Azumah Nelson vs. Pat Cowdell
Azumah Nelson 126 lbs beat Pat Cowdell 125 lbs by KO at 2:24 in round 1 of 12
- Date: 1985-10-12
- Location: bp pulse LIVE Arena, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Referee: Octavio Meyran
- Judge: Richard Steele
- Judge: Harry Gibbs
- Judge: Roy Ankrah
Promoters: Frank Warren & Don King
- World Boxing Council Featherweight Title (2nd defense by Nelson)
Notes
- Azumah Nelson 21-1 (16 KOs) vs. Pat Cowdell 30-3 (14 KOs)
- For Nelson, it was his first professional bout in the United Kingdom.
- Cowdell entered having won eleven consecutive bouts spanning over three years. Primarily a super featherweight, however, it was his first bout at featherweight since March of 1982.
- At the time of the bout, Cowdell was the EBU (European) Super Featherweight Champion.
Bout Summary
Nelson was all smiles at announcement despite a heavily pro-Cowdell English crowd. The two traded early in the opening round with Nelson being the faster and more defensively sound. As Cowdell threw a left hook and dropped his right hand, Nelson countered with a sweeping left uppercut that put the Englishman out immediately and sent him crashing to the mat and flat on his back. He remained there as the referee reached the count of ten. Cowdell was unconscious in the ring for several minutes following the bout before eventually being roused to his feet.
Quotes
"I came in to knock him out in the first round. I made my mind up because the people here didn't treat us good. They were making all kinds of words to get the title from us, but I want to prove to them I'm the best in the world and I want (Barry) McGuigan. I will knock him out anywhere I fight him. I'm ready to fight McGuigan anytime, any day, anywhere... McGuigan is good but the way McGuigan fights there is no way he can beat me. There is no way McGuigan can go four rounds with me... I took the title from a young man and any old man that wants to challenge me then hey I'm here." - Azumah Nelson in the televised post-fight interview.