Nana Konadu

Nana Yaw Konadu
Statistics
Real name Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah
Weight(s) fly/super fly/bantamweight
Height 5 ft 7 12 in (1.71 m)
Reach 68 in (173 cm)
Nationality Ghanaian
Born (1964-02-15) 15 February 1964
Sunyani, Ghana
Boxing record
Total fights 47
Wins 41 (KO 32)
Losses 5 (KO 2)
Draws 1

Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah (born February 15, 1964 in Sunyani, Ghana) is a retired boxer who won World titles in two different weight divisions.


Professional career

Konadu made his professional debut on May, 5 1985. In his 15th professional bout, he defeated former champion Cesar Polanco to capture the WBC International super flyweight title.

WBC Super Flyweight Title

On November 7, 1989, Konadu captured the WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight Title with a decision win over two-time champion Gilberto Roman.[1] He lost the belt in his first defense to Sung Kil Moon by technical decision. The fight was a war with both fighters exchanging knockdowns, however, the action was stopped in the ninth round due to a headbutt and Moon was declared the winner on the scorecards. He lost a rematch to Moon in 1991 by knockout.

WBA Bantamweight Title

Konadu scored 15 consecutive victories over the next four years, including wins over Juan Polo Perez, former champion Victor Rabanales, and Abraham Torres. On January 28, 1996, he became a two division champion by capturing the WBA Bantamweight Title in a TKO victory over Veeraphol Sahaprom, who would go on to become a long reigning champion. He again lost the belt in his first defense to Daorung Chuvatana by technical decision, but recaptured the belt the following year in a rematch. He defended the belt once before losing it to Johnny Tapia in 1998. He rebounded with a win over former champion Hector Acero Sanchez and retired in 2001 after being TKO'd by Daniel Seda. He now lives with his family in New Dormaa, Sunyani, Ghana.

See also

References

  1. "Nana Konadu - Lineal Jr. Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
Achievements
Preceded by
Gilberto Roman
Lineal Super Flyweight Champion
7 Nov 1989 20 Jan 1990
Succeeded by
Sung-Kil Moon
Preceded by
Gilberto Roman
WBC Super Flyweight Champion
7 Nov 1989 20 Jan 1990
Succeeded by
Sung-Kil Moon
Preceded by
Veeraphol Sahaprom
WBA Bantamweight Champion
28 Jan 1996 27 Oct 1996
Succeeded by
Daorung Chuvatana
Preceded by
Daorung Chuvatana
WBA Bantamweight Champion
21 Jun 1997 5 Dec 1998
Succeeded by
Johnny Tapia


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