Azumah Nelson
Azumah Nelson (du'am yʋʋm, 19 July 1958) anɛ Ghana onɛ da an bɔgisa nwɛ'ɛd onɛ da pin'ili nwɛ'ɛb la 1979 ti paae 2008. O da anɛ two-weight world champion, onɛ da paam WBC bɛ 1984 ti paae 1987 nɛ WBC super-featherweight taetil la nɔɔr ayi' bɛ1988 nɛ 1997. O da lɛm keŋ tuon nya'a WBC nɛ IBF lightweight taetil bɛ 1990 ni. O sʋ'ʋlʋm pʋʋgʋnɛ, onɛ da mɔr ABU, nɛ Commonwealth featherweight taetil bɛ 1980 nɛ 1982. Dunia wʋsa da yɛl ye o anɛ bɔgisa nwɛ'ɛd tita'ar Africa ni, nannana onɛ pɛ'ɛs 31 onɛ nwɛ'ɛd pound for pound bɔgisa bɛ BoxRec bɛ dunia wʋsa.
Sex or gender | male |
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Country of citizenship | Ghana |
Country for sport | Ghana |
Name in native language | Azumah Nelson |
Given name | Azumah |
Family name | Nelson |
Date of birth | 19 Mɔraug/Nwadisanii 1958, 19 Sɛnlʋŋ/Nwadispiigin 1958 |
Place of birth | Accra |
Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
Occupation | boxer |
Work period (start) | 1 Samanpiid/Nwadispii nɛ atan 1979 |
Sport | boxing |
Sports discipline competed in | lightweight, super featherweight, featherweight |
Award received | The Ring magazine Comeback of the Year |
Onɛ da di Amateur la
dɛmisim gbɛlimaNelson naae All-Africa Games nɛ 1978 ka 1978 mɛn an Commonwealth Games, da di sanlim nwiig bɛ featherweight saŋa ayi' la ni. Ba da tis o Amateur Boxer bɛ yʋʋm kan, ka di yinɛ Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) yʋʋm kanna.