soon after. He was claimed by the

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on April 4, but placed on the Inactive List on April 26. Sulaiman has a black belt in

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and

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. He has had three professional boxing matches with a record of 1-2-0 and five amateur MMA matches with a record of 2-3-0.

References

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