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Johnny Nelson
Ivanson Ranny "Johnny" Nelson (born 4 January 1967) is a British retired professional boxer who competed from 1986 to 2005. He is currently the longest reigning cruiserweight world champion of all time, having held the WBO title from 1999 to 2005, making thirteen successful defences, a record shared with Marco Huck. Nelson also held the British cruiserweight title twice between 1989 and 1997, and the European cruiserweight title twice between 1990 and 1998. BoxRec rates him the 2nd greatest cruiserweight of all time.
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Born
1967-01-04
Birth Place
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Nationality
British
Nickname(s)
The Entertainer
Height
1.8288
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Johnny Nelson: Paul Fight Was Reality Check To Mayweather That He's 44

Former world champion and Sky Sports expert Johnny Nelson gave praise to Youtube star Logan Paul for going the full eight round distance with Floyd Mayweather in their eight round exhibition fight on Sunday night in Miami, Florida. Nelson, who admits he never expected Paul to go the distance, have...
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Josh Warrington should have been prevented from suffering ninth round KO, say Johnny Nelson and Adam Booth

Josh Warrington should not have been allowed to continue following a torrid fourth round, before a worrying knockout loss, say Adam Booth and Johnny Nelson. The former world champion was on unsteady legs after climbing off the canvas in the fourth, but still fought on bravely until he was sent crashing to the canvas by Mauricio Lara in the ninth round at The SSE Arena in Wembley.
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The wilderness years of Johnny Nelson

Before he was on Sky Sports and before he was WBO cruiserweight champion, Johnny Nelson emabrked on a tour of obscure fights and obscure locations. He relives those bizarre 40 months with Oliver Fennell.