All boxersAzumah Nelson
“The Professor”
Boxing · Retired38-6-2RECORD
27WINS BY KO / TKO
11WINS BY DECISION
46PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Azumah Nelson |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Professor |
| Date of birth | 19 Jul 1958 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Birthplace | Accra, Ghana |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Featherweight, Super featherweight, Lightweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 165 cm (5′5″) |
| Reach | 173 cm (68″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1979–2008 |
| Status | Retired |
| Pro debut | 1 Dec 1979 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Jeff Fenech, 24 Jun 2008 |
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Titles and honours
- WBC featherweight champion (1984–1988)
- WBC super featherweight champion (1988–1994, 1995–1997)
- International Boxing Hall of Fame (2004)
Fight history
46 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jeff Fenech | Decision (majority) | 10 | 24 Jun 2008 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Loss | Jesse James Leija | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 11 Jul 1998 | San Antonio, Texas, USA | ||
| Loss | Genaro Hernández | Decision (split) | 12 | 22 Mar 1997 | Corpus Christi, Texas, USA | Lost WBC super featherweight title | |
| Win | Jesse James Leija | TKO | 6 | 1:58 | 1 Jun 1996 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Retained WBC super featherweight title |
| Win | Gabriel Ruelas | TKO | 5 | 1:12 | 1 Dec 1995 | Indio, California, USA | Won WBC super featherweight title |
| Loss | Jesse James Leija | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 7 May 1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Lost WBC super featherweight title | |
| Draw | Jesse James Leija | Decision (split) | 12 | 10 Sep 1993 | San Antonio, Texas, USA | Retained WBC super featherweight title | |
| Win | Gabriel Ruelas | Decision (majority) | 12 | 20 Feb 1993 | Mexico City, Mexico | Retained WBC super featherweight title | |
| Win | Calvin Grove | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 7 Nov 1992 | Stateline, Nevada, USA | Retained WBC super featherweight title | |
| Win | Jeff Fenech | TKO | 8 | 2:20 | 1 Mar 1992 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Retained WBC super featherweight title |
| Draw | Jeff Fenech | Decision (split) | 12 | 28 Jun 1991 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Retained WBC super featherweight title | |
| Win | Daniyal Mustapha Ennin | KO | 4 | 16 Mar 1991 | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Win | Juan Laporte | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 13 Oct 1990 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Retained WBC super featherweight title | |
| Loss | Pernell Whitaker | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 19 May 1990 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | For WBC and IBF lightweight titles | |
| Win | Jim McDonnell | KO | 12 | 1:40 | 5 Nov 1989 | London, England | Retained WBC super featherweight title |
| Win | Mario Martínez | TKO | 12 | 1:18 | 25 Feb 1989 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Retained WBC super featherweight title |
| Win | Sidnei Dal Rovere | KO | 3 | 2:04 | 10 Dec 1988 | Accra, Ghana | Retained WBC super featherweight title |
| Win | Lupe Suarez | TKO | 9 | 0:27 | 25 Jun 1988 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | Retained WBC super featherweight title |
| Win | Mario Martínez | Decision (split) | 12 | 29 Feb 1988 | Inglewood, California, USA | Won vacant WBC super featherweight title | |
| Win | Marcos Villasana | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 29 Aug 1987 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Retained WBC featherweight title | |
| Win | Mauro Gutierrez | KO | 6 | 0:33 | 7 Mar 1987 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Retained WBC featherweight title |
| Win | Danilo Cabrera | TKO | 10 | 2:31 | 22 Jun 1986 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Retained WBC featherweight title |
| Win | Marcos Villasana | Decision (majority) | 12 | 25 Feb 1986 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Retained WBC featherweight title | |
| Win | Pat Cowdell | KO | 1 | 2:24 | 12 Oct 1985 | Birmingham, England | Retained WBC featherweight title |
| Win | Juvenal Ordenes | TKO | 5 | 2:45 | 6 Sep 1985 | Miami, Florida, USA | Retained WBC featherweight title |
| Win | Wilfredo Gómez | KO | 11 | 2:58 | 8 Dec 1984 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Won WBC featherweight title |
| Win | Hector Cortez | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 9 Mar 1984 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | ||
| Win | Kabiru Akindele | KO | 9 | 25 Nov 1983 | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Win | Alberto Collazo | TKO | 2 | 1:40 | 23 Sep 1983 | Richfield, Ohio, USA | |
| Win | Alvin Fowler | TKO | 2 | 0:41 | 17 Aug 1983 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Ricky Wallace | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 12 Feb 1983 | Cleveland, Ohio, USA | ||
| Win | Irving Mitchell | TKO | 5 | 2:24 | 31 Oct 1982 | McAfee, New Jersey, USA | |
| Loss | Salvador Sánchez | TKO | 15 | 1:49 | 21 Jul 1982 | New York City, New York, USA | For WBC featherweight title |
| Win | Mukaila Bukare | TKO | 6 | 26 Jun 1982 | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Win | Charm Chiteule | TKO | 10 | 28 Feb 1982 | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Win | Kabiru Akindele | KO | 6 | 4 Dec 1981 | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Win | Brian Roberts | TKO | 5 | 26 Sep 1981 | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Win | Miguel Ruiz | TKO | 4 | 18 Aug 1981 | Bakersfield, California, USA | ||
| Win | Don George | KO | 5 | 0:54 | 2 May 1981 | Accra, Ghana | |
| Win | Aziza Bossou | Decision (points) | 8 | 6 Mar 1981 | Lomé, Togo | ||
| Win | Joe Skipper | TKO | 10 | 13 Dec 1980 | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Win | David Capo | Decision (points) | 10 | 4 Oct 1980 | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Win | Abdul Rahman Optoki | TKO | 8 | 2 Aug 1980 | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Win | Henry Saddler | TKO | 9 | 1 Mar 1980 | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Win | Nii Nuer | TKO | 3 | 2 Feb 1980 | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Win | Billy Kwame | Decision (points) | 10 | 1 Dec 1979 | Accra, Ghana |