Johnny Nelson

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Johnny Nelson
Real name	Ivanson Nelson
Nickname(s)	The Entertainer
Rated at	Cruiserweight
Nationality	English
Birth date	January 4, 1967 (1967-01-04) (age 41)
Birth place	Sheffield, England, UK
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	59
Wins	45
Wins by KO	29
Losses	12
Draws	2
No contests	0

Johnny Nelson (born 4 January 1967) is a former professional boxer from Sheffield, England. He was the WBO Cruiserweight World Champion, a title he gained on 27 March 1999 by defeating Carl Thompson. He has also previously fought for the WBU & WBF Crusierweight title which he won but then later gave them up. His fight record is 45 wins (29 by knockout), 12 losses and 2 draws.

Nelson has had a number of high profile fights however his next bout was scheduled to be a defining fight as it was against the hot prospect Welshman Enzo Maccarinelli for the WBO Cruiserweight title. The fight would have taken place on the undercard for the Joe Calzaghe vs. Jeff Lacy WBO/IBF unification bout but an injury picked up by Johnny forced the fight to be cancelled.

Nelson announced his decision to retire from professional boxing on 22nd September 2006. He agreeded to come out of retirement at the age of 40 for a charity match against property developer Jos Battle[1]

[edit] Life after Boxing

Johnny lives with his wife Debbie and daughters Bailey and India. He has recently published his autobiography Hard Road To Glory published by John Blake Publishing