Have Azumah Nelson and Salvador Sánchez ever fought each other?

Yes. Azumah Nelson and Salvador Sánchez met once on July 21, 1982, and Salvador Sánchez won by TKO.

Who has the better record, Nelson or Sánchez?

Azumah Nelson is 39-6-2 and Salvador Sánchez is 44-1-1. Salvador Sánchez has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Nelson or Sánchez?

Azumah Nelson has 28 knockout wins and Salvador Sánchez has 32. Salvador Sánchez has more.

Do Nelson and Sánchez have any common opponents?

Azumah Nelson and Salvador Sánchez share 4 common opponents: Juan Laporte, Patrick Cowdell and Wilfredo Gómez (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Nelson or Sánchez?

Salvador Sánchez is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 5 cm above the other. Azumah Nelson also has the longer reach, by 2 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nelson and Sánchez?

This comparison is drawn from 47 bouts tracked for Azumah Nelson and 46 bouts tracked for Salvador Sánchez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Azumah Nelson vs Salvador Sánchez — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Salvador Sánchez

Azumah Nelson (39-6-2) and Salvador Sánchez (44-1-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Nelson

Wins28 KO · 72%

Losses

Draws47 tracked bouts

Sánchez

Wins32 KO · 73%

Loss

Draw46 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Sánchez leads 1–0

Azumah Nelson and Salvador Sánchez have met 1 time; Sánchez leads 1–0.
Met	1982Jul 21	Series
