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Azumah Nelson

Azumah Nelson (born July 19, 1958) affectionately known as The Professor, is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 2008. He was a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC featherweight title from 1984 to 1987 and the WBC super-featherweight title twice between 1988 and 1997. He also challenged once for the unified WBC and IBF lightweight titles in 1990. At regional level he held the ABU, and Commonwealth featherweight titles between 1980 and 1982. Widely considered one of the greatest African boxers of all time, he is currently ranked as the 31st greatest pound for pound boxer of all time by BoxRec.


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Born:
Jul 19, 1958 In Accra, Gold Coast, Ghana
Movie/TV Credits:
2
First Appeared:
In the movie Salvador Sanchez vs. Azumah Nelson 1982-07-21
Latest Project:
Movie Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez 1993-09-10
Known For
Poster of Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez
Poster of Salvador Sanchez vs. Azumah Nelson
Filmography
Movie Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez Self 1993-09-10
Movie Salvador Sanchez vs. Azumah Nelson 1982-07-21