Azumah Nelson

Boxer

Azumah Nelson was born in Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana on July 19th, 1958 and is the Boxer. At the age of 65, Azumah Nelson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

Date of Birth
July 19, 1958
Nationality
Ghana
Place of Birth
Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Age
65 years old
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
Profession
Boxer
Azumah Nelson Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 65 years old, Azumah Nelson has this physical status:

Height
165cm
Weight
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Azumah Nelson Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Azumah Nelson Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
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Azumah Nelson Career

Nelson competed at the 1978 All-Africa Games and 1978 Commonwealth Games, winning gold medals in featherweight at both events. He was awarded Amateur Boxer of the year by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) that same year.

Professional career

Despite all his early achievements and being undefeated in 13 fights, Nelson was virtually unknown outside Ghana. Because of this, he was a decisive underdog when, on short notice, he challenged WBC featherweight champion Salvador Sánchez on 21 July 1982 at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Nelson lost the fight by fifteenth-round knockout.

Nelson won all four of his fights in 1983, and he began 1984 by beating Hector Cortez by decision on 9 March in Las Vegas. Then, on 8 December of that year, he became boxing royalty by knocking out Wilfredo Gómez in round 11 to win the WBC featherweight championship. Behind on the three judges' scorecards, Nelson rallied in that last round to become champion in Puerto Rico.

Nelson began 1988 by defeating Mario Martinez by a split decision over 12 rounds in Los Angeles to win the vacant WBC super featherweight title. Nelson was dropped in the 10th round of their encounter and the decision was not well received.

On 1 December 1995, defeated world champion Gabriel Ruelas in the fifth round to claim the title.

His first defense took place almost a year later, when he and Leija had their third bout. Nelson retained the title with a six-round knockout. As had become his common practice, that was the only time Nelson fought in 1996.

In 1997, Nelson lost the Lineal & WBC titles to Genaro Hernandez when beaten on points in twelve rounds.

Source

As doctors try to solve the mystery of a disease that could result in more open-heart surgery for the boxing hero, Jeff Fenech gives his followers an update on his recovery from hospital

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 13, 2024
Jeff Fenech, the Australian former world boxing champion and left after a recent bout of heart surgery, right with his wife and one of his daugthers, as well as inset battle Azumah Nelson, has released an update on his wellbeing after being hospitalized with a mystery disease that could result in him needing a second round of heart surgery. At a private hospital in Sydney's inner west, the country's best ever fighter had urgent tests on his heart.

Jeff Fenech, the Australian boxing queen, is rushed to hospital with a mystery virus that could require a second round of heart surgery

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 13, 2024
The 'Marrickville Mauler' (pictured right with wife Suzee, left following a previous illness and inset combat Azumah Nelson) is in a Sydney private hospital, and doctors are concerned that an infection that began in the valves of his heart is spreading through his body, according to the 'Marrickville Mauler'.

Fans of boxing condemned Jeff Fenech's world championship, which he was robbed of in 1991 vs. Azumah Nelson

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 9, 2022
Jeff Fenech, a boxing legend who suffered the worst robbery in Australian boxing history, has been given a fourth world championship, but not all fight enthusiasts are happy about the bizarre decision. Many believe it sets a dangerous precedent, though others point out that there are other deserving champions who have been robbed.