Azumah Nelson - Revision history

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Professional Record

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	== Professional Record ==		== Professional Record ==
	'''Championship Record'''		'''Championship Record'''
			*Has defeated 15 opponents (12 by KO) in world title fights.
			**9 opponents (7 by KO) in World Super Featherweight Title fights.
			**6 opponents (5 by KO) in World Featherweight Title fights.
	*Has a record of 18-4-2 (12 KO) in world title fights.		*Has a record of 18-4-2 (12 KO) in world title fights.
	*Has a record of 9-6-2 (4 KO) against former, current or future world titlists:		*Has a record of 9-6-2 (4 KO) against former, current or future world titlists:

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International Boxing Hall of Fame Record

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	== International Boxing Hall of Fame Record ==		== International Boxing Hall of Fame Record ==

	~~'''International Boxing Hall of Fame Record'''~~
	*Has a record of 2-3-1 (2 KO) against [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductees:		*Has a record of 2-3-1 (2 KO) against [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductees:
	°Won against		°Won against

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	== Professional Record ==		== Professional Record ==
	'''Championship Record'''		'''Championship Record'''
	*Has a record of 18-4-2 (12 ~~KOs~~) in world title fights.		*Has a record of 18-4-2 (12 KO) in world title fights.
	*Has a record of 9-6-2 (4 ~~KOs~~) against former, current or future world titlists:		*Has a record of 9-6-2 (4 KO) against former, current or future world titlists:
	**Won against [[Wilfredo Gomez]], [[Marcos Villasana]] (twice), [[Juan Laporte]], [[Jeff Fenech]], [[Calvin Grove]], [[Gabriel Ruelas]] (twice), [[Jesse James Leija]].		**Won against [[Wilfredo Gomez]], [[Marcos Villasana]] (twice), [[Juan Laporte]], [[Jeff Fenech]], [[Calvin Grove]], [[Gabriel Ruelas]] (twice), [[Jesse James Leija]].
	**Lost against [[Salvador Sanchez]], [[Pernell Whitaker]], Jesse James Leija (twice), [[Genaro Hernandez]], [[Jeff Fenech]].		**Lost against [[Salvador Sanchez]], [[Pernell Whitaker]], Jesse James Leija (twice), [[Genaro Hernandez]], [[Jeff Fenech]].

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	'''International Boxing Hall of Fame Record'''		'''International Boxing Hall of Fame Record'''
	*Has a record of 2-3-1 (2 KO's) against [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductees:		*Has a record of 2-3-1 (2 KO) against [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductees:
	°Won against		°Won against
	[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/gomez.html Wilfredo Gomez] &		[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/gomez.html Wilfredo Gomez] &

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	== International Boxing Hall of Fame Record ==		== International Boxing Hall of Fame Record ==

	'''International Boxing Hall of Fame Record'''		'''International Boxing Hall of Fame Record'''
			*Has a record of 2-3-1 (2 KO's) against [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductees:
	Has a record of 2-3-1 (2 KO's) against [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductees:

	°Won against		°Won against
	[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/gomez.html Wilfredo Gomez] &		[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/gomez.html Wilfredo Gomez] &
	[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/fenech.html Jeff Fenech].		[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/fenech.html Jeff Fenech].

	°Lost against		°Lost against [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/sanchez.html Salvador Sanchez], [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/whitaker.html Pernell Whitaker] & [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/fenech.html Jeff Fenech].
	[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/sanchez.html Salvador Sanchez], [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/whitaker.html Pernell Whitaker] & [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/fenech.html Jeff Fenech].

	°Drew ~~against~~		°Drew with
	[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/fenech.html Jeff Fenech].		[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/fenech.html Jeff Fenech].

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International Boxing Hall of Fame Record

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	**Lost to [[Serik Konakbaev]] (Soviet Union) RET 3		**Lost to [[Serik Konakbaev]] (Soviet Union) RET 3

	== ~~Professional~~ Record ==		== International Boxing Hall of Fame Record ==
	'''International Boxing Hall of Fame Record'''		'''International Boxing Hall of Fame Record'''

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	[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/fenech.html Jeff Fenech].		[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/fenech.html Jeff Fenech].

