Feb 25

Fight of the day. Busy day. Was going to include Benn vs Gm but thought it cruel and unusual punishment.

So what the hey..a double dose of Mr.Nelson

1986: Azumah Nelson W 12 Marcos Villasana


1989: Azumah Nelson KO 12 Mario Martinez



1928: Bushy Graham W 15 Corp. Izzy Schwartz, Brooklyn. Wins vacant New York World Bantamweight Title.

1946: Jersey Joe Walcott W 10 Jimmy Bivins, Cleveland.

-Manuel Ortiz KO 13 Luis Castillo, San Francisco. Retains World Bantamweight Title.

1955: Sandy Saddler W 15 Teddy (Red Top) Davis, NYC. Retains World Featherweight Title.

1964: Cassius Clay KO 7 Sonny Liston, Miami Beach. Wins World Heavyweight Title. Clay changes his name the next day.

1976: Jeff Chandler D 4 Mike Dowling, Scranton, PA. Chandler’s pro debut.

1978: Carlos Zarate KO 8 Albert Davila, Inglewood. Retains WBC Bantamweight Title.

1984: Michael Spinks W 12 Eddie Davis, Atlantic City. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title. (Close fight)

-Soon Chun Kwon Tech. Win 12 Roger Castillo, Seoul. Retains IBF Flyweight Title.

1986: Azumah Nelson W 12 Marcos Villasana, Inglewood. Retains WBC Featherweight Title.

1989: Mike Tyson KO 5 Frank Bruno, Las Vegas. Retains World Heavyweight Title.

-Julian Jackson KO 8 Francisco DeJesus, Las Vegas. Retains WBA Super Welterweight Title.

-Azumah Nelson KO 12 Mario Martinez, Las Vegas. Retains WBC Super Featherweight Title.

-Elly Pical W 12 Mike Phelps, Podium Block, Singapore. Retains IBF Super Flyweight Title.

1990: Virgil Hill W 12 David Vedder, Bismark, ND. Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

1991: Greg Richardson W 12 Raul Perez, Inglewood. Wins WBC Bantamweight Title.

1992: Genaro Hernandez W 12 Omar Catari, Inglewood. Retains WBA Super Featherweight Title.

1995: Mike McCallum KO 7 Carl Jones, London. Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title.

-Nigel Benn KO 10 Gerald McClellan, London. Retains WBC Super Middleweight Title. GM would never fight again.

-Hyung Chul Lee KO 12 Tamonori Tamura, Pusan, South Korea. Retains WBA Super Flyweight Title.

-Ratanapol Sor Vorapin KO 3 Jerry Pahayahay, Rangsit, Thailand. Retains IBF Strawweight Title.

1997: Jose Bonilla KO 7 Hiroki Ioka, Osaka, Japan. Retains WBA flyweight Title.

2006: Sugar Shane Mosley KO 10 Fernando Vargas, Las Vegas.

-Jhonny Gonzalez KO 8 Mark Johnson, Las Vegas.