Azumah Nelson

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Azumah Nelson is a Ghanaian former professional boxer widely regarded as one of Africa’s greatest fighters, known especially for his dominant reign as a world champion in the featherweight and super featherweight divisions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional boxer
world boxing champion
activeYears 1979–2008
boxingStance orthodox
continentOfOrigin Africa
countryOfBirth Ghana
countryOfCitizenship Ghana
dateOfBirth 1958-07-19
familyName Nelson
fought Gabriel Ruelas
Jeff Fenech
Salvador Sánchez
Wilfredo Gómez
gender male
givenName Azumah
hallOfFameInduction International Boxing Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 2004
honor ranked among top super featherweights in boxing history
knownFor being one of Africa’s greatest boxers
dominant reign as featherweight world champion
dominant reign as super featherweight world champion
name Azumah Nelson self-link
nationality Ghanaian
nickname The Professor
notableRival Jeff Fenech
Salvador Sánchez
Wilfredo Gómez
occupation boxer
placeOfBirth Accra
professionalStatus former professional boxer
recognition considered one of the greatest African boxers of all time
regionalAssociation West Africa
resultAgainstJeffFenech won WBC super featherweight title in rematch
resultAgainstWilfredoGómez won WBC featherweight title
retired 2008
sport boxing
style aggressive technical boxer-puncher
titleHeld WBC featherweight title
WBC super featherweight title
turnedProfessional 1979
weightClass featherweight
super featherweight
worldChampionIn featherweight
super featherweight

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Azumah Nelson name Azumah Nelson self-link
Pernell Whitaker fought Azumah Nelson
Salvador Sánchez notableVictoryOver Azumah Nelson