SPORT & NOTE
Johnny NELSON

Male

"The Entertainer"
(Ivanson Ranny Nelson)
Cruiserweight, Great Britain, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Born: 4 January 1967, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain
Height: 6ft 2 1/2in, mt 1,88
southpaw

No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1986
- Mar. 18Peter BrownCottingham, HullL 6
- May 15Tommy TaylorDudley, Great BritainL 6
- Oct. 3Magne HavnaaCopenhagen, DenmarkL 4
+ Nov. 20Chris LittleBredbury, Great BritainW 6
1987
+ Jan. 19George CarmenMayfair, Great BritainW 6
+ Mar. 2Doug YoungHuddersfield, Great BritainW 6
+ Mar. 10Sean DalyManchester, Great BritainTKO 1
- Apr. 28Brian SchumacherHalifax, Great BritainL 8
+ June 3Byron PullenSouthwark, Great BritainTKO 3
+ Dec. 14Jon McBeanBirmingham, Great BritainTKO 6
1988
- Feb. 1Dennis BaileyNorthampton, Great BritainL 8
+ Feb. 24Cordwell HyltonSheffield, Great BritainKO 1
+ Apr. 25Kenny JonesLiverpool, Great BritainKO 1
+ May 4Crawford AshleySolihull, Great BritainW 8
+ June 6Lennie HowardMayfair, Great BritainKO 2
+ Aug. 31Andrew GerrardStoke, Great BritainW 8
+ Oct. 26Danny LawfordSheffield, Great BritainTKO 2
(Won vacant Central Area Cruiserweight Title)
1989
+ Apr. 4Steve MorminoSheffield, Great BritainTKO 2
+ May 21Andy StraughnFinsbury Park, Great BritainTKO 8
(Won British Cruiserweight Title)
+ Oct. 2Ian BullochHanley, Great BritainKO 2
(Retained British Cruiserweight Title)
1990
= Jan. 27Carlos De LeonSheffield, Great BritainDraw 12
(For WBC Cruiserweight Title)
+ Feb. 14Dino HomseyBrentwood, Great BritainTKO 7
+ Mar. 28Lou GentBethnal Green, Great BritainKO 4
(Retained British Cruiserweight Title)
+ June 27Arthur WeathersKensington, Great BritainTKO 2
+ Sept. 5Andre SmithBrighton, Great BritainW 8
+ Dec. 14Markus BottKarlsruhe, GermanyTKO 12
(Won vacant European Cruiserweight Title)
1991
+ Mar. 12Yves MonsieurMansfield, Great BritainTKO 8
(Retained European Cruiserweight Title)
1992
- May 16James WarringFredericksburg, VirginiaL 12
(For IBF Cruiserweight Title)
- Aug. 14Norbert EkassiAjaccio, FranceTKO by 3
- Oct. 24Corrie SandersMabopane, South AfricaL 10
1993
+ Apr. 30Dave RussellMelbourne, AustraliaTKO 11
(Won WBF Cruiserweight Title)
+ Aug. 11Tom CollinsMansfield, Great BritainTKO 1
(Retained WBF Cruiserweight Title)
- Oct. 1Franco WanyamaWaregem, BelgiumLDQ 10
(Lost WBF Cruiserweight Title)
+ Nov. 19Jimmy ThunderAuckland, New ZealandW 12
(Won WBF Heavyweight Title)
1994
- Apr. 5Henry AkinwandeBethnal Green, Great BritainL 10
+ Nov. 5Nikolay KulpinChiang Mai, ThailandW 12
(Retained WBF Heavyweight Title)
1995
- Aug. 22Adilson RodriguesSao Paulo, BrazilL 12
(Lost WBF Heavyweight Title)
- Dec. 3Adilson RodriguesSao Paulo, BrazilL 12
(For WBF Heavyweight Title)
1996
+ Jan. 20Tony BoothMansfield, Great BritainKO 2
+ Dec. 14Dennis AndriesSheffield, Great BritainTKO 7
(Regained vacant British Cruiserweight Title)
1997
+ Feb. 22 Patrice AouissiBerck, FranceKO 7
(Regained vacant European Cruiserweight Title)
+ July 19Michael MurrayWembley, Great BritainW 4
+ Oct. 11 Dirk WallynSheffield, Great BritainTKO 1
(Retained European Cruiserweight Title)
1998
+ July 18Peter ObohSheffield, Great BritainTKO 6
1999
+ Mar. 27 Carl ThompsonDerby, Great BritainTKO 5
(Won WBO Cruiserweight Title)
+ May 15 Bruce ScottSheffield, Great BritainW 12
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
+ Aug. 7 Willard LewisDagenham, Great BritainTKO 4
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
+ Sept. 18Sione AsipeliLas Vegas, USAW 12
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
+ Nov. 6 Christophe GirardWidnes, Great BritainKO 4
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
2000
+ Apr. 8 Pietro AurinoBethnal Green, Great BritainTKO 7
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
+ Oct. 7Adam WattDoncaster, Great BritainKO 5
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
2001
+ Jan. 27 George AriasBethnal Green, Great BritainW 12
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
+ July 21Marcelo DominguezSheffield, Great BritainW 12
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
+ Nov. 24Alexandre VasilievBethnal Green, Great BritainW 12
(Won vacant WBU Heavyweight Title)
2002
+ Apr. 6 Ezra SellersCopenhagen, DenmarkKO 8
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
= Nov. 23 Guillermo JonesDerby, Great BritainDraw 12
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
2003
+ Nov. 15 Alexander PetkovicBayreuth, GermanyW 12
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
2004
+ Sept. 4Ruediger MayEssen, GermanyTKO 7
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
2005
+ Nov. 26 Vincenzo CantatoreRoma, ItalyW 12
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)

 

Summary

Total bouts: 59, Won: 45 (29 inside the limit), Lost: 12 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 0