Johnny Nelson
Johnny Nelson MBE | |
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Born | Ivanson Ranny Nelson 4 January 1967 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Other names | The Entertainer |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (189 cm) |
Reach | 81 in (206 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 59 |
Wins | 45 |
Wins by KO | 29 |
Losses | 12 |
Draws | 2 |
Ivanson Ranny "Johnny" Nelson
Professional career
Nelson began training at Wincobank gym in Sheffield under trainer Brendan Ingle who also went on to train Naseem Hamed and Kell Brook.[2] He began his career losing ten of his thirteen bouts contested as an amateur.[3]
Nelson's 15th defence of his WBO cruiserweight title was scheduled to be against Welshman Enzo Maccarinelli on the undercard for the Joe Calzaghe versus Jeff Lacy WBO/IBF unification bout on 6 March 2006, but a knee injury picked up by Nelson during sparring forced the fight to be cancelled and Nelson announced his decision to retire from professional boxing a few months later on 22 September 2006.[4]
Life after boxing
Nelson currently works as an analyst for Sky Sports. Since retirement he has spent some time working with the prison service helping inmates with life management skills.[1] He has also done some charity work, agreeing to fight a charity match against Jos Battle.[5]
Nelson was appointed
Personal life
Nelson's mother was Cuban-Jamaican, his father was Dominican.[7] Nelson's parents split up when he was a young child and he did not reunite with his biological father until he was in his thirties.[1] In 2010, Nelson published his autobiography, Hard Road to Glory.
Professional boxing record
59 fights | 45 wins | 12 losses |
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By knockout | 29 | 1 |
By decision | 16 | 10 |
By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
Draws | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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59 | Win | 45–12–2 | Vincenzo Cantatore | SD | 12 | 26 Nov 2005 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy | Retained WBO cruiserweight title |
58 | Win | 44–12–2 | Rüdiger May | TKO | 7 (12), 2:29 | 4 Sep 2004 | Grugahalle, Essen, Germany | Retained WBO cruiserweight title |
57 | Win | 43–12–2 | Alexander Petkovic | MD | 12 | 15 Nov 2003 | Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Germany | Retained WBO cruiserweight title |
56 | Draw | 42–12–2 | Guillermo Jones | SD | 12 | 23 Nov 2002 | Storm Arena, Derby, England | Retained WBO cruiserweight title |
55 | Win | 42–12–1 | Ezra Sellers | KO | 8 (12), 2:39 | 6 Apr 2002 | Circus Building, Copenhagen, Denmark | Retained WBO cruiserweight title |
54 | Win | 41–12–1 | Alexander Vasiliev | UD | 12 | 24 Nov 2001 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant WBU heavyweight title |
53 | Win | 40–12–1 | Marcelo Domínguez | UD | 12 | 21 Jul 2001 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England | Retained WBO cruiserweight title |
52 | Win | 39–12–1 | George Arias | UD | 12 | 27 Jan 2001 | York Hall, London, England | Retained WBO cruiserweight title |
51 | Win | 38–12–1 | Adam Watt | KO | 5 (12), 2:12 | 7 Oct 2000 | The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster , England
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Retained WBO cruiserweight title |
50 | Win | 37–12–1 | Pietro Aurino | TKO | 7 (12), 2:23 | 8 Apr 2000 | York Hall, London, England | Retained WBO cruiserweight title |
49 | Win | 36–12–1 | Christophe Girard | KO | 4 (12), 2:34 | 6 Nov 1999 | Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, England | Retained WBO cruiserweight title |
48 | Win | 35–12–1 | Sione Asipeli | UD | 12 | 18 Sep 1999 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada , US
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Retained WBO cruiserweight title |
47 | Win | 34–12–1 | Willard Lewis | TKO | 4 (12), 3:00 | 7 Aug 1999 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England | Retained WBO cruiserweight title |
46 | Win | 33–12–1 | Bruce Scott | UD | 12 | 15 May 1999 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England | Retained WBO cruiserweight title |
45 | Win | 32–12–1 | Carl Thompson | TKO | 5 (12), 1:42 | 27 Mar 1999 | Storm Arena, Derby , England
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Won WBO cruiserweight title |
