Record & Stats
Record45-12-2 (29 KOs)Born
Jan 4, 1967
Age
59Y, 8M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
29 (49%)
Title Fights
27-4 (18 KOs)
Divisions
2
Analytics
Major Titles
Wins1Record13-1 (7 KOs)| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | Ring | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRU200 |
Johnny Nelson boxing record
Johnny "The Entertainer" Nelson retired with a professional boxing record of 45-12-2 (29 KOs). The complete fight record below covers all 59 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Nelson's most recent fight was a win over Vincenzo Cantatore on Nov 26, 2005.
Nelson won a major world championship at cruiserweight under the WBO. He went 13-1 in major title fights, with seven wins by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Title | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Nov 26, 2005 | 38 | Vincenzo Cantatore | W | SD | 12 | ! WBO | Cruiserweight |
| 58 | Sep 4, 2004 | 37 | Rüdiger May | W | TKO | 7 | ! WBO | Cruiserweight |
| 57 | Nov 15, 2003 | 36 | Alexander Petkovic | W | MD | 12 | ! WBO | Cruiserweight |
| 56 | Nov 23, 2002 | 35 | Guillermo Jones | D | SD | 12 | ! WBO | Cruiserweight |
| 55 | Apr 6, 2002 | 35 | Ezra Sellers | W | KO | 8 | ! WBO | Cruiserweight |
| 54 | Nov 24, 2001 | 34 | Alexander Vasilev | W | UD | 12 | + Vacant WBU | Heavyweight |
| 53 | Jul 21, 2001 | 34 | Marcelo Domínguez | W | UD | 12 | ! WBO | Cruiserweight |
| 52 | Jan 27, 2001 | 34 | George Arias | W | UD | 12 | ! WBO | Cruiserweight |
| 51 | Oct 7, 2000 | 33 | Adam Watt | W | TKO | 5 | ! WBO | Cruiserweight |
| 50 | Apr 8, 2000 | 33 | Pietro Aurino | W | TKO | 7 | ! WBO | Cruiserweight |
| 49 | Nov 6, 1999 | 32 | Christophe Girard | W | KO | 4 | ! WBO | Cruiserweight |
| 48 | Sep 18, 1999 | 32 | Sione Asipeli | W | UD | 12 | ! WBO | Cruiserweight |
| 47 | Aug 7, 1999 | 32 | Willard Lewis | W | RTD | 4 | ! WBO | Cruiserweight |
| 46 | May 15, 1999 | 32 | Bruce Scott | W | UD | 12 | ! WBO | Cruiserweight |
| 45 | Mar 27, 1999 | 32 | Carl Thompson | W | TKO | 5 | + WBO | Cruiserweight |
| 44 | Jul 18, 1998 | 31 | Peter Oboh | W | RTD | 6 | — | — |
| 43 | Oct 11, 1997 | 30 | Dirk Wallyn | W | TKO | 1 | ! European | Cruiserweight |
| 42 | Jul 19, 1997 | 30 | Michael Murray | W | PTS | 4 | — | — |
| 41 | Feb 22, 1997 | 30 | Patrice Aouissi | W | TKO | 7 | + Vacant European | Cruiserweight |
| 40 | Dec 14, 1996 | 29 | Dennis Andries | W | TKO | 7 | + Vacant British | Cruiserweight |
| 39 | Jan 20, 1996 | 29 | Tony Booth | W | KO | 2 | — | — |
| 38 | Dec 3, 1995 | 28 | Adílson Rodrigues | L | UD | 12 | ~ WBF (Federation) | Heavyweight |
