Nana Yaw Konadu | |
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Born | Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah 15 February 1964 |
Other names | The Ashanti Warrior |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm)[1] |
Reach | 68 in (173 cm)[1] |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 47 |
Wins | 41 |
Wins by KO | 32 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 1 |
Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah (born February 15, 1964) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2001. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC super-flyweight title from 1989 to 1990, and the WBA bantamweight title twice between 1996 and 1998.
Professional career
[edit]Konadu made his professional debut on May 5, 1985. In his 15th professional bout, he defeated former champion Cesar Polanco to capture the WBC International super flyweight title.
WBC super-flyweight Title
[edit]On November 7, 1989, Konadu captured the WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight Title with a decision win over two-time champion Gilberto Roman.[2] He lost the belt in his first defense to Sung Kil Moon by technical decision. The fight was a war with both fighters exchanging knockdowns, however, the action was stopped in the ninth round due to a headbutt and Moon was declared the winner on the scorecards. He lost a rematch to Moon in 1991 by knockout.
WBA bantamweight title
[edit]Konadu scored 15 consecutive victories over the next four years, including wins over Juan Polo Perez, former champion Victor Rabanales, and Abraham Torres. On January 28, 1996, he became a two-division champion by capturing the WBA Bantamweight Title in a TKO victory over Veeraphol Sahaprom, who would go on to become a long-reigning champion. He again lost the belt in his first defense to Daorung Chuvatana by a technical decision but recaptured the belt the following year in a rematch. He defended the belt once before losing it to Johnny Tapia in 1998. He rebounded with a win over former champion Hector Acero Sanchez and retired in 2001 after being TKO'd by Daniel Seda. He now lives with his family in New Dormaa, Sunyani, Ghana.[3]
Professional boxing record
[edit]47 fights | 41 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 32 | 2 |
By decision | 8 | 3 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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47 | Loss | 41–5–1 | Daniel Seda | TKO | 9 (12), 3:00 | 12 May 2001 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | For WBA Fedelatin featherweight title |
46 | Win | 41–4–1 | Amadro Vazquez | TKO | 5 (8), 0:45 | 2 Dec 2000 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
45 | Win | 40–4–1 | Hector Acero Sanchez | PTS | 10 | 12 Jun 1999 | Shriners Auditorium, Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
44 | Loss | 39–4–1 | Johnny Tapia | MD | 12 | 5 Dec 1998 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Lost WBA bantamweight title |
43 | Win | 39–3–1 | Julio Cesar Alfaro | DQ | 8 (10), 2:19 | 30 May 1998 | Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBA bantamweight title; Alfaro disqualified after his trainer entered the ring |
42 | Win | 38–3–1 | Abraham Torres | KO | 2 (12), 2:50 | 21 Feb 1998 | Estadio Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained WBA bantamweight title |
41 | Win | 37–2–1 | Daorung Chuvatana | TKO | 7 (12), 2:20 | 21 Jun 1996 | Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Won WBA bantamweight title |
40 | Loss | 36–3–1 | Daorung Chuvatana | TD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 27 Oct 1996 | Laplae, Thailand | Lost WBA bantamweight title |
39 | Win | 36–2–1 | Veeraphol Sahaprom | TKO | 2 (12), 2:50 | 28 Jan 1996 | Municipal Stadium, Kanchanaburi, Thailand | Won WBA bantamweight title |
38 | Win | 35–2–1 | Abraham Torres | KO | 6 (12) | 27 May 1995 | Broward Co Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | Won WBC FECARBOX bantamweight title |
37 | Win | 34–2–1 | Robert Parra | KO | 1 (8), 1:43 | 8 Apr 1995 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
36 | Win | 33–2–1 | Victor Rabanales | UD | 10 | 7 Oct 1994 | Salón La Paloma, Barcelona, Spain | |
35 | Win | 32–2–1 | Adolfo Castillo | PTS | 8 | 25 Feb 1994 | Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares, Spain | |
34 | Win | 31–2–1 | Marcos Flores | KO | 1 (8) | 7 Jan 1994 | Casino de Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |
33 | Win | 30–2–1 | Alejandro Batista | KO | 3 (?) | 29 Oct 1993 | Pabéllon Principe Felipe, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain | |
32 | Win | 29–2–1 | Miguel Santos | KO | 1 (?) | 3 Jul 1993 | Leon, Castilla y León, Spain | |