44 | Win | 31–12–1 | Peter Oboh | RTD | 6 (8), 3:00 | 18 Jul 1998 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | |
43 | Win | 30–12–1 | Dirk Wallyn | TKO | 1 (12), 1:13 | 10 Nov 1997 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | Retained European cruiserweight title |
42 | Win | 29–12–1 | Michael Murray | PTS | 4 | 19 Jul 1997 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
41 | Win | 28–12–1 | Patrice Aouissi | KO | 7 (12) | 22 Feb 1997 | Berck, France | Won vacant European cruiserweight title |
40 | Win | 27–12–1 | Dennis Andries | TKO | 7 (12), 1:50 | 14 Dec 1996 | Sheffield, England | Won vacant British cruiserweight title |
39 | Win | 26–12–1 | Tony Booth | KO | 2 (6), 2:07 | 20 Jan 1996 | Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England | |
38 | Loss | 25–12–1 | Adílson Rodrigues | UD | 12 | 3 Dec 1995 | Ginásio Carlos Nélson Bueno, Mogi Guaçu, Brazil | For WBF (Federation) heavyweight title |
37 | Loss | 25–11–1 | Adílson Rodrigues | PTS | 12 | 22 Aug 1995 | Osasco, Brazil | Lost WBF (Federation) heavyweight title |
36 | Win | 25–10–1 | Nikolay Kulpin | SD | 12 | 5 Nov 1994 | Chiang Rai , Thailand
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Retained WBF (Federation) heavyweight title |
35 | Loss | 24–10–1 | Henry Akinwande | PTS | 10 | 4 May 1994 | York Hall, London, England | |
34 | Win | 24–9–1 | Jimmy Thunder | UD | 12 | 19 Nov 1993 | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | Won WBF (Federation) heavyweight title |
33 | Loss | 23–9–1 | Franco Wanyama | DQ | 10 (12) | 10 Jan 1993 | Waregem, Belgium | Lost WBF (Federation) cruiserweight title; Nelson disqualified for repeated fouls |
32 | Win | 23–8–1 | Tom Collins | TKO | 1 (12) | 4 Nov 1993 | Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England | Retained WBF (Federation) cruiserweight title |
31 | Win | 22–8–1 | Dave Russell | TKO | 11 (12) | 30 Apr 1993 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | Won WBF (Federation) cruiserweight title
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30 | Loss | 21–8–1 | Corrie Sanders | UD | 10 | 24 Oct 1992 | Morula Sun Casino, Mabopane, South Africa | |
29 | Loss | 21–7–1 | Norbert Ekassi | TKO | 3 (8) | 14 Aug 1992 | Ajaccio, France | |
28 | Loss | 21–6–1 | James Warring | UD | 12 | 16 May 1992 | Hugo's Nightclub, Bealeton, Virginia, US | For IBF cruiserweight title |
27 | Win | 21–5–1 | Yves Monsieur | TKO | 8 (12), 2:35 | 3 Dec 1991 | Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England | Retained European cruiserweight title |
26 | Win | 20–5–1 | Markus Bott | TKO | 12 (12) | 14 Dec 1990 | Europahalle, Karlsruhe, Germany | Won vacant European cruiserweight title
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25 | Win | 19–5–1 | Andre Smith | PTS | 8 | 9 May 1990 | Brighton Centre, Brighton, England | |
24 | Win | 18–5–1 | Arthur Weathers | TKO | 2 (8), 0:25 | 27 Jun 1990 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | |
23 | Win | 17–5–1 | Lou Gent | KO | 4 (12), 1:49 | 28 Mar 1990 | York Hall, London, England | Retained British cruiserweight title |
22 | Win | 16–5–1 | Dino Homsey | TKO | 7 (8) | 14 Feb 1990 | International Centre, Brentwood, England | |
21 | Draw | 15–5–1 | Carlos de León
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SD | 12 | 27 Jan 1990 | City Hall, Sheffield, England | For WBC cruiserweight title |
20 | Win | 15–5 | Ian Bulloch | KO | 2 (12) | 10 Feb 1989 | Hanley , England
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Retained British cruiserweight title |
19 | Win | 14–5 | Andy Straughn | TKO | 8 (12) | 21 May 1989 | Finsbury Park Majestic Ballroom, London, England | Won British cruiserweight title |
18 | Win | 13–5 | Steve Mormino | TKO | 2 (8), 1:56 | 4 Apr 1989 | City Hall, Sheffield, England | |
17 | Win | 12–5 | Danny Lawford | TKO | 2 (10), 0:53 | 26 Oct 1988 | City Hall, Sheffield, England | Won vacant Central Area cruiserweight title |
16 | Win | 11–5 | Andrew Gerrard | PTS | 8 | 31 Aug 1988 | Kings Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, England | |
15 | Win | 10–5 | Lennie Howard | KO | 2 (8) | 6 Jun 1988 | Hilton, London, England | |
14 | Win | 9–5 | Crawford Ashley | PTS | 8 | 5 Apr 1988 | Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull, England | |
13 | Win | 8–5 | Kenny Jones | KO | 1 (8), 1:40 | 25 Apr 1988 | Montrose Club, Liverpool, England | |
12 | Win | 7–5 | Cordwell Hylton | KO | 1 (8) | 24 Feb 1988 | City Hall, Sheffield, England | |
