Ali Jacko  Abdul Ali (; born 6 May 1969), better known as his ring name Ali Jacko (), is a British former professional kickboxer who was two-time world lightweight kickboxing world champion who competed between 1990 and 2002. His legacy remains as the only ever Bangladeshi to be a world champion in combat sports and the first ever Asian kickboxing world champion. He also ran JKO Productions, which was part of the kickboxing promotion of Sky Sports and Channel 5. Ali was born in the East End of London. He is of Bangladeshi descent and lived in Bangladesh for six years. His late father Mohammed Chamak Ali was born in Paigaon, Jawa Bazar, Chhatak in Sylhet District, Bengal Presidency (now Sunamganj, Bangladesh), British India. Ali has three younger brothers and two younger sisters. Ali attended Sir John Cass Redcoat School. At an early age, he played Junior League football and became the BMX Freestyle Schoolboy champion. From 1987, at the age of 17, he ran his own fashion design and manufacturing business. Ali was inspired to take up kickboxing by a chance meeting on an airplane with Muhammad Ali, despite having a serious heart condition. In 1986, Ali started training as a kickboxer. On 2 December 1990, he won his first B.I.K.M.A British lightweight kickboxing title. In February 1996, he won the W.M.O European kickboxing title. On 3 October 1999, he won the W.K.N World Inter-Continental Championship. On 26 May 1996, he defeated Frederic Pierre to win the W.K.O World lightweight kickboxing title at The Island in Ilford. In June 2000, Ali took his second World lightweight kickboxing title, this time in the World Kickboxing Network belt. Ali became the first Asian to win British, European, Inter-Continental and World Full-Contact kickboxing championships. He had a 45 fight career, with one defeat by submission due to injury. Ali's manager and trainer Eddie Dujon took him through his British, European and World Championship fights. Ali retired from kickboxing in 2002. In July 1997, Ali launched JKO TV, which produces and provides programmes for terrestrial, satellite and corporate clients. It filmed Thai and kickboxing on Sky Sports and Channel 5. In June 2000, Ali launched the UK's first all Kick / Thai-boxing magazine "Kick Boxing UK". In 2011, CA Foundation was established, the foundation is based on a charity dedicated to Ali's father, Chamak Ali.