Legendary Ghanaian boxer and former world champion, Azumah Nelson, has revealed how former President Jerry John Rawlings helped him to become the celebrated boxer he is now.
According to Azuma Nelson, the former president helped him in ditching his dream of joining the Ghana Armed Forces and pursue a career in boxing.
In an interview, the three-time world champion narrated how he crossed paths with his JJ Rawlings and how the former President persuade him to be a boxer than to join the army.
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“I wanted to be a military man but Rawlings said no. When we were amateurs he took care of us. He said that what he saw in me he doesn’t want me to be a military man so he didn’t allow me to join the force. Because of that I always thank him and pray for him every day. God passed through him to give me the advice not to join the military because if I had joined the military, my last position would have been a sergeant. Rawlings likes me and I like him too”, Azumah said.
The former President spotted the young Azumah at an amateur bout and quickly took interest in the unassuming Azumah. He funded Azumah’s activities and was at some point Azumah’s manager.
The boxing professor assumed global status when he dominated the super featherweight division as a champion for more than 10 years.
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