Azumah Nelson
"The Professor"
Top 100 · #95 · 53.3 points- Born
- 1958
- Died
- —
- Nationality
- Ghana
- Career
- 1979–2008
Africa's greatest boxer, a two-division champion for over a decade.
Titles & Honours
- WBC Featherweight Champion
- WBC Super Featherweight Champion
Career Timeline
1979–2008- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Billy Kwame · W PTS
- Signature fight
vs Wilfredo Gómez
W KO · Hiram Bithorn Stadium , San Juan , Puerto Rico. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Mauro Gutierrez · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Jeff Fenech · L MD. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-12-01 | W | Billy Kwame | PTS | 10 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra , Ghana |
| 1980-02-02 | W | Nii Nuer | TKO | 3 | Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra , Ghana |
| 1980-03-01 | W | Henry Saddler | TKO | 9 | Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra , Ghana |
| 1980-08-02 | W | Abdul Rahman Optoki | TKO | 8 | Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra , Ghana |
| 1980-10-04 | W | David Capo | PTS | 10 | Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra , Ghana |
| 1980-12-13 | W | Joe Skipper | TKO | 10 | Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra , Ghana |
| 1981-03-06 | W | Aziza Bossou | PTS | 8 | Lomé , Togo |
| 1981-05-02 | W | Don George | KO | 5 | Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra , Ghana |
| 1981-08-18 | W | Miguel Ruiz | TKO | 4 | Stadium, Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
| 1981-09-26 | W | Brian Roberts | TKO | 5 | Accra Sports Stadium , Accra , Ghana |
| 1981-12-04 | W | Kabiru Akindele | KO | 6 | Siaka Stevens National Stadium , Freetown , Sierra Leone |
| 1982-02-28 | W | Charm Chiteule | TKO | 10 | Woodlands Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia |
| 1982-06-26 | W | Mukaila Bukare | TKO | 6 | Kaneshie Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana |
| 1982-07-21 | L | Salvador Sánchez | TKO | 15 | Madison Square Garden , New York , New York , U.S. |
| 1982-10-31 | W | Irving Mitchell | TKO | 5 | Great Gorge Resort, McAfee , New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1983-02-12 | W | Ricky Wallace | UD | 10 | Public Auditorium , Cleveland, Ohio , U.S. |
| 1983-08-17 | W | Alvin Fowler | TKO | 2 | Showboat Hotel and Casino , Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S. |
| 1983-09-23 | W | Alberto Collazo | TKO | 2 | Richfield Coliseum , Richfield , Ohio , U.S. |
| 1983-11-25 | W | Kabiru Akindele | KO | 9 | National Stadium , Lagos , Nigeria |
| 1984-03-09 | W | Hector Cortez | UD | 10 | Las Vegas Convention Center , Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S. |
| 1984-12-08 | W | Wilfredo Gómez | KO | 11 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium , San Juan , Puerto Rico |
| 1985-09-06 | W | Juvenal Ordenes | TKO | 5 | Tamiami Park , Miami, Florida , U.S. |
| 1985-10-12 | W | Pat Cowdell | KO | 1 | National Exhibition Centre , Birmingham , West Midlands , England |
| 1986-02-25 | W | Marcos Villasana | MD | 12 | Inglewood Forum , Los Angeles , California, U.S. |
| 1986-06-22 | W | Danilo Cabrera | TKO | 10 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium , San Juan , Puerto Rico |
| 1987-03-07 | W | Mauro Gutierrez | KO | 6 | Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S. |
| 1987-08-29 | W | Marcos Villasana | UD | 12 | Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , California, U.S. |
| 1988-02-29 | W | Mario Martínez | SD | 12 | Great Western Forum , Inglewood , California , U.S. |
| 1988-06-25 | W | Lupe Suarez | TKO | 9 | Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1988-12-10 | W | Sidnei Dal Rovere | KO | 3 | Accra Sports Stadium , Accra , Ghana |
| 1989-02-25 | W | Mario Martínez | TKO | 12 | Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S |
| 1989-11-05 | W | Jim McDonnell | KO | 12 | Royal Albert Hall , Kensington , London , England |
| 1990-05-19 | L | Pernell Whitaker | UD | 12 | Caesars Palace , Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S. |
| 1990-10-13 | W | Juan Laporte | UD | 12 | Sydney Entertainment Centre , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia |
| 1991-03-16 | W | Daniyal Mustapha Ennin | KO | 4 | Polideportivo Principal Felipe, Zaragoza , Aragón , Spain |
| 1991-06-28 | D | Jeff Fenech | SD | 12 | The Mirage , Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S. |
| 1992-03-01 | W | Jeff Fenech | TKO | 8 | Princes Park Football Ground , Melbourne , Victoria , Australia |
| 1992-11-07 | W | Calvin Grove | UD | 12 | Caesars Tahoe , Stateline , Nevada , U.S. |
| 1993-02-20 | W | Gabriel Ruelas | MD | 12 | Estadio Azteca , Mexico City , Distrito Federal , Mexico |
| 1993-09-10 | D | Jesse James Leija | SD | 12 | Alamodome , San Antonio , Texas , U.S. |
| 1994-05-07 | L | Jesse James Leija | UD | 12 | MGM Grand , Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S. |
| 1995-12-01 | W | Gabriel Ruelas | TKO | 5 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino , Indio , California , U.S. |
| 1996-06-01 | W | Jesse James Leija | TKO | 6 | Boulder Station , Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S. |
| 1997-03-22 | L | Genaro Hernández | SD | 12 | Memorial Coliseum , Corpus Christi , Texas , U.S. |
| 1998-07-11 | L | Jesse James Leija | UD | 12 | Alamodome , San Antonio , Texas , U.S. |
| 2008-06-24 | L | Jeff Fenech | MD | 10 | Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Showing 46 of 46 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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