Johnny " Ivanson " Nelson [1] (born 4 January 1967) is a former professional boxer from Sheffield, England. He was the WBO cruiserweight World Champion for over six years, having defeated Carl Thompson in 1999 and then successfully defended the title 13 times. He has also previously fought for the WBU & WBF Cruiserweight title which he won but then later relinquished. His fight record was 45 wins (29 by knockout), 12 losses and 2 draws..
Nelson has had a number of high profile fights
and his 14th 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 an injury
picked up by Nelson forced the fight to be cancelled and Nelson announced
his decision to retire from professional boxing a few months later on 22
September 2006..
After retirement
Nelson is now a pundit for Sky Television. Since retirement he has spent some time working with young students taking them into prisons businesses and football clubs to show how the chooces we make in life can effect the way we live.
Personal life
Nelson's parents split up when he was a young child and he didn't reunite with his biological father until he was in his thirties.[1] He still lives in Sheffield with his wife Debbie and daughters Bailey and India. He also has a daughter called Jorden from a previous relationship. He has published his autobiography Hard Road To Glory.
Available for motivational and after dinner presentations
by contacting
thoughtsport@yahoo.co.uk
After retirement
Nelson is now a pundit for Sky Television. Since retirement he has spent some time working with young students taking them into prisons businesses and football clubs to show how the chooces we make in life can effect the way we live.
Personal life
Nelson's parents split up when he was a young child and he didn't reunite with his biological father until he was in his thirties.[1] He still lives in Sheffield with his wife Debbie and daughters Bailey and India. He also has a daughter called Jorden from a previous relationship. He has published his autobiography Hard Road To Glory.
Available for motivational and after dinner presentations
by contacting
thoughtsport@yahoo.co.uk