On June 24, 2008, a 49-year-old Azumah Nelson (38-5-2, 27 KOs) and a 44-year-old Australian boxer Jeff Fenech (28-3-1, 21 KOs) met in the ring for the 3rd time,.
Nelson came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 years, 11 months, and 13 days. Fenech was on a -1-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 12 years, 1 month, and 6 days.
In the rematch, Jeff Fenech defeated Azumah Nelson via majority decision in the 10-round fight. Fenech improves his record to 29-3-1, while Nelson adds a loss to his record at 38-6-2.
On July 11, 1998, a 39-year-old Azumah Nelson (38-4-2, 27 KOs) and a 32-year-old American boxer Jesse James Leija (36-3-2, 15 KOs) met in the ring for the 4th time,.
Nelson came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 3 months, and 19 days. Leija was on a 6-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 10 days.
In the rematch, Jesse James Leija defeated Azumah Nelson via unanimous decision in the 12-round lightweight fight. Leija improves his record to 37-3-2, while Nelson adds a loss to his record at 38-5-2.
On March 22, 1997, the 38-year-old WBC super-featherweight world champion, Azumah Nelson (38-3-2, 27 KOs), faced a 30-year-old American boxer Genaro Hernández (34-1-1, 17 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Nelson came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 21 days. Hernández was on a 2-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 22 days.
Genaro Hernández defeated Azumah Nelson via split decision and wins the WBC title. Hernández improves his record to 35-1-1, while Nelson adds a loss to his record at 38-4-2.
On May 7, 1994, Azumah Nelson and Jesse James Leija met again in an immediate rematch.
Nelson came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 27 days. Leija was on a 1-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 14 days.
Jesse James Leija defeated Azumah Nelson via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Leija improves his record to 28-0-2, while Nelson adds a loss to his record at 36-3-2.
On May 19, 1990, a 31-year-old Azumah Nelson (31-1, 23 KOs) got a shot at the lightweight WBC and IBF title held by 26-year-old American boxer Pernell Whitaker (21-1, 12 KOs).
Nelson came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 14 days. Whitaker was on a 6-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 16 days.
Pernell Whitaker defeated Azumah Nelson via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC and IBF lightweight titles. Whitaker improves his record to 22-1, while Nelson adds a loss to his record at 31-2.
On July 21, 1982, a 24-year-old Azumah Nelson (13-0, 10 KOs) got a shot at the featherweight WBC and The Ring title held by 23-year-old Mexican boxer Salvador Sánchez (43-1-1, 31 KOs).
Nelson came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 25 days. Sánchez was on a 23-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 13 days.
Salvador Sánchez stopped Azumah Nelson via TKO in the final round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring featherweight titles. Sánchez improves his record to 44-1-1 (32 KOs), while Nelson adds a loss to his record at 13-1.