I Wanted To Become A President Before Boxing Came In-Azumah Nelson

Legendary retired Ghanaian boxer, Azumah Nelson has disclosed that it was his desire to be a president but boxing came in.

I Wanted To Become A President Before Boxing Came In-Azumah Nelson

Popular retired Ghanaian boxing star Azumah Nelson revealed that it was his wish to become a president until boxing got in the way.

Speaking on TV XYZ legends show he asserted that he hoped to become a president when he was asked about his boyhood.

He accounted, “When you were a kid, you could say whatever you wanted. If I wasn’t a boxer, I’d like to be President. “I expressed what I wanted to do,” 

Nelson explained his passion for boxing by saying, “My dad liked boxing, but my grandfather won’t let him go that far.” When I was younger, my father took me to see a boxing event… When we arrived, two tiny boys were fighting, although one was older than the other.

“When they were finished, I noticed tears running down the young kid’s eyes and I believed the larger one had deceived the small one, so I told my father I wanted to fight the older child, and he said alright.”

“But I insisted on fighting right away, not understanding there was a procedure to follow before fighting, but I was thinking if it’s fighting, let’s go fight now… I wished to fight for the little guy.”

After nearly three decades of competition, the 68-year-old retired as one of Ghana’s and Africa’s most distinguished pugilists.

Nelson rose to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s, when he held the WBC featherweight and super featherweight belts.