Azumah Nelson has six losses against five opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Nelson's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Azumah Nelson".
On June 24, 2008 Azumah Nelson faced off against Jeff Fenech at age 49. He was coming in with a record of 38-6-2 (27), and Fenech was 44 years old and with a record of 28-3-1 (21). Nelson lost the fight via 10-round majority decision.
On July 11, 1998 Azumah Nelson faced off against Jesse James Leija at age 39. He was coming in with a record of 38-5-2 (27), and Leija was 32 years old and with a record of 36-3-2 (15). Nelson lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On March 22, 1997 Azumah Nelson met Genaro Hernández in a super-featherweight (WBC) world-title defense fight. Nelson was 38 years old and with a record of 38-4-2 (27), and Hernández was 30 years old and with a record of 34-1-1 (17). Nelson lost the fight via 12-round split decision and lost the title.
On May 7, 1994 Azumah Nelson met Jesse James Leija in a super-featherweight (WBC) world-title defense fight. Nelson was 35 years old and with a record of 36-3-2 (25), and Leija was 27 years old and with a record of 27-0-2 (13). Nelson lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and lost the title.
On May 19, 1990 Azumah Nelson fought Pernell Whitaker in a lightweight world-title fight for Whitaker's WBC and IBF titles. Nelson was 31 years old and with a record of 31-2 (23), and Whitaker was 26 years old and with a record of 21-1 (12). Nelson lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On July 21, 1982 Azumah Nelson fought Salvador Sánchez in a featherweight world-title fight for Sánchez' WBC and The Ring titles. Nelson was 24 years old and with a record of 13-1 (10), and Sánchez was 23 years old and with a record of 43-1-1 (31). Nelson lost the fight via 15th-round TKO.
