Johnny Nelson
Career, Record, Stats
Johnny Nelson (The Entertainer) is a 57-year-old retired British professional boxer. He is a former cruiserweight world champion. In a career spanning 19 years, 8 months, and 8 days, Nelson amassed a record of 45-12-2, which includes 29 wins via KO, 7 of which were in world-title fights.
Johnny Nelson's Boxing Career
Johnny Nelson was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England on January 4, 1967. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on March 18, 1986 against Peter Brown. Nelson lost to Brown via 6 round points decision. Not a good start!
Nelson got his first shot at a world title at the age of 23 after 20 professional fights. On January 27, 1990 Nelson challenged Carlos De Leon's WBC cruiserweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
He became a world champion on March 27, 1999 at the age of 32 years, after by defeating Carl Thompson, the then-reining WBO cruiserweight champion, via 5th round TKO. This was his 45th fight as a professional.
Nelson's last fight was a split decision victory over Vincenzo Cantatore at age 38, on November 26, 2005, in which he successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight championship.
Some of Johnny Nelson's best fights have been against Carl Thompson, Carlos De León, and Guillermo Jones. For a complete list of Nelson's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Johnny Nelson".
Nelson has 12 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Johnny Nelson Losses".
Johnny Nelson's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
59 | Nov 26, 2005 | 38 |  Vincenzo Cantatore | win | SD 12 |
58 | Sep 04, 2004 | 37 | Rüdiger May | win | TKO 7 |
57 | Nov 15, 2003 | 36 | Alexander Petkovic | win | MD 12 |
56 | Nov 23, 2002 | 35 | 
Guillermo Jones 30 29-2-1  | draw | SD 12 |
55 | Apr 06, 2002 | 35 | Ezra Sellers | win | KO 8 |
54 | Nov 24, 2001 | 34 | Alexander Vasilev | win | UD 12 |
53 | Jul 21, 2001 | 34 | Marcelo Domínguez | win | UD 12 |
52 | Jan 27, 2001 | 34 | George Arias | win | UD 12 |
51 | Oct 07, 2000 | 33 | Adam Watt | win | TKO 5 |
50 | Apr 08, 2000 | 33 | Pietro Aurino | win | TKO 7 |
49 | Nov 06, 1999 | 32 | Christophe Girard | win | KO 4 |
48 | Sep 18, 1999 | 32 | Sione Asipeli | win | UD 12 |
47 | Aug 07, 1999 | 32 | Willard Lewis | win | RTD 4 |
46 | May 15, 1999 | 32 | Bruce Scott | win | UD 12 |
45 | Mar 27, 1999 | 32 | 
Carl Thompson 34 24-4 | win | TKO 5 |
44 | Jul 18, 1998 | 31 | Peter Oboh | win | RTD 6 |
43 | Oct 11, 1997 | 30 | Dirk Wallyn | win | TKO 1 |
42 | Jul 19, 1997 | 30 | Michael Murray | win | PTS 4 |
41 | Feb 22, 1997 | 30 | Patrice Aouissi | win | TKO 7 |
40 | Dec 14, 1996 | 29 | Dennis Andries | win | TKO 7 |
39 | Jan 20, 1996 | 29 | Tony Booth | win | KO 2 |
38 | Dec 03, 1995 | 28 | Adílson Rodrigues | loss | UD 12 |
37 | Aug 22, 1995 | 28 | Adílson Rodrigues | loss | SD 12 |
36 | Nov 05, 1994 | 27 | Nikolay Kulpin | win | UD 12 |
35 | Apr 05, 1994 | 27 | Henry Akinwande | loss | PTS 10 |
34 | Nov 19, 1993 | 26 | Jimmy Thunder | win | UD 12 |
33 | Oct 01, 1993 | 26 | Franco Wanyama | loss | DQ 10 |
32 | Aug 11, 1993 | 26 | Tom Collins | win | TKO 1 |
31 | Apr 30, 1993 | 26 | Dave Russell | win | TKO 11 |
30 | Oct 24, 1992 | 25 | 
Corrie Sanders 26 16-0 | loss | UD 10 |
29 | Aug 14, 1992 | 25 | Norbert Ekassi | loss | TKO 3 |
28 | May 16, 1992 | 25 | James Warring | loss | UD 12 |
27 | Mar 12, 1991 | 24 | Yves Monsieur | win | RTD 8 |
26 | Dec 14, 1990 | 23 | Markus Bott | win | TKO 12 |
25 | Sep 05, 1990 | 23 | Andre Smith | win | PTS 8 |
24 | Jun 27, 1990 | 23 | Arthur Weathers | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Mar 28, 1990 | 23 | Lou Gent | win | KO 4 |
22 | Feb 14, 1990 | 23 | Dino Homsey | win | TKO 7 |
21 | Jan 27, 1990 | 23 | 
Carlos De Leon 30 45-5 | draw | SD 12 |
20 | Oct 02, 1989 | 22 | Ian Bulloch | win | KO 2 |
19 | May 21, 1989 | 22 | Andy Straughn | win | KO 8 |
18 | Apr 04, 1989 | 22 | Steve Mormino | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Oct 26, 1988 | 21 | Danny Lawford | win | TKO 2 |
16 | Aug 31, 1988 | 21 | Andrew Gerrard | win | PTS 8 |
15 | Jun 06, 1988 | 21 | Lennie Howard | win | KO 2 |
14 | May 04, 1988 | 21 | Crawford Ashley | win | PTS 8 |
13 | Apr 25, 1988 | 21 | Kenny Jones | win | KO 1 |
12 | Feb 24, 1988 | 21 | Cordwell Hylton | win | KO 1 |
11 | Feb 01, 1988 | 21 | Dennis Bailey | loss | PTS 8 |
10 | Dec 14, 1987 | 20 | Jon McBean | win | TKO 6 |
9 | Jun 03, 1987 | 20 | Byron Pullen | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Apr 28, 1987 | 20 | Brian Schumacher | loss | PTS 8 |
7 | Mar 10, 1987 | 20 | Sean Daly | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Mar 02, 1987 | 20 | Doug Young | win | PTS 6 |
5 | Jan 19, 1987 | 20 | George Carmen | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Nov 20, 1986 | 19 | Chris Little | win | PTS 6 |
3 | Oct 03, 1986 | 19 | Magne Havnaa | loss | PTS 4 |
2 | May 15, 1986 | 19 | Tommy Taylor | loss | PTS 6 |
1 | Mar 18, 1986 | 19 | Peter Brown | loss | PTS 6 |