Azumah Nelson (38-6-2, 27) was born in Accra, Ghana on July 19, 1958. At the age of 21 years on December 1, 1979, he made his professional boxing debut against Billy Kwame, winning the fight via 10-round points decision.
On his 14th career fight at 24 years old, Azumah Nelson got a shot at the WBC and The Ring featherweight titles against Salvador Sánchez on July 21, 1982 but lost the fight via 15th-round TKO.
He became a featherweight world champion (WBC) on December 8, 1984 at the age of 26 years old, on his 21st career fight, after defeating Wilfredo Gómez via 11th-round KO.
He then went on to become world champion at the super-featherweight weight class as well, winning the WBC title against Mario Martínez via 12-round split decision on February 29, 1988.
Nelson's last fight was a 10-round majority decision loss to Jeff Fenech at age 49 on June 24, 2008. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Azumah Nelson's best fights have been against Juan Laporte, Wilfredo Gómez, Gabriel Ruelas, Mario Martínez, Jeff Fenech, Jesse James Leija and Pat Cowdell. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Azumah Nelson".
Nelson has 6 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Azumah Nelson Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46  | Jun 24, 2008 49 years, 11 months 38-6-2 (27) | 44 years 28-3-1 (21) | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
45  | Jul 11, 1998 39 years, 11 months 38-5-2 (27) | 32 years 36-3-2 (15) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
44  | Mar 22, 1997 38 years, 8 months 38-4-2 (27) | 30 years, 10 months 34-1-1 (17) | SFT | 12 | SD | LOSS Lost WBC |
43 | Jun 1, 1996 37 years, 10 months 38-3-2 (27) | 29 years, 10 months 30-2-2 (14) | SFT | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
42  | Dec 1, 1995 37 years, 4 months 37-3-2 (26) | 25 years, 4 months 41-2 (23) | SFT | 5 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
41 | May 7, 1994 35 years, 9 months 36-3-2 (25) | 27 years, 9 months 27-0-2 (13) | SFT | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC |
40 | Sep 10, 1993 35 years, 1 months 36-2-2 (25) | 27 years, 2 months 26-0-1 (12) | SFT | 12 | SD | DRAW Defended WBC |
39 | Feb 20, 1993 34 years, 7 months 36-2-1 (25) | 22 years, 6 months 33-1 (16) | SFT | 12 | MD | WIN Defended WBC |
38 | Nov 7, 1992 34 years, 3 months 35-2-1 (25) | Calvin Grove | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
37 | Mar 1, 1992 33 years, 7 months 34-2-1 (25) | 27 years, 9 months 26-0-1 (19) | SFT | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
36 | Jun 28, 1991 32 years, 11 months 33-2-1 (24) | 27 years, 1 months 25-0 (19) | SFT | 12 | SD | DRAW Defended WBC |
35 | Mar 16, 1991 32 years, 7 months 33-2 (24) | Daniyal Mustapha Ennin | 4 | KO | WIN | |
34  | Oct 13, 1990 32 years, 2 months 32-2 (23) | 30 years, 10 months 36-9-1 (19) | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
33  | May 19, 1990 31 years, 10 months 31-2 (23) | 26 years, 4 months 21-1 (12) | LT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC, IBF |
32 | Nov 5, 1989 31 years, 3 months 31-1 (23) | Jim McDonnell | SFT | 12 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
31  | Feb 25, 1989 30 years, 7 months 30-1 (22) | 23 years, 6 months 47-4-2 (29) | SFT | 12 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
30 | Dec 10, 1988 30 years, 4 months 29-1 (21) | Sidnei Dal Rovere | SFT | 3 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
29 | Jun 25, 1988 29 years, 11 months 28-1 (20) | Lupe Suarez | SFT | 9 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
28 | Feb 29, 1988 29 years, 7 months 27-1 (19) | 22 years, 6 months 46-3-2 (29) | SFT | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
27 | Aug 29, 1987 29 years, 1 months 26-1 (19) | Marcos Villasana | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
26 | Mar 7, 1987 28 years, 7 months 25-1 (19) | Mauro Gutierrez | FT | 6 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
25 | Jun 22, 1986 27 years, 11 months 24-1 (18) | Danilo Cabrera | FT | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
24 | Feb 25, 1986 27 years, 7 months 23-1 (17) | Marcos Villasana | FT | 12 | MD | WIN Defended WBC |
23 | Oct 12, 1985 27 years, 2 months 22-1 (17) | Pat Cowdell | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
22 | Sep 6, 1985 27 years, 1 months 21-1 (16) | Juvenal Ordenes | FT | 5 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
21  | Dec 8, 1984 26 years, 4 months 20-1 (15) | 28 years, 1 months 41-1-1 (40) | FT | 11 | KO | WIN Won WBC |
20 | Mar 9, 1984 25 years, 7 months 19-1 (14) | Hector Cortez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Nov 25, 1983 25 years, 4 months 18-1 (14) | Kabiru Akindele | FT | 9 | KO | WIN |
18 | Sep 23, 1983 25 years, 2 months 17-1 (13) | Alberto Collazo | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Aug 17, 1983 25 years 16-1 (12) | Alvin Fowler | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Feb 12, 1983 24 years, 6 months 15-1 (11) | Ricky Wallace | 10 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Oct 31, 1982 24 years, 3 months 14-1 (11) | Irving Mitchell | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
14  | Jul 21, 1982 24 years 13-1 (10) | 23 years, 5 months 43-1-1 (31) | FT | 15 | TKO | LOSS For WBC, The Ring |
13 | Jun 26, 1982 23 years, 11 months 13-0 (10) | Mukaila Bukare | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Feb 28, 1982 23 years, 7 months 12-0 (9) | Charm Chiteule | FT | 10 | TKO | WIN |
11 | Dec 4, 1981 23 years, 4 months 11-0 (8) | Kabiru Akindele | FT | 6 | KO | WIN |
10 | Sep 26, 1981 23 years, 2 months 10-0 (7) | Brian Roberts | FT | 5 | TKO | WIN |
9 | Aug 18, 1981 23 years 9-0 (6) | Miguel Ruiz | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | May 2, 1981 22 years, 9 months 8-0 (5) | Don George | 5 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Mar 6, 1981 22 years, 7 months 7-0 (4) | Aziza Bossou | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
6 | Dec 13, 1980 22 years, 4 months 6-0 (4) | Joe Skipper | FT | 10 | TKO | WIN |
5 | Oct 4, 1980 22 years, 2 months 5-0 (3) | David Capo | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Aug 2, 1980 22 years 4-0 (3) | Abdul Rahman Optoki | FT | 8 | TKO | WIN |
3 | Mar 1, 1980 21 years, 7 months 3-0 (2) | Henry Saddler | FT | 9 | TKO | WIN |
2 | Feb 2, 1980 21 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | Nii Nuer | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Dec 1, 1979 21 years, 4 months 1-0 (0) | Billy Kwame | 10 | PTS | WIN |