31 | Win | 28–2–1 | Juan Cruz | KO | 1 (?) | 27 Mar 1993 | Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain | |
30 | Win | 27–2–1 | Luis Rosario | KO | 6 (?) | 28 Nov 1992 | Polideportivo Parquesur Sport, Leganes, Spain | |
29 | Win | 26–2–1 | Luis Ortiz | TKO | 4 (?) | 20 Aug 1992 | Penaranda, Castille y León, Spain | |
28 | Win | 25–2–1 | Jose Pagan | KO | 1 (?) | 17 Jul 1992 | Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain | |
27 | Win | 24–2–1 | Luis Ramos | KO | 2 (?) | 30 May 1992 | Oviedo, Principado de Asturias, Spain | |
26 | Win | 23–2–1 | Ruben Bautista | TKO | 2 (?) | 10 Apr 1992 | Bilbao, País Vasco, Spain | |
25 | Win | 22–2–1 | Angel Rosario | TKO | 7 (?) | 17 Jan 1992 | Bilbao, País Vasco, Spain | |
24 | Win | 21–2–1 | Juan Polo Perez | PTS | 12 | 25 Oct 1991 | Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain | Won vacant IBC super-flyweight title |
23 | Loss | 20–2–1 | Moon Sung-kil | TKO | 4 (12), 2:55 | 16 Mar 1991 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain | For WBC super-flyweight title |
22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Kevin Nwundidwe | KO | 2 (?) | 15 Dec 1990 | Accra, Ghana | |
21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Diego Duran | TKO | 3 (8) | 13 Oct 1990 | Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia | |
20 | Loss | 18–1–1 | Moon Sung-kil | TD | 9 (12) | 20 Jan 1990 | World Trade Center, Seoul, South Kora | Lost WBC super-flyweight title |
19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Gilberto Román | UD | 12 | 7 Nov 1989 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico | Won WBC super-flyweight title |
18 | Win | 17–0–1 | Park Dae-Yong | KO | 2 (12) | 26 May 1989 | World Trade Center, Singapore | Retained WBC International super-flyweight title |
17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Cesar Polanco | PTS | 12 | 11 Mar 1989 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Won WBC International super-flyweight title |
16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Bernard Mukenge | KO | 1 (12) | 10 Dec 1988 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Won ABU bantamweight title |
15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Rufus Adebayo | KO | 1 (?), 0:16 | 9 Oct 1988 | Holy Gardens, Accra, Ghana | |
14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Mohammed Alimbey | KO | 6 (10) | 10 Sep 1988 | Princess Cinema Hall, Takoradi, Ghana | |
13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Adamu Mohammed | KO | 7 (10) | 11 Jun 1988 | Holy Gardens, Accra, Ghana | |
12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Pommy Brown | KO | 2 (10) | 19 Dec 1987 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | |
11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Albert Musankabala | KO | 6 (12) | 10 Oct 1987 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Won vacant CBC flyweight title |
10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Ramon Pichardo | KO | 2 (4) | 28 Aug 1987 | Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Dele Mustapha | PTS | 10 | 28 Feb 1987 | Lagos, Nigeria | |
8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Steve Muchoki | KO | 12 (12) | 13 Dec 1986 | Holy Gardens, Accra, Ghana | Won ABU flyweight title |
7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Ray Amoo | TKO | 2 (12) | 25 Oct 1986 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Retained West African Boxing Union flyweight title |
6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Ramos Agyare | TKO | 6 (10) | 31 Aug 1986 | Holy Gardens, Accra, Ghana | |
5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Joe Power | TKO | 2 (12) | 27 Jun 1986 | Prempeh Assembly Hall, Kumasi, Ghana | Retained West African Boxing Union flyweight title |
4 | Win | 3–0–1 | Joe Power | TKO | 3 (12) | 8 Mar 1986 | Coronation Park, Sunyani, Ghana | Retained West African Boxing Union flyweight title |
3 | Win | 2–0–1 | Flash Conteh | TKO | 1 (12) | 7 Dec 1985 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Won vacant West African Boxing Union flyweight title |
2 | Draw | 1–0–1 | Michael Ebo Danquah | PTS | 8 | 29 Jun 1985 | Accra, Ghana | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | George Freeman | PTS | 6 | 25 May 1985 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the Johnny Tapia fight.
- ^ "Nana Konadu - Lineal Jr. Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
- ^ "I will produce a World Champion". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Nana Konadu from BoxRec (registration required)
- Nana Konadu insinuates NDC is being paranoid
- Nana Konadu - CBZ Profile