Johnny Nelson

Ivanson Ranny "Johnny" Nelson^[1] (born 4 January 1967) is a British former professional boxer. He was the WBO cruiserweight champion for over seven years, with thirteen successful title defences (a record currently shared with Marco Huck). Nelson also held the European and British cruiserweight titles.

Boxing career

Nelson's 14th 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 an injury picked up by Nelson forced the fight to be cancelled and Nelson announced his decision to retire from professional boxing a few months later on 22 September 2006.

After retirement

Nelson is now a pundit for Sky Television. Since retirement he has spent some time working with the prison service helping inmates with life management skills.^[1] He's also played a role in some charity work, agreeing to fight a charity match against Jos Battle.^[2]

Personal life

Nelson's parents split up when he was a young child and he didn't reunite with his biological father until he was in his thirties.^[1] He still lives in Sheffield with his wife Debbie and daughters Bailey and India. He also has a daughter called Jorden from a previous relationship. He has published his autobiography Hard Road To Glory.

Professional boxing record

45 Wins (29 knockouts, 16 decisions), 12 Losses (1 knockout, 11 decisions), 2 Draws[3]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	45–12–2	Vincenzo Cantatore	SD	12	26 Nov 2005	Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio	Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	44–12–2	Ruediger May	TKO	7 (12)	9 April 2004	Grugahalle, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen	Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	43–12–2	Alexander Petkovic	MD	12	15 Nov 2003	Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Bayern	Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Draw	42–12–2	Guillermo Jones	SD	12	23 Nov 2002	Derby Storm Arena, Derby, Derbyshire	Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	42–12–1	Ezra Sellers	KO	8 (12)	4 June 2002	Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	41–12–1	Alexander Vasiliev	UD	12	24 Nov 2001	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London	Won vacant WBU Heavyweight Title.
Win	40–12–1	Marcelo Domínguez	UD	12	21 Jul 2001	Ponds Forge, Sheffield, Yorkshire	Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	39–12–1	George Arias	UD	12	27 Jan 2001	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London	Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	38–12–1	Adam Watt	KO	5 (12)	10 July 2000	Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, Yorkshire	Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	37–12–1	Pietro Aurino	TKO	7 (12)	4 August 2000	Bethnal Green, London, England	Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	36–12–1	Christophe Girard	KO	4 (12)	11 June 1999	Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, Cheshire	Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	35–12–1	Sione Asipeli	UD	12	18 Sep 1999	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	34–12–1	Willard Lewis	TKO	4 (12)	8 July 1999	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex	Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	33–12–1	Bruce Scott	UD	12	15 May 1999	Ponds Forge, Sheffield, Yorkshire	Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	32–12–1	Carl Thompson	TKO	5 (12)	27 Mar 1999	Derby Storm Arena, Derby, Derbyshire	Won WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	31–12–1	Peter Oboh	RTD	6 (8)	18 Jul 1998	Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Win	30–12–1	Dirk Wallyn	TKO	1 (12)	10 November 1997	Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire	Retained EBU Cruiserweight Title.
Win	29–12–1	Michael Murray	PTS	4	19 Jul 1997	Wembley Arena, London, England
Win	28–12–1	Patrice Aouissi	KO	7 (12)	22 Feb 1997	Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France	Won vacant EBU Cruiserweight Title.
Win	27–12–1	Dennis Andries	TKO	7 (12)	14 Dec 1996	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England	Won vacant BBBofC British Cruiserweight Title.
