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Ghanaian legend Azumah Nelson successfully defended his WBC featherweight title #OnThisDay in 1985 with a stunning first-round knockout of Warley's European super-featherweight champion Pat Cowdell. The fight at Birmingham's NEC was Nelson's first professional contest on British shores. "I came in to knock him out in the first round. I made my mind up because the people here didn't treat us good," said Nelson in the post-fight interview. "They were making all kinds of words to get the title from

Ghanaian legend Azumah Nelson successfully defended his WBC featherweight title #OnThisDay in 1985 with a stunning first-round knockout of Warley's European super-featherweight champion Pat Cowdell. The fight at Birmingham's NEC was Nelson's first professional contest on British shores. "I came in to knock him out in the first round. I made my mind up because the people here didn't treat us good," said Nelson in the post-fight interview. "They were making all kinds of words to get the title from

Azumah Nelson stops Wilfredo Gomez in 11 to become Ghana's second ever world champion - highlights from this day in boxing history, 8 December, 1984 - 41 years ago today in San Juan, Puerto Rico | Dornu's Corner

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12K views · 157 reactions | Happy birthday Azumah Nelson. "I'm too bad baby" This post-fight interview never gets old. #happybirthday #champion #azumahnelson #wbc | KBOXtv | Facebook