Bader Al-Dherat

Bader Osama Majed Al-Dherat was born on 2 June 2000 in Amman, Jordan. Al-Dherat's brother, Hesham Al-Dherat, is an amateur boxer who represented Jordan in the Tokyo Olympics qualifiers.^[2] He originally started training football as its unrivalled popularity compared to other sports in Jordan.^[3]

Al-Dherat started boxing when he was 12 years old after his brother, Hesham Al-Dherat, suggested it to him.^{[‡ 1]}

Al-Dherat partook in the 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships representing his country Jordan in the lightweight division. Al-Dherat managed to win a bronze metal after reaching third place while having an injured arm.^{[3][‡ 2]}

Al-Dherat moved to Dubai once he made his professional debut as his country Jordan didn't have the facilities for professional boxing. Al-Dherat made his professional debut on 12 March 2021 against Joshua Barnor (8–5), defeating him via technical knockout in the second round.^[3]

On 28 May 2021, Al-Dherat fought Moaaz Allam (2–1) on the Thor Björnsson vs Simon Vallily undercard at the Concord Hotel in Dubai.^[3] Al-Dherat defeated Allam via technical knockout in the first round. On 20 August 2022, Al-Dherat fought Fuad Tarverdi (5–2) on the Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua II undercard at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Al-Dherat defeated Tarverdi via knockout in the first round.^[4] On 26 February 2023, Al-Dherat fought Viorel Simion (23–9) on the Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury undercard at the Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.^[5] Al-Dherat defeated Simion via technical knockout in the first round.^[6]

On 9 September, Al-Dherat fought Mexican boxer Jose Paez Gonzales (16–2–2) as the headliner bout after it was announced on 1 September that Rising Stars Arabia and DAZN had signed a global distribution deal.^[7][8] Al-Dherat defeated Gonzales via technical knockout at the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi.^[9] On 25 May 2024, Al-Dherat headlined Rising Stars Arabia on DAZN a second time against Orlando Mosquera (13–2–1) at the Space 42 Arena in Abu Dabi.^[10] Al-Dherat defeated Mosquero via split decision.