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I Wanted To Be President Of Ghana – Azumah Nelson
Legendary Ghanaian boxer, Azuma Nelson has disclosed before venturing into boxing he wanted to become a President.
The legendary boxer made this revelation while speaking on his childhood, though he made it known that he had dreams of becoming the President of Ghana when he was young.
“As a child you would say whatever you want to do. If I didn’t do boxing, I would want to be a president. I said what I wanted to do,” he said on the Legends show on TV XYZ.
Speaking on his interest in boxing, Azuma Nelson said: “My dad loved boxing but my grandfather won’t allow him to go that far. When I was young, my dad took me out to watch a boxing match… When we got there, two small boys were fighting but one was older than the other.
“When they were done, I saw tears run down the small boy’s eyes and I felt the older one had cheated the small boy, so I told my dad I wanted to fight with the older boy and he said okay.
“But I insisted on fighting right now, not knowing there was a process to go through before you can fight but I was thinking if it’s fighting then let’s go and fight now… I wanted to fight for the small boy.”
The 68-year-old legendary boxer retired after nearly competing for three decades became one of Ghana and Africa’s most decorated pugilists.
Nelson became famous in the 1980s and 1990s, having won the WBC featherweight and super featherweight titles.
The legendary Ghanaian boxer become a two-weight world champion, he fought 47 bouts, winning a staggering 39 times, drawing twice and losing just six.
The Ghanaian boxing legend has also been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York.
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