Nana Konadu

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.

Nana Yaw Konadu
Statistics
Real nameNana Yaw Konadu Yeboah
Nickname(s)The Ashanti Warrior
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm)[1]
Reach68 in (173 cm)[1]
Born (1964-02-15) 15 February 1964
Sunyani, Ghana
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights47
Wins41
Wins by KO32
Losses5
Draws1

Professional career

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

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

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
47 fights 41 wins 5 losses
By knockout 32 2
By decision 8 3
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
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

References
  1. Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the Johnny Tapia fight.
  2. "Nana Konadu - Lineal Jr. Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  3. "I will produce a World Champion". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-05-22.


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