Azumah Nelson
Ghanaian former professional boxerWikipedia
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Oct 16, 2026
Eriq La SalleGUEST
Um, Solomon was originally named Azumah DeBecko, 'cause I love that name.
Eriq La SalleGUEST
Um, there was a, there was a, a, a boxer back in the '80s by the name of, uh, Azumah Nelson, and I- Hmm ...
Eriq La SalleGUEST
I just love that name.
Eriq La SalleGUEST
DeBecko, I can't remember how I came...
Sergio MoraHOST
I, I, I think we're talking about the greatest 122-pounder.
Sergio MoraHOST
I mean, when he lost he moved up to 126, and look at, look at who he lost to, the great Azumah Nelson and the great Salvador Sanchez.
Sergio MoraHOST
But at 122, he was the greatest, Mannix.
Sergio MoraHOST
I mean, all respects to Inoue and Barrera and Morales, I mean, these are my favorite fighters.
Dan RafaelHOST
He obviously lost that fight.
Dan RafaelHOST
Um, but he fought guys like Azumah Nelson, Alfredo Lame.
Dan RafaelHOST
I mean, the, the guy just not only a great fighter, but a super exciting fighter.
Dan RafaelHOST
Wanted to knock you out and usually did.
Dan RafaelHOST
I mean, you can take a loss-
T.J. RivesHOST
I know it's been, I know it's been a while, but this guy was a legendary fighter in those divisions back in the late '70s and the early '80s, so rest in peace to Wilfredo Gomez.
Dan RafaelHOST
And by the way, he did get stopped by Azumah late, Azumah Nelson late in his career.
Dan RafaelHOST
He bounced back from that and he beat Rocky Lockridge, who was like a big deal.
JohnstonHOST
So my next two.
JohnstonHOST
So this isn't a legendary night, but it's Salvador Sanchez versus Azuma Nelson.
JohnstonHOST
This is a very young Azuma Nelson as well.
JohnstonHOST
This was at the MSG on July 21st, 1982.
JohnstonHOST
A very young Nelson was stopped in the 15th round after hitting the canvas once in the seventh.
JohnstonHOST
So it's a great fight.
JohnstonHOST
It just shows you how good Nelson was even then.
JohnstonHOST
His manager said that a few more fights and basically next time you'll see a different Azuma Nelson when he fought Sanchez.
speaker_15HOST
Mm.
Joseph AgbekoGUEST
That, that's what produced Azumah Nelson, Aye Quartey, um, Afrie Quartey, and the rest.
Joseph AgbekoGUEST
Joshua Clottey and the rest.
Joseph AgbekoGUEST
So into, you say, "Abit Shasi, sir." Into now it, um, uh, uh, uh, Detroit for now.
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Mustafa NetteyGUEST
Because osha be bua, so tu kwa ya, wu, wu, wu tu kwa ye oko se oko amanoniya-
speaker_15HOST
Mm
Mustafa NetteyGUEST
... ye bisa South Africa now, "Oh, Azumah Nelson."
speaker_15HOST
Mm.
Nathaniel AttaHOST
There's a whole generation of great and amazing amateur boxers whom he produced for various stages of competition like we're talking about here, and of course, made massive contributions to the careers of, uh, many of our world champions, especially, especially former IBF welterweight champion, Joshua Clottey.
Nathaniel AttaHOST
There are contributions that he made as well to the careers of Azumah Nelson, Alfred Kobra Kotey, and of course, the likes of, uh, Joseph Agbeko and many other boxers who may not necessarily have had the opportunity to climb, uh, to, uh, fame.
Nathaniel AttaHOST
It is also very important to note that at a certain point, um, he also devoted personal resources to sponsor Ghana's senior national team, the Black Stars.
Nathaniel AttaHOST
This was, uh, over three to four decades ago.