Nana Konadu

Nana Yaw Konadu
Nana Yaw Konadu
Statistics
Real name	Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah
Weight(s)	Flyweight; Super flyweight; Bantamweight;
Height	5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)
Reach	68 in (173 cm)
Nationality	Ghanaian
Born	15 February 1964 (age 57); Sunyani, Ghana
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	47
Wins	41
Wins by KO	32
Losses	5
Draws	1
No contests	0

Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah (born February 15, 1964 in Sunyani, Ghana) is a retired boxer who won World titles in two different weight divisions.^{[citation needed]} His fights included championship bouts against Thai and Korean boxers.^[1]

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 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 and retired in 2001 after being TKO'd by . He now lives with his family in New Dormaa, Sunyani, Ghana.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Aggrey, Joe (June 24, 1997). "Graphic Sports: Issue 631 June June 24-30 1997". Graphic Communications Group – via Google Books.
^ "Nana Konadu - Lineal Jr. Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.

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Achievements
Preceded by Gilberto Román	WBC super flyweight champion November 7, 1989 – January 20, 1990	Succeeded by Moon Sung-kil
Preceded by Gilberto Román	Lineal super-flyweight champion November 7, 1989 – January 20, 1990	Succeeded by Moon Sung-kil
Preceded by Veeraphol Sahaprom	WBA bantamweight champion January 28, 1996 – October 27, 1996	Succeeded by Daorung Chuvatana
Preceded by Daorung Chuvatana	WBA bantamweight champion June 21, 1997 – December 5, 1998	Succeeded by Johnny Tapia

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[1] Aggrey, Joe (June 24, 1997). "Graphic Sports: Issue 631 June June 24-30 1997". Graphic Communications Group – via Google Books.

[2] "Nana Konadu - Lineal Jr. Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.

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