| 37 | Aug 22, 1995 | 28 | Adílson Rodrigues | L | SD | 12 | − WBF (Federation) | Heavyweight |
| 36 | Nov 5, 1994 | 27 | Nikolay Kulpin | W | UD | 12 | ! WBF (Federation) | Heavyweight |
| 35 | Apr 5, 1994 | 27 | Henry Akinwande | L | PTS | 10 | — | Heavyweight |
| 34 | Nov 19, 1993 | 26 | Jimmy Thunder | W | UD | 12 | + WBF (Federation) | Heavyweight |
| 33 | Oct 1, 1993 | 26 | Franco Wanyama | L | DQ | 10 | − WBF (Federation) | Cruiserweight |
| 32 | Aug 11, 1993 | 26 | Tom Collins | W | TKO | 1 | ! WBF (Federation) | Cruiserweight |
| 31 | Apr 30, 1993 | 26 | Dave Russell | W | TKO | 11 | + WBF (Federation) | Cruiserweight |
| 30 | Oct 24, 1992 | 25 | Corrie Sanders | L | UD | 10 | — | Cruiserweight |
| 29 | Aug 14, 1992 | 25 | Norbert Ekassi | L | TKO | 3 | — | — |
| 28 | May 16, 1992 | 25 | James Warring | L | UD | 12 | ~ IBF | Cruiserweight |
| 27 | Mar 12, 1991 | 24 | Yves Monsieur | W | RTD | 8 | ! European | Cruiserweight |
| 26 | Dec 14, 1990 | 23 | Markus Bott | W | TKO | 12 | + Vacant European | Cruiserweight |
| 25 | Sep 5, 1990 | 23 | Andre Smith | W | PTS | 8 | — | — |
| 24 | Jun 27, 1990 | 23 | Arthur Weathers | W | TKO | 2 | — | — |
| 23 | Mar 28, 1990 | 23 | Lou Gent | W | KO | 4 | ! British | Cruiserweight |
| 22 | Feb 14, 1990 | 23 | Dino Homsey | W | TKO | 7 | — | — |
| 21 | Jan 27, 1990 | 23 | Carlos De León | D | SD | 12 | ~ WBC | Cruiserweight |
| 20 | Oct 2, 1989 | 22 | Ian Bulloch | W | KO | 2 | ! British | Cruiserweight |
| 19 | May 21, 1989 | 22 | Andy Straughn | W | KO | 8 | + British | Cruiserweight |
| 18 | Apr 4, 1989 | 22 | Steve Mormino | W | TKO | 2 | — | — |
| 17 | Oct 26, 1988 | 21 | Danny Lawford | W | TKO | 2 | + Vacant Central Area | Cruiserweight |
| 16 | Aug 31, 1988 | 21 | Andrew Gerrard | W | PTS | 8 | — | — |
| 15 | Jun 6, 1988 | 21 | Lennie Howard | W | KO | 2 | — | — |
| 14 | May 4, 1988 | 21 | Crawford Ashley | W | PTS | 8 | — | — |
| 13 | Apr 25, 1988 | 21 | Kenny Jones | W | KO | 1 | — | — |
| 12 | Feb 24, 1988 | 21 | Cordwell Hylton | W | KO | 1 | — | — |
| 11 | Feb 1, 1988 | 21 | Dennis Bailey | L | PTS | 8 | — | — |
| 10 | Dec 14, 1987 | 20 | Jon McBean | W | TKO | 6 | — | — |
| 9 | Jun 3, 1987 | 20 | Byron Pullen | W | TKO | 3 | — | — |
| 8 | Apr 28, 1987 | 20 | Brian Schumacher | L | PTS | 8 | — | — |
| 7 | Mar 10, 1987 | 20 | Sean Daly | W | TKO | 1 | — | — |
| 6 | Mar 2, 1987 | 20 | Doug Young | W | PTS | 6 | — | — |
| 5 | Jan 19, 1987 | 20 | George Carmen | W | PTS | 6 | — | — |
| 4 | Nov 20, 1986 | 19 | Chris Little | W | PTS | 6 | — | — |
| 3 | Oct 3, 1986 | 19 | Magne Havnaa | L | PTS | 4 | — | — |
| 2 | May 15, 1986 | 19 | Tommy Taylor | L | PTS | 6 | — | — |
| 1 | Mar 18, 1986 | 19 | Peter Brown | L | PTS | 6 | — | — |