Record details

Johnny NELSON

"The Entertainer"

Cruiserweight

Male

(Ivanson Ranny Nelson)
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


1986
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Mar. 18	Peter Brown	Cottingham, Hull	L 6
- May 15	Tommy Taylor	Dudley, Great Britain	L 6
- Oct. 3	Magne Havnaa	Copenhagen, Denmark	L 4
+ Nov. 20	Chris Little	Bredbury, Great Britain	W 6

1987
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 19	George Carmen	Mayfair, Great Britain	W 6
+ Mar. 2	Doug Young	Huddersfield, Great Britain	W 6
+ Mar. 10	Sean Daly	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 1
- Apr. 28	Brian Schumacher	Halifax, Great Britain	L 8
+ June 3	Byron Pullen	Southwark, Great Britain	TKO 3
+ Dec. 14	Jon McBean	Birmingham, Great Britain	TKO 6

1988
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 1	Dennis Bailey	Northampton, Great Britain	L 8
+ Feb. 24	Cordwell Hylton	Sheffield, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Apr. 25	Kenny Jones	Liverpool, Great Britain	KO 1
+ May 4	Crawford Ashley	Solihull, Great Britain	W 8
+ June 6	Lennie Howard	Mayfair, Great Britain	KO 2
+ Aug. 31	Andrew Gerrard	Stoke, Great Britain	W 8
+ Oct. 26	Danny Lawford	Sheffield, Great Britain	TKO 2
(Won vacant Central Area Cruiserweight Title)

1989
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 4	Steve Mormino	Sheffield, Great Britain	TKO 2
+ May 21	Andy Straughn	Finsbury Park, Great Britain	TKO 8
(Won British Cruiserweight Title)
+ Oct. 2	Ian Bulloch	Hanley, Great Britain	KO 2
(Retained British Cruiserweight Title)

1990
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Jan. 27	Carlos De Leon	Sheffield, Great Britain	Draw 12
(For WBC Cruiserweight Title)
+ Feb. 14	Dino Homsey	Brentwood, Great Britain	TKO 7
+ Mar. 28	Lou Gent	Bethnal Green, Great Britain	KO 4
(Retained British Cruiserweight Title)
+ June 27	Arthur Weathers	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 2
+ Sept. 5	Andre Smith	Brighton, Great Britain	W 8
+ Dec. 14	Markus Bott	Karlsruhe, Germany	TKO 12
(Won vacant European Cruiserweight Title)

1991
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 12	Yves Monsieur	Mansfield, Great Britain	TKO 8
(Retained European Cruiserweight Title)

1992
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- May 16	James Warring	Fredericksburg, Virginia	L 12
(For IBF Cruiserweight Title)
- Aug. 14	Norbert Ekassi	Ajaccio, France	TKO by 3
- Oct. 24	Corrie Sanders	Mabopane, South Africa	L 10

1993
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 30	Dave Russell	Melbourne, Australia	TKO 11
(Won WBF Cruiserweight Title)
+ Aug. 11	Tom Collins	Mansfield, Great Britain	TKO 1
(Retained WBF Cruiserweight Title)
- Oct. 1	Franco Wanyama	Waregem, Belgium	LDQ 10
(Lost WBF Cruiserweight Title)
+ Nov. 19	Jimmy Thunder	Auckland, New Zealand	W 12
(Won WBF Heavyweight Title)

1994
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Apr. 5	Henry Akinwande	Bethnal Green, Great Britain	L 10
+ Nov. 5	Nikolay Kulpin	Chiang Mai, Thailand	W 12
(Retained WBF Heavyweight Title)

1995
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Aug. 22	Adilson Rodrigues	Sao Paulo, Brazil	L 12
(Lost WBF Heavyweight Title)
- Dec. 3	Adilson Rodrigues	Sao Paulo, Brazil	L 12
(For WBF Heavyweight Title)

1996
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 20	Tony Booth	Mansfield, Great Britain	KO 2
+ Dec. 14	Dennis Andries	Sheffield, Great Britain	TKO 7
(Regained vacant British Cruiserweight Title)

1997
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 22	Patrice Aouissi	Berck, France	KO 7
(Regained vacant European Cruiserweight Title)
+ July 19	Michael Murray	Wembley, Great Britain	W 4
+ Oct. 11	Dirk Wallyn	Sheffield, Great Britain	TKO 1
(Retained European Cruiserweight Title)

1998
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ July 18	Peter Oboh	Sheffield, Great Britain	TKO 6

1999
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 27	Carl Thompson	Derby, Great Britain	TKO 5
(Won WBO Cruiserweight Title)
+ May 15	Bruce Scott	Sheffield, Great Britain	W 12
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
+ Aug. 7	Willard Lewis	Dagenham, Great Britain	TKO 4
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
+ Sept. 18	Sione Asipeli	Las Vegas, USA	W 12
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
+ Nov. 6	Christophe Girard	Widnes, Great Britain	KO 4
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)

2000
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 8	Pietro Aurino	Bethnal Green, Great Britain	TKO 7
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
+ Oct. 7	Adam Watt	Doncaster, Great Britain	KO 5
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)

2001
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 27	George Arias	Bethnal Green, Great Britain	W 12
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
+ July 21	Marcelo Dominguez	Sheffield, Great Britain	W 12
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
+ Nov. 24	Alexandre Vasiliev	Bethnal Green, Great Britain	W 12
(Won vacant WBU Heavyweight Title)

2002
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 6	Ezra Sellers	Copenhagen, Denmark	KO 8
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)
= Nov. 23	Guillermo Jones	Derby, Great Britain	Draw 12
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)

2003
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 15	Alexander Petkovic	Bayreuth, Germany	W 12
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)

2004
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Sept. 4	Ruediger May	Essen, Germany	TKO 7
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)

2005
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 26	Vincenzo Cantatore	Roma, Italy	W 12
(Retained WBO Cruiserweight Title)