Nicholas Walters Record & Stats
In a career spanning Eight years and 3 months, Nicholas Walters fought 28 times with 26 wins, a single loss, and 1 draw. By his last professional fight on November 26, 2016, Walters' boxing record stood at 26-1-1 (21 KO wins, 1 KO loss).
- Born
- Jan 4, 1986
- Age
- 37
- Debut
- Aug 2, 2008
- Record
- 26-1-1
- Rounds
- 144
- KOs
- 21 (75%)
- Height
- 170 cm
- Reach
- 185 cm
- Ape Index
- 15 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBA |
|---|
| FT w2 d2 |
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Nicholas Walters (Axe Man) is a retired Jamaican professional boxer. He was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica on January 4, 1986. Walters made his professional boxing debut at the age of 22 on August 2, 2008. He is a former featherweight world champion. He is 37 years old, and will be turning 38 in 9 months and 6 days.
Boxing Record
| Total Fights | 28 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 26 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 21 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 2 |
| Title Defenses | 2 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 4 |
| Losses via KO | 1 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Nov 26, 2016 | 30 | Vasyl Lomachenko | Loss | RTD7 |
| 27 | Dec 19, 2015 | 29 | Jason Sosa | Draw | MD |
| 26 | Jun 13, 2015 | 29 | Miguel Marriaga | Win | UD |
| 25 | Oct 18, 2014 | 28 | Nonito Donaire | Win | TKO6 |
| 24 | May 31, 2014 | 28 | Vic Darchinyan | Win | KO5 |
| 23 | Nov 9, 2013 | 27 | Alberto Garza | Win | TKO4 |
| 22 | Dec 8, 2012 | 26 | Daulis Prescott | Win | TKO7 |
| 21 | Jul 21, 2012 | 26 | Gustavo Sandoval | Win | TKO4 |
| 20 | Mar 31, 2012 | 26 | Hector Javier Marquez | Win | UD |
| 19 | Oct 22, 2011 | 25 | Irving Berry | Win | TKO6 |
| 18 | Jun 16, 2011 | 25 | Argel Salinas | Win | TKO2 |
| 17 | Dec 18, 2010 | 24 | Gonzalo Munguia | Win | TKO8 |
| 16 | Oct 16, 2010 | 24 | Julio Camano | Win | TKO4 |
| 15 | Jul 31, 2010 | 24 | Jose Miguel Payares | Win | RTD5 |
| 14 | Apr 30, 2010 | 24 | Alexander Alonso | Win | TKO6 |
| 13 | Dec 18, 2009 | 23 | Carlos Manuel Reyes | Win | UD |
| 12 | Aug 8, 2009 | 23 | Ernesto Vasquez Batioja | Win | KO6 |
| 11 | May 28, 2009 | 23 | Leovigildo Siris | Win | KO1 |
| 10 | Mar 28, 2009 | 23 | Gilberto Armuelles | Win | KO1 |
| 9 | Feb 28, 2009 | 23 | Jose Fonseca | Win | KO4 |
| 8 | Feb 28, 2009 | 23 | Julio Jacobo | Win | TKO3 |
| 7 | Dec 13, 2008 | 22 | Alejandro Corrales | Win | UD |
| 6 | Dec 5, 2008 | 22 | Ovidio Mojica | Win | TKO4 |
| 5 | Nov 22, 2008 | 22 | Raul Miranda | Win | KO1 |
| 4 | Oct 30, 2008 | 22 | Javier Jimenez | Win | TKO4 |
| 3 | Sep 11, 2008 | 22 | Armando Carpintero | Win | KO1 |
| 2 | Aug 19, 2008 | 22 | Luis Gonzalez | Win | TKO2 |
| 1 | Aug 2, 2008 | 22 | Esteban Ramos | Win | UD |
Titles
Nicholas Walters was a featherweight world champion. He has held two world titles at the featherweight weight division, both of which were lineal championship wins.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Featherweight | WBA 2x |
Statistics
Career Summary
Nicholas Walters' professional boxing career spanned more than 8 years — from 2008 to 2016.
Walters made his professional boxing debut against Esteban Ramos at the age of 22 on August 2, 2008, defeating Ramos via 4 round unanimous decision. He went on to win 25 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 21 wins via stoppage.
Walters had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on December 8, 2012 after 21 professional fights, against Daulis Prescott for the featherweight WBA (Regular) (vacant) title. He defeated Prescott via 7th round TKO to become the featherweight champion of the world.
Walters has won two world titles at featherweight. For all the details about Walters' world title wins and defenses refer to "Nicholas Walters World Titles".
Some of Walters' best fights and notable victories include wins over Nonito Donaire, Vic Darchinyan, Alberto Garza, Miguel Marriaga, Daulis Prescott, Irving Berry, and Argel Salinas.
Nicholas Walters had just a single loss in his professional boxing career. He suffered his first loss against Vasyl Lomachenko via 7th round RTD on November 26, 2016, which ended his 26-fight win streak. Lomachenko is the only boxer to beat Walters. For more details about this defeat, refer to "All of Nicholas Walters' losses".
His last professional fight was on November 26, 2016 against Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko for Lomachenko's super-featherweight WBO title. Walters lost the fight via 7th round RTD. It's been 6 years, 4 months, and 3 days since this fight.
Walters retired from professional boxing with a record of 26-1-1, which included 21 knockout wins and one loss via knockout, and two title wins.
Career Highlights
Nicholas Walters fought a total of 28 times during his professional career. These four fights are the highlight of his career.
December 8, 2012: Walters wins his first world title by defeating Daulis Prescott via 7th round TKO. He is now the WBA (Regular) featherweight world champion.
November 9, 2013: Walters successfully defends the WBA (Regular) featherweight title against Alberto Garza, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.
May 31, 2014: Walters successfully defends the WBA (Regular) featherweight title against Vic Darchinyan, winning the fight via 5th round KO.
October 18, 2014: Walters wins the WBA (Super) featherweight title from Nonito Donaire, by beating Donaire via 6th round TKO.
Nicholas Walters Fights
A 30-year old Nicholas Walters (26-0-1, 21 KO) faced Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko, who was 28 years old with a record of 6-1. Walters was challenging Lomachenko's WBO super-featherweight title. Lomachenko was on a five-fight win streak with 4 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Walters had a 19 cm reach advantage over Lomachenko.
Walters lost to Lomachenko via 7th round RTD.
A 29-year old Nicholas Walters (26-0, 21 KO) fought American boxer Jason Sosa, who was 27 years old with a record of 18-1-3. Sosa was on a 14-fight win streak with 14 KO wins. Walters was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage.
The fight ended in a 10 round majority decision draw and both the boxers added a draw to their respective records. A good performance, nonetheless.
A 29-year old Nicholas Walters (25-0, 21 KO) fought an undefeated Colombian boxer Miguel Marriaga, who was 28 years old with a record of 20-0. Marriaga was on a 20-fight win streak with 18 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Walters had a 15 cm reach advantage over Marriaga.
Walters defeated Marriaga via 12 round unanimous decision. He handed Marriaga the first loss of his career, and put an end to Marriaga's 20-fight win streak.
A 28-year old Nicholas Walters (24-0, 20 KO) faced Filipino boxer Nonito Donaire, who was 31 years old with a record of 33-2 for Donaire's WBA (Super) featherweight title. Donaire was on a two-fight win streak with 21 KO wins. Walters was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 12 cm reach advantage.
Walters defeated Donaire via 6th round TKO to win the WBA (Super) featherweight title.
A 28-year old Nicholas Walters (23-0, 19 KO) faced Armenian boxer Vic Darchinyan, who was 38 years old with a record of 39-6-1 in a featherweight title defense fight. Darchinyan was on a one-fight losing streak. Walters was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 21 cm reach advantage.
Walters defeated Darchinyan via 5th round KO to retain the WBA (Regular) featherweight title.
A 27-year old Nicholas Walters (22-0, 18 KO) faced Mexican boxer Alberto Garza, who was 28 years old with a record of 25-5-1 in a featherweight title defense fight. Garza was on a two-fight win streak with 20 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms but Walters had a 8 cm reach advantage over Garza.
Walters defeated Garza via 4th round TKO to retain the WBA (Regular) featherweight title.
A 26-year old Nicholas Walters (21-0, 17 KO) had his first world title fight against Colombian boxer Daulis Prescott for the vacant WBA (Regular) featherweight belt. Prescott was 26 years old with a record of 26-1. Prescott was on a three-fight win streak with 19 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms but Walters had a 7 cm reach advantage over Prescott.
Walters defeated Prescott via 7th round TKO to win the vacant WBA featherweight title.
FAQs
How many KOs does Nicholas Walters have on his record?
Walters knocked out 21 of his 28 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 75%. Of his total 26 wins, 21 of them were via KO (80.8%).
Who did Nicholas Walters lose to?
Walters had just a single loss in his professional boxing career. He suffered his first loss against Vasyl Lomachenko via 7th round RTD on November 26, 2016, which ended his 26-fight win streak. Lomachenko is the only boxer to beat Walters.