Johnny Nelson

January 4, 2024
Boxer

Quick Facts

Johnny Nelson
Full Name Johnny Nelson
Occupation Boxer
Date Of Birth Jan 4, 1967(1967-01-04)
Age 57
Birthplace Sheffield
Country United Kingdom
Birth City England
Horoscope Capricorn

Johnny Nelson Biography

Name Johnny Nelson
Birthday Jan 4
Birth Year 1967
Place Of Birth Sheffield
Home Town England
Birth Country United Kingdom
Birth Sign Capricorn
Parents Cynthia Smith, James Nelson
Siblings Alan Douglas
Spouse Debbie Nelson
Children(s) India, Bailey, Jorden

Johnny Nelson is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on January 4, 1967 in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom. WBO Cruiserweight Champion of more than 7 years and successfully defended this title for 13 consecutive times.

He was succeeding in the role of WBO Cruiserweight Champion by He was succeeded as WBO Cruiserweight Champion by Enzo Maccarinelli in September 2006. in September.

Nelson’s 15th defence of his WBO cruiserweight title was scheduled to be against Welshman Enzo Maccarinelli on the undercard for the Joe Calzaghe versus Jeff Lacy WBO/IBF unification bout on 6 March 2006, but a knee injury picked up by Nelson during sparring forced the fight to be cancelled and Nelson announced his decision to retire from professional boxing a few months later on 22 September 2006.

Nelson’s parents split up when he was a young child and he did not reunite with his biological father until he was in his thirties. In 2010, Nelson published his autobiography, Hard Road to Glory.

He has three daughters: Bailey, India, and Jordan.

Johnny Nelson Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Boxer
House Living in own house.

Johnny Nelson is one of the richest Boxer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Johnny Nelson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The first fight he fought professionally ended in a loss against Peter Brown on March 18 in 1986.

He began his career as a pundit at Sky Television after his retirement from boxing.

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 world cruiserweight champion of all time, having held the WBO title from 1999 to 2005. Nelson defended the title against thirteen different fighters, more than any other cruiserweight in history, and holds a joint- record of most consecutive cruiserweight title defenses (along 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. As of April 2020, BoxRec rates him the greatest cruiserweight of all time.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 6 ft 2 in

Johnny Nelson height 6 ft 2 in Johnny weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Johnny Nelson Dating?

According to our records, Johnny Nelson married to Debbie Nelson. As of December 1, 2023, Johnny Nelson’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Johnny Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Johnny Nelson celebrates birthday on January 4 of every year.

How many times did Johnny Nelson defend his title?

How many title defenses did Johnny Nelson have? Johnny Nelson had 13 title defense fights at cruiserweight. He successfully defended his titles in all of these 13 fights.

Is Johnny Nelson still on Sky?

Nelson currently works as an analyst for Sky Sports. Since retirement he has spent some time working with the prison service helping inmates with life management skills.

How old is Johnny Nelson?

55 years (January 4, 1967)

How tall is Johnny Nelson?

6′ 2″

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