Ezra Sellers

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Ezra Sellers
Statistics
Real nameEzra Nathan Sellers
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach77 in (196 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born(1968-09-02)September 2, 1968
DiedDecember 12, 2013(2013-12-12) (aged 45)
Pensacola, Florida, United States
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights37
Wins29
Wins by KO26
Losses8

Ezra Nathan Sellers (September 2, 1968 – December 12, 2013) was an American cruiserweight boxer. He lived in Pensacola, Florida, where he died on December 12, 2013, due to heart problems.[1]

Sellers won the world IBO cruiserweight championship against Carl Thompson; however, his title was vacated after losing to WBO champion Johnny Nelson on April 6, 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark, who declined the IBO belt.

He was inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame in 2013.[1]

Professional boxing record[]

29 Wins (26 knockouts, 3 decisions), 8 Losses (8 knockouts, 0 decisions) [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 21-4 Nigeria Emmanuel Nwodo KO 2 19 Jan 2008 New York (state) New York City, United States Sellers knocked out at 2:59 of the second round.
Win 28-19 United States TKO 3 7 Dec 2007 Mississippi Biloxi, Mississippi, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the third round.
Win 12-10-1 United States TKO 6 14 Jul 2007 Mississippi Biloxi, Mississippi, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the sixth round.
Loss 22-1-1 Jamaica O'Neil "Supernova" Bell KO 2 4 Sep 2004 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States IBF World Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. Sellers knocked out at 2:04 of the second round.
Loss 20-2-1 United States Kelvin "Concrete" Davis TKO 8 1 May 2004 Florida Miami, Florida, United States IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:33 of the eighth round.
Win 11-5-4 Ghana Joseph "African Assassin" Awinongya UD 8 28 Jun 2003 Florida Coconut Creek, Florida, United States
Win 16-3 United States TKO 2 1 Mar 2003 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:53 of the second round.
Win 9-10 United States TKO 1 7 Sep 2002 Oregon Portland, Oregon, United States
Loss 41-12-1 United Kingdom Johnny "The Entertainer" Nelson KO 8 6 Apr 2002 Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark WBO World Cruiserweight Title. Sellers knocked out at 2:39 of the eighth round.
Win 28-5 United Kingdom Carl "The Cat" Thompson KO 4 26 Nov 2001 United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom World Cruiserweight Title. Thompson knocked out at 1:36 of the fourth round.
Win 14-11 Ivory Coast KO 2 20 Jun 2001 Louisiana Kenner, Louisiana, United States
Loss 14-3 Cuba TKO 1 17 May 2001 Mississippi Biloxi, Mississippi, United States WBO NABO Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the first round.
Win 12-0 United States TKO 1 29 Jul 2000 Mississippi Tunica, Mississippi, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the first round.
Win 16-1-1 Canada TKO 3 1 Apr 2000 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States WBO NABO Cruiserweight Title.
Win 7-1 United States TKO 8 25 Feb 2000 Mississippi Tunica, Mississippi, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the eighth round.
Win 38-9-4 Argentina Nestor Hipolito Giovannini TKO 1 29 Jan 2000 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 11-6 United States UD 8 10 Dec 1999 Mississippi Biloxi, Mississippi, United States 79-74, 79-73, 79-73.
Win 21-8-1 Argentina TKO 6 19 Nov 1999 Mississippi Tunica, Mississippi, United States Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the sixth round.
Win 17-75-2 United States Danny Wofford TKO 4 15 Jan 1999 Florida Lake Worth, Florida, United States Referee stopped the bout at 3:05 of the fourth round.
Loss 42-8 Jamaica Alex "The Destroyer" Stewart TKO 3 8 Oct 1998 Missouri Kansas City, Missouri, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:43 of the third round.
Win 11-25-3 United States UD 10 12 Jun 1998 Louisiana Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States 98-93, 97-93, 99-91.
Win 22-5-2 United States TKO 1 7 Aug 1997 Connecticut Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States WBU World Super Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:26 of the first round.
Win 7-7-1 United States KO 1 22 Nov 1996 Florida Tampa, Florida, United States
Win 9-6 United States TKO 10 11 Sep 1996 Florida Pensacola, Florida, United States NABU Cruiserweight Title.
Win 8-13 United States TKO 1 15 Jun 1996 Florida Jacksonville, Florida, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:10 of the first round.
Win 8-0-1 United States Mike Pearman TKO 3 18 Apr 1996 Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Win 2-4 United States TKO 1 28 Mar 1996 Florida Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win 6-14-1 United States KO 1 8 Dec 1995 Florida Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win 7-1-1 Barbados Richie Brown TKO 4 24 Jun 1995 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 1-0 United States TKO 1 18 Mar 1995 Florida Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win 11-7 United States TKO 1 20 Sep 1994 Florida Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win 3-2 United States TKO 1 22 Mar 1994 Florida Pensacola, Florida, United States
Loss 3-8 United States TKO 4 7 Jun 1993 North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Win 3-1-1 United States KO 3 12 Feb 1993 Pennsylvania Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Win -- TKO 1 15 Sep 1992 Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win 13-42-2 United States Frankie Hines KO 3 21 Mar 1992 North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Loss 5-0 United States Bruce "The Atlantic City Express" Seldon TKO 2 22 Aug 1989 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

References[]

  1. ^ a b Slater, James (December 12, 2013). "Remembering thrilling warrior Ezra Sellers – the former IBO cruiserweight champ passes away at age 45". FightNews. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.

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Achievements
Preceded by IBO Cruiserweight Champion
November 26, 2001 - April 26, 2002 		Succeeded by
Sebastian Rothmann
Filled vacancy
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