Win	26–12–1	Tony Booth	KO	2 (6)	20 Jan 1996	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Loss	25–12–1	Adilson Rodrigues	UD	12	12 March 1995	Sao Paulo, Brazil	For WBF Heavyweight Title.
Loss	25–11–1	Adilson Rodrigues	PTS	12	22 Aug 1995	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Lost WBF Heavyweight Title.
Win	25–10–1	Nikolay Kulpin	UD	12	11 May 1994	Chiang Mai, Thailand	Retained WBF Heavyweight Title.
Loss	24–10–1	Henry Akinwande	PTS	10	4 May 1994	Bethnal Green, London, England
Win	24–9–1	Jimmy Thunder	UD	12	19 Nov 1993	Auckland, New Zealand	Won WBF Heavyweight Title.
Loss	23–9–1	Franco Wanyama	DQ	10 (12)	10 January 1993	Waregem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium	Lost WBF Cruiserweight Title.
Win	23–8–1	Tom Collins	TKO	1 (12)	4 November 1993	Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England	Retained WBF Cruiserweight Title.
Win	22–8–1	Dave Russell	TKO	11 (12)	30 Apr 1993	Melbourne, Australia	Won vacant WBF Cruiserweight Title.
Loss	21–8–1	Corrie Sanders	UD	10	24 Oct 1992	Mabopane, North West, South Africa
Loss	21–7–1	Norbert Ekassi	TKO	3 (8)	14 Aug 1992	Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, France
Loss	21–6–1	James Warring	UD	12	16 May 1992	Bealeton, Virginia, United States	For IBF Cruiserweight Title.
Win	21–5–1	Yves Monsieur	TKO	8 (12)	3 December 1991	Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England	Retained EBU Cruiserweight Title.
Win	20–5–1	Markus Bott	TKO	12 (12)	14 Dec 1990	Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Won vacant EBU Cruiserweight Title.
Win	19–5–1	Andre Smith	PTS	8	9 May 1990	Brighton, Sussex, England
Win	18–5–1	Arthur Weathers	TKO	2 (8)	27 Jun 1990	Kensington, London, England
Win	17–5–1	Lou Gent	KO	4 (12)	28 Mar 1990	Bethnal Green, London, England	Retained BBBofC British Cruiserweight Title.
Win	16–5–1	Dino Homsey	TKO	7 (8)	14 Feb 1990	Brentwood, Essex, England
Draw	15–5–1	Carlos De Leon	PTS	12	27 Jan 1990	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England	For WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Win	15–5	Ian Bulloch	KO	2 (12)	10 February 1989	Hanley, Staffordshire, England	Retained BBBofC British Cruiserweight Title.
Win	14–5	Andy Straughn	TKO	8 (12)	21 May 1989	Finsbury Park, London, England	Won BBBofC British Cruiserweight Title.
Win	13–5	Steve Mormino	TKO	2 (8)	4 April 1989	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Win	12–5	Danny Lawford	TKO	2 (10)	26 Oct 1988	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England	Won BBBofC Central Area Cruiserweight Title.
Win	11–5	Andrew Gerrard	PTS	8	31 Aug 1988	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Win	10–5	Lennie Howard	KO	2 (8)	6 June 1988	Mayfair, London, England
Win	9–5	Crawford Ashley	PTS	8	5 April 1988	Solihull, West Midlands, England
Win	8–5	Kenny Jones	KO	1 (8)	25 Apr 1988	Liverpool, England
Win	7–5	Cordwell Hylton	KO	1 (8)	24 Feb 1988	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Loss	6–5	Dennis Bailey	PTS	8	2 January 1988	Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Win	6–4	Jon McBean	TKO	6 (8)	14 Dec 1987	Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Win	5–4	Byron Pullen	TKO	3 (8)	6 March 1987	Southwark, London, England
Loss	4–4	Brian Schumacher	PTS	8	28 Apr 1987	Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Win	4–3	Sean Daly	TKO	1 (8)	4 October 1987	Manchester, England
Win	3–3	Doug Young	PTS	6	3 February 1987	Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Win	2–3	George Carmen	PTS	6	19 Jan 1987	Mayfair, London, England
Win	1–3	Chris Little	PTS	6	20 Nov 1986	Bredbury, Greater Manchester, England
Loss	0–3	Magne Havnaa	PTS	4	3 October 1986	Copenhagen, Denmark
Loss	0–2	Tommy Taylor	PTS	6	15 May 1986	Dudley, West Midlands, England
Loss	0–1	Peter Brown	PTS	6	18 Mar 1986	Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England	Professional debut.

See also

• List of cruiserweight boxing champions
• Reigning boxing champions

References

External links

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