			== Professional Record ==
	'''Record'''		'''Championship Record'''
	*Has a record of 18-4-2 (12 KOs) in world title fights.		*Has a record of 18-4-2 (12 KOs) in world title fights.
	*Has a record of 9-6-2 (4 KOs) against former, current or future world titlists:		*Has a record of 9-6-2 (4 KOs) against former, current or future world titlists:

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 *Stopped in fifteen rounds by [[WBC]] Featherweight Champion [[Salvador Sanchez]] at [[Madison Square Garden]] on July 21, 1982. Nelson took the fight on short notice after [[Mario Miranda]] pulled out with an injury. Sanchez died in a car accident the following month.
 *Stopped [[Wilfredo Gomez]] in eleven rounds to win the WBC Featherweight Championship on December 8, 1984.
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 *Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2004.
 *After a ten-year layoff, 49-year-old Nelson fought 44-year-old Jeff Fenech, who had not fought in twelve years, on June 24, 2008. Fenech won by a ten-round majority decision.
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	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 2004<br>Modern Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/nelsonazumah.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 2004<br>Modern Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/nelsonazumah.html click]]]
	~~[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]~~
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	'''[[:Category: Azumah Nelson Gallery\| Azumah Nelson Gallery]]		* '''[[:Category: Azumah Nelson Gallery\| Azumah Nelson Gallery]]

	== Amateur Career ==		== Amateur Career ==

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	[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Featherweight Champions]]		[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Featherweight Champions]]
			[[Category:African Boxing Union Featherweight Champions]]

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	[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]		[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
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	'''[[:Category: Azumah Nelson Gallery\| Azumah Nelson Gallery]]		'''[[:Category: Azumah Nelson Gallery\| Azumah Nelson Gallery]]





	~~[[:File:Azumah161748762.jpg\|Photo #2]], [[:Image:Azumah Nelson.jpg\|Photo #3]]~~
	~~<br clear=all>~~
	~~==Azumah 'The Professor' Nelson==~~
	== Amateur Career ==		== Amateur Career ==
	*~~Had some~~ 50~~+ amateur bouts~~		*'''Amateur Record:''' 50-2
	*'''1978''' All-Africa Games Gold ~~medalist~~ in Algiers, Algeria ~~as a Featherweight~~.		*'''1978''' All-Africa Games Featherweight Gold Medalist in Algiers, Algeria.
	*'''1978''' Commonwealth Games Gold ~~medalist~~ in Edmonton, Canada ~~as a Featherweight~~.		*'''1978''' Commonwealth Games Featherweight Gold Medalist in Edmonton, Canada. Results:
	**Defeated [[Siaosi Poto]] (Samoa) RSC 2		**Defeated Siaosi Poto (Samoa) RSC 2
	**Defeated [[Guy Boutin]] (Canada) PTS		**Defeated Guy Boutin (Canada) PTS
	**Defeated [[John Sichula]] (Zambia) PTS		**Defeated [[John Sichula]] (Zambia) PTS
	*'''1978''' CISM Military World Championships Gold medalist in Lagos, Nigeria ~~as a Featherweight~~.		*'''1978''' CISM Military World Championships Featherweight Gold medalist in Lagos, Nigeria.
	*'''1979''' World Cup Bronze ~~medalist~~ in New York, United States ~~as a Light Welterweight~~.		*'''1979''' World Cup Light Welterweight Bronze Medalist in New York City, United States. Results:
	**Defeated [[Brian Tink]] (Australia) RSC 3		**Defeated Brian Tink (Australia) RSC 3
	**Lost to [[Serik Konakbaev]] (Soviet Union) RET 3		**Lost to [[Serik Konakbaev]] (Soviet Union) RET 3

