{"id":73861,"date":"2014-12-13T12:58:19","date_gmt":"2014-12-13T12:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=73861"},"modified":"2014-12-13T12:58:19","modified_gmt":"2014-12-13T12:58:19","slug":"azumah-nelson-honoured-wbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/12\/azumah-nelson-honoured-wbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Azumah Nelson to be honoured by WBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Africa&#8217;s iconic boxing legend Azumah Nelson\u2019s unrivalled boxing legacy will be etched in the minds of boxing lovers when he is honoured at the 52nd WBC Convention,\u00a0together with a host of other boxing greats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">The ceremony, scheduled for December 15 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, will see the boxing professor and others being honoured for displaying excellence in their respective categories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">The WBC will honour the best two champions of each division of the history of the WBC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Professor Azumah Nelson and the late Alexis Arguello from Nicaragua will be honoured for the Super featherweight, while Salvador S\u2019anchez and Jeff Fenech will recieve honours in Featherweight division.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Famed boxers, Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis will be honoured for the Heavyweight division. \u00a0Evander Holyfield and Juan Carlos Gomez will be recognised in the Cruiserweight division while Roy Jones Jr. and Michael Spinks will be honoured for their Light Heavyweight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">All 34 all-time greats will be presented with special award title belts which will also pay tribute to the late WBC President, Jose Sulaiman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Following the honour, Azumah Nelson will subsequently launch his book \u201cThe Professor\u201d on Tuesday December 16 at the convention before returning to Ghana.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Source Allsports.com.gh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa&#8217;s iconic boxing legend Azumah Nelson\u2019s unrivalled boxing legacy will be etched in the minds of boxing lovers when he is honoured at the 52nd WBC Convention,\u00a0together with a host of other boxing greats. 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