The Professor
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The Professor is the nickname of Ghanaian former professional boxer Azumah Nelson, a legendary world champion widely regarded as one of Africa’s greatest fighters.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Azumah Nelson | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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nickname ⓘ professional boxer ⓘ |
| allAfricaGamesGoldYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| amateurAchievement | All-Africa Games gold medalist ⓘ |
| boxingStyle | orthodox stance ⓘ |
| continentOfBirth | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1958-07-19 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ga-Adangbe people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtNotableOpponent |
Gabriel Ruelas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Fenech NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvador Sánchez NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilfredo Gómez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | International Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| hasChildren | true ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
one of Africa’s greatest boxers
ⓘ
one of Ghana’s greatest sportsmen ⓘ |
| knownFor |
counterpunching ability
ⓘ
durability ⓘ ring intelligence ⓘ technical boxing skills ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Ga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Ghanaian ⓘ |
| nickname |
The Professor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zoom Zoom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | multiple WBC world titles in two weight classes ⓘ |
| occupation |
boxing trainer
ⓘ
sports ambassador ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Azumah Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromBoxing | 2008 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| turnedProfessional | 1979 ⓘ |
| weightClass |
featherweight
ⓘ
lightweight ⓘ super featherweight ⓘ |
| wonOlympicMedal | false ⓘ |
| worldChampionTitle |
WBC featherweight title
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WBC super featherweight title ⓘ |
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