	== Pro Career ==		== Pro Career ==
	*Stopped in fifteen rounds by [[WBC]] Featherweight Champion [[Salvador Sanchez]] at [[Madison Square Garden]] on July 21, 1982. Nelson took the fight on short notice after [[Mario Miranda]] pulled out with an injury. Sanchez died in a car accident the following month.		*Stopped in fifteen rounds by [[WBC]] Featherweight Champion [[Salvador Sanchez]] at [[Madison Square Garden]] on July 21, 1982. Nelson took the fight on short notice after [[Mario Miranda]] pulled out with an injury. Sanchez died in a car accident the following month.
	*Stopped [[Wilfredo Gomez]] in eleven rounds to win the WBC Featherweight Championship on December 8, 1984.		*Stopped [[Wilfredo Gomez]] in eleven rounds to win the WBC Featherweight Championship on December 8, 1984.
	*Defeated [[Mario Martinez]] by a twelve-round split decision to win the vacant WBC Super Featherweight Championship on February 29, 1988.		*Defeated [[Mario Martinez]] by a twelve-round split decision to win the vacant WBC Super Featherweight Championship on February 29, 1988.
	*Challenged [[Pernell Whitaker]] for the [[WBC]]/[[IBF]] Lightweight Championship on May 19, 1990 and lost by a twelve-round unanimous decision.		*Challenged [[Pernell Whitaker]] for the [[WBC]]/[[IBF]] Lightweight Championship on May 19, 1990, and lost by a twelve-round unanimous decision.
	*Successfully defended the WBC Super Featherweight Championship with a controversial draw against [[Jeff Fenech]] on June 28, 1991.		*Successfully defended the WBC Super Featherweight Championship with a controversial draw against [[Jeff Fenech]] on June 28, 1991.
	*Had a rematch with Jeff Fenech on March 1, 1992 and stopped him in eight rounds to retain the WBC Super Featherweight Championship. It was named [[Ring Magazine Upset of the Year\|The Ring Magazine Upset of the Year]].		*Had a rematch with Jeff Fenech on March 1, 1992, and stopped him in eight rounds to retain the WBC Super Featherweight Championship. It was named [[Ring Magazine Upset of the Year\|The Ring Magazine Upset of the Year]].
	*Lost the WBC Super Featherweight Championship to [[Jesse James Leija]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision on May 7, 1994.		*Lost the WBC Super Featherweight Championship to [[Jesse James Leija]] by a twelve-round unanimous decision on May 7, 1994.
	*Fought Jesse James Leija four times: Nelson was 1-2-1 against Leija.		*Fought Jesse James Leija four times: Nelson was 1-2-1 against Leija.
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	*Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2004.		*Inducted into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 2004.
	*After a ten-year layoff, 49-year-old Nelson fought 44-year-old Jeff Fenech, who had not fought in twelve years, on June 24, 2008. Fenech won by a ten-round majority decision.		*After a ten-year layoff, 49-year-old Nelson fought 44-year-old Jeff Fenech, who had not fought in twelve years, on June 24, 2008. Fenech won by a ten-round majority decision.
	*Has a record of 18-4-2 (12 KOs) in ~~World Title~~ fights.		*Has a record of 18-4-2 (12 KOs) in world title fights.
	*Has a record of 9-6-2 (4 KOs) against former or ~~current~~ world ~~titleists.~~		*Has a record of 9-6-2 (4 KOs) against former, current or future world titlists:
	**Won against [[Wilfredo Gomez]], [[Marcos Villasana]] (twice), [[Juan Laporte]], [[Jeff Fenech]], [[Calvin Grove]], [[Gabriel Ruelas]] (twice), [[Jesse James Leija]].		**Won against [[Wilfredo Gomez]], [[Marcos Villasana]] (twice), [[Juan Laporte]], [[Jeff Fenech]], [[Calvin Grove]], [[Gabriel Ruelas]] (twice), [[Jesse James Leija]].
	**Lost against [[Salvador Sanchez]], [[Pernell Whitaker]], Jesse James Leija (twice), [[Genaro Hernandez]], [[Jeff Fenech]].		**Lost against [[Salvador Sanchez]], [[Pernell Whitaker]], Jesse James Leija (twice), [[Genaro Hernandez]], [[Jeff Fenech]].