Record & Stats
Record38-6-2 (27 KOs)Born
Jul 19, 1958
Age
68Y, 2M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
27 (59%)
Title Fights
25-4 (19 KOs)
Divisions
3
Analytics
Major Titles
Wins3Record18-4 (12 KOs)| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | Ring | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFE130 | ×2 | ||||
| FEA126 |
Azumah Nelson boxing record
Azumah "The Professor" Nelson retired with a professional boxing record of 38-6-2 (27 KOs). The complete fight record below covers all 46 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Nelson's most recent fight was a loss to Jeff Fenech on Jun 24, 2008.
Nelson won major world championships across featherweight and super featherweight, with three title captures under the WBC. He went 18-4 in major title fights, with 12 wins by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Title | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Jun 24, 2008 | 49 | Jeff Fenech | L | MD | 10 | — | Lightweight |
| 45 | Jul 11, 1998 | 39 | Jesse James Leija | L | UD | 12 | — | Lightweight |
| 44 | Mar 22, 1997 | 38 | Genaro Hernández | L | SD | 12 | − WBC | Super Featherweight |
| 43 | Jun 1, 1996 | 37 | Jesse James Leija | W | TKO | 6 | ! WBC | Super Featherweight |
| 42 | Dec 1, 1995 | 37 | Gabriel Ruelas | W | TKO | 5 | + WBC | Super Featherweight |
| 41 | May 7, 1994 | 35 | Jesse James Leija | L | UD | 12 | − WBC | Super Featherweight |
| 40 | Sep 10, 1993 | 35 | Jesse James Leija | D | SD | 12 | ! WBC | Super Featherweight |
| 39 | Feb 20, 1993 | 34 | Gabriel Ruelas | W | MD | 12 | ! WBC | Super Featherweight |
| 38 | Nov 7, 1992 | 34 | Calvin Grove | W | UD | 12 | ! WBC | Super Featherweight |
| 37 | Mar 1, 1992 | 33 | Jeff Fenech | W | TKO | 8 | ! WBC | Super Featherweight |
| 36 | Jun 28, 1991 | 32 | Jeff Fenech | D | SD | 12 | ! WBC | Super Featherweight |
| 35 | Mar 16, 1991 | 32 | Daniyal Mustapha Ennin | W | KO | 4 | — | — |
| 34 | Oct 13, 1990 | 32 | Juan Laporte | W | UD | 12 | ! WBC | Super Featherweight |
| 33 | May 19, 1990 | 31 | Pernell Whitaker | L | UD | 12 | ~ WBC~ IBF | Lightweight |
| 32 | Nov 5, 1989 | 31 | Jim McDonnell | W | KO | 12 | ! WBC | Super Featherweight |
| 31 | Feb 25, 1989 | 30 | Mario Martínez | W | TKO | 12 | ! WBC | Super Featherweight |
| 30 | Dec 10, 1988 | 30 | Sidnei Dal Rovere | W | KO | 3 | ! WBC | Super Featherweight |
| 29 | Jun 25, 1988 | 29 | Lupe Suarez | W | TKO | 9 | ! WBC | Super Featherweight |
| 28 | Feb 29, 1988 | 29 | Mario Martínez | W | SD | 12 | + Vacant WBC | Super Featherweight |
| 27 | Aug 29, 1987 | 29 | Marcos Villasana | W | UD | 12 | ! WBC | Featherweight |
| 26 | Mar 7, 1987 | 28 | Mauro Gutierrez | W | KO | 6 | ! WBC | Featherweight |
| 25 | Jun 22, 1986 | 27 | Danilo Cabrera | W | TKO | 10 | ! WBC | Featherweight |
| 24 | Feb 25, 1986 | 27 | Marcos Villasana | W | MD | 12 | ! WBC | Featherweight |
| 23 | Oct 12, 1985 | 27 | Patrick Cowdell | W | KO | 1 | ! WBC | Featherweight |
| 22 | Sep 6, 1985 | 27 | Juvenal Ordenes | W | TKO | 5 | ! WBC | Featherweight |
| 21 | Dec 8, 1984 | 26 | Wilfredo Gómez | W | KO | 11 | + WBC | Featherweight |
| 20 | Mar 9, 1984 | 25 | Hector Cortez | W | UD | 10 | — | — |
| 19 | Nov 25, 1983 | 25 | Kabiru Akindele | W | KO | 9 | ! Commonwealth | Featherweight |
| 18 | Sep 23, 1983 | 25 | Alberto Collazo | W | TKO | 2 | — | — |
| 17 | Aug 17, 1983 | 25 | Alvin Fowler | W | TKO | 2 | — | — |
| 16 | Feb 12, 1983 | 24 | Ricky Wallace | W | UD | 10 | — | — |
| 15 | Oct 31, 1982 | 24 | Irving Mitchell | W | TKO | 5 | — | — |
| 14 | Jul 21, 1982 | 24 | Salvador Sánchez | L | TKO | 15 | ~ WBC~ The Ring | Featherweight |
| 13 | Jun 26, 1982 | 23 | Mukaila Bukare | W | TKO | 6 | — | — |
| 12 | Feb 28, 1982 | 23 | Charm Chiteule | W | TKO | 10 | ! Commonwealth | Featherweight |
| 11 | Dec 4, 1981 | 23 | Kabiru Akindele | W | KO | 6 | ! Commonwealth | Featherweight |
| 10 | Sep 26, 1981 | 23 | Brian Roberts | W | TKO | 5 | + Vacant Commonwealth | Featherweight |
| 9 | Aug 18, 1981 | 23 | Miguel Ruiz | W | TKO | 4 | — | — |
| 8 | May 2, 1981 | 22 | Don George | W | KO | 5 | — | — |
| 7 | Mar 6, 1981 | 22 | Aziza Bossou | W | PTS | 8 | — | — |
| 6 | Dec 13, 1980 | 22 | Joe Skipper | W | TKO | 10 | + African Boxing Union | Featherweight |
| 5 | Oct 4, 1980 | 22 | David Capo | W | PTS | 10 | — | — |
| 4 | Aug 2, 1980 | 22 | Abdul Rahman Optoki | W | TKO | 8 | ! Ghanaian | Featherweight |
| 3 | Mar 1, 1980 | 21 | Henry Saddler | W | TKO | 9 | + Ghanaian | Featherweight |
| 2 | Feb 2, 1980 | 21 | Nii Nuer | W | TKO | 3 | — | — |
| 1 | Dec 1, 1979 | 21 | Billy Kwame | W | PTS | 10 | — | — |