11 | Loss | 6–5 | Dennis Bailey | PTS | 8 | 2 Jan 1988 | Derngate Theatre, Northampton , England
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10 | Win | 6–4 | Jon McBean | TKO | 6 (8) | 14 Dec 1987 | The Tower Ballroom, Birmingham, England | |
9 | Win | 5–4 | Byron Pullen | TKO | 3 (8) | 6 Mar 1987 | Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre, London, England | |
8 | Loss | 4–4 | Brian Schumacher | PTS | 8 | 28 Apr 1987 | North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, England | |
7 | Win | 4–3 | Sean Daly | TKO | 1 (8), 0:52 | 4 Oct 1987 | The Ritz, Manchester, England | |
6 | Win | 3–3 | Doug Young | PTS | 6 | 3 Feb 1987 | Ladbroke Mercury Hotel, Huddersfield, England | |
5 | Win | 2–3 | George Carmen | PTS | 6 | 19 Jan 1987 | Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England | |
4 | Win | 1–3 | Chris Little | PTS | 6 | 20 Nov 1986 | Quaffers Club, Bredbury, England | |
3 | Loss | 0–3 | Magne Havnaa
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PTS | 4 | 3 Oct 1986 | Idrætshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
2 | Loss | 0–2 | Tommy Taylor | PTS | 6 | 15 May 1986 | Brierley Hill Civic Hall, Dudley, England | |
1 | Loss | 0–1 | Peter Brown | PTS | 6 | 18 Mar 1986 | Westfield Country Club, Hull, England |
References
- ^ a b c "Johnny Nelson isn't called Johnny". BBC South Yorkshire. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "Johnny Nelson keen to repay faith shown in him by legendary Sheffield trainer Brendan Ingle". Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Champion Nelson throws in the towel". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Rawling, John (15 February 2006). "Knee injury forces Nelson out of world title contest". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Charity 'Battle' secures cash pot". BBC News. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "No. 63918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2022. p. N22.
- ^ Johnny Nelson (24 July 2020). "Johnny Nelson reveals how trainer Brendan Ingle sought to combat racism through education". Retrieved 17 March 2021.
External links
- Boxing record for Johnny Nelson from BoxRec (registration required)
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Joe Threlfall
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British Central Area cruiserweight champion 26 October 1988 – 21 May 1989 Won full title |
Vacant Title next held by Tony Booth
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Preceded by | British cruiserweight champion 21 May 1989 – December 1990 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Derek Angol
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Vacant Title last held by Anaclet Wamba
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European cruiserweight champion 14 December 1990 – May 1992 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Akim Tafer
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Vacant Title last held by Terry Dunstan
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British cruiserweight champion 14 December 1996 – November 1998 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Bruce Scott
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Vacant Title last held by Akim Tafer
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European cruiserweight champion 22 February 1997 – February 1998 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Terry Dunstan
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Minor world boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by Dave Russell
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WBF (Federation) cruiserweight champion 30 April 1993 – 1 October 1993 |
Succeeded by | ||
Preceded by | WBF (Federation) heavyweight champion 19 November 1993 – 22 August 1995 |
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Vacant Title last held by Hasim Rahman
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WBU heavyweight champion 24 November 2001 – April 2002 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Georgi Kandelaki
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Major world boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by | WBO cruiserweight champion 27 March 1999 – July 2006 Stripped |
Vacant Title next held by Enzo Maccarinelli
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