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Despite all his early achievements and being undefeated in 13 fights, Nelson was virtually unknown outside Ghana. Because of this, he was a decisive underdog when he challenged WBC featherweight champion Salvador Sánchez on July 21, 1982 at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Despite losing that fight by a knockout in round 15, Nelson’s stock as a boxer rose after that fight, and he established himself as a deserving leading contender in the eyes of many fans. Further, Nelson was put at a significant disadvantage when his custom mouthpiece was stolen and he had to make do with a makeshift one purchased from a store and cut to his mouth with a knife, leaving him in pain for the whole fight. The Sánchez-Nelson fight would be Salvador Sánchez’s last fight, as he died almost two months later after suffering a car accident in Mexico City.

In 1981, Nelson beat Bozzou Aziza in Togo; it was Nelson’s first fight abroad. He then beat Miguel Ruiz in his first United States fight, held in California. He added the Commonwealth of Nations’ Featherweight title with a fifth-round knockout of Brian Roberts.

Nelson had a stellar amateur career, competing at the 1978 Commonwealth Games where he won a gold medal in the Featherweight class, and compiling an Amateur Record of 50-2. Professional Career Nelson’s professional boxing debut, in 1979, did not generate much attention, except in Ghana, where he was known because of his family ties. Internationally, Nelson lacked the recognition for such an event to be given its due importance. With the years, however, all of that changed because he garnered worldwide fame as a boxer. He beat Billy Kwame in Accra by a decision in eight to mark his professional debut. In his third fight, he fought on March 3, 1980, he knocked out Henry Sadler in the ninth round to win Ghana’s regional 126-pound title. On December 13 of that year, he knocked out Joe Skipper in round 10 to add the African continent’s belt to his Ghanaian regional championship.

Azumah Nelson is a Ghanaian former professional boxer. Widely considered the greatest African boxer of all time, he held the WBC featherweight title once and the WBC super featherweight title twice. Amateur Career

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Longtime Trainer Buffalo Martin Dies Nelson’s longtime boxing trainer, Joe ‘Buffalo’ Martin, was killed in a car crash in January 1998. He then trained with Joe Goossen. However, despite several comeback attempts in the next 10 years, Nelson never won a bout again without Buffalo in his corner. Legacy The Azumah Nelson Sports Complex at Kaneshie in Accra was named after him.

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Azumah Nelson Name: The Professor Nickname(s): Zoom Zoom The Terrible Warrior Featherweight Rated at: Super featherweight Lightweight 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Height: 173 cm (68 in) Reach: Ghanaian Nationality: July 19, 1958 Born: Accra, Ghana Orthodox Stance: Boxing Record 47 Total fights: 39 Wins: 28 Wins by KO: 6 Losses: 2 Draws: Medal Record Men’s boxing Competitor for Ghana Commonwealth Games Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton Featherweight

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