Jeff Fenech Decisions Azumah Nelson in Trilogy Bout

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

I guess never say never. It was 16-years since their last meeting, but moments ago Jeff Fenech (29-3, 21KOs) returned after a twelve-year retirement to win a majority-decision over rival Azumah Nelson (39-6, 28KOs) at the Vodafone Arena in Melbourne Australia. Nelson had been retired for ten-years.
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[brently1979]

Fenech ran for the last two rounds. Nelson did pretty well considering he was older and fatter. Fenech was disappointing.

[Kball15]

FENECH beats NELSON by MAJORITY DECISION!!!!

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3458565

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Jeff Fenech earned bragging rights with a majority decision over Azumah Nelson in a junior middleweight bout Tuesday, 16 years after they last fought for a world title.

Though the fight was billed as a serious rematch, the 44-year-old Fenech and 49-year-old Nelson were far from the form they exhibited in fighting for super featherweight titles in 1991 and 1992.

Judges scored Tuesday's 10-round bout 96-94, 96-94 and 95-95 for Fenech.

The Australian was bidding for a third world title in the first fight in 1991 in Las Vegas, which ended in a controversial draw. Azumah, from Ghana, knocked Fenech out in the eighth round of the 1992 rematch in Melbourne.

Tuesday's fight was billed as "the final round" of their rivalry and was claimed to be more than an exhibition, though Fenech last fought professionally in 1996 and Nelson in 1998.

Both had been triple world champions when they met in Melbourne, but finished their careers matched against lesser opponents.

Tuesday's bout revealed little of their old class and there were boos and catcalls from some spectators who had paid up to $2,380 for a ringside seat.

The match was denounced by critics including the Australian Medical Association and by the Ghanaian Boxing Association.

[Fox McCloud]

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=3458565

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Jeff Fenech earned bragging rights with a majority decision over Azumah Nelson in a junior middleweight bout Tuesday, 16 years after they last fought for a world title.

Though the fight was billed as a serious rematch, the 44-year-old Fenech and 49-year-old Nelson were far from the form they exhibited in fighting for super featherweight titles in 1991 and 1992.

Judges scored Tuesday's 10-round bout 96-94, 96-94 and 95-95 for Fenech.

The Australian was bidding for a third world title in the first fight in 1991 in Las Vegas, which ended in a controversial draw. Azumah, from Ghana, knocked Fenech out in the eighth round of the 1992 rematch in Melbourne.

Tuesday's fight was billed as "the final round" of their rivalry and was claimed to be more than an exhibition, though Fenech last fought professionally in 1996 and Nelson in 1998.

Both had been triple world champions when they met in Melbourne, but finished their careers matched against lesser opponents.

Tuesday's bout revealed little of their old class and there were boos and catcalls from some spectators who had paid up to $2,380 for a ringside seat.

The match was denounced by critics including the Australian Medical Association and by the Ghanaian Boxing Association.

Jeff Fenech = BEAST!

They need a 4th one to break the 3 way split!

[cuzfozzy]

yeah that's 1 all - they need another one to even the score !!!

[Mr. Ryan]

Honestly, it should be 2-1 for Fenech since Fenech was jobbed in the first fight. The second was a one-sided beatdown though, and just went to prove that Azumah Nelson was all that and a bag of chips.

[supermandathoe]

**** YEAH!!!!!!! Long live FENECH!!! This should be FRONT PAGE NEWS

[Famoso Matador]

Tuesday's bout revealed little of their old class and there were boos and catcalls from some spectators who had paid up to $2,380 for a ringside seat.

LMFAO, talk about ****en owned.

[Scott9945]

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=3458565

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Jeff Fenech earned bragging rights with a majority decision over Azumah Nelson in a junior middleweight bout Tuesday, 16 years after they last fought for a world title.

Though the fight was billed as a serious rematch, the 44-year-old Fenech and 49-year-old Nelson were far from the form they exhibited in fighting for super featherweight titles in 1991 and 1992.

Judges scored Tuesday's 10-round bout 96-94, 96-94 and 95-95 for Fenech.

The Australian was bidding for a third world title in the first fight in 1991 in Las Vegas, which ended in a controversial draw. Azumah, from Ghana, knocked Fenech out in the eighth round of the 1992 rematch in Melbourne.

Tuesday's fight was billed as "the final round" of their rivalry and was claimed to be more than an exhibition, though Fenech last fought professionally in 1996 and Nelson in 1998.

Both had been triple world champions when they met in Melbourne, but finished their careers matched against lesser opponents.

Tuesday's bout revealed little of their old class and there were boos and catcalls from some spectators who had paid up to $2,380 for a ringside seat.

The match was denounced by critics including the Australian Medical Association and by the Ghanaian Boxing Association.

LOL at the people who paid over $2,000 to see this farce.

[Kball15]

LMFAO, talk about ****en owned.

LOL at the people who paid over $2,000 to see this farce.

i know right???

jesus, for 400 bucks you can go see Manny Pacquiao fight this weekend.

For probs around 1500, u can fly out to Vegas for that fight. why would anybody pay that much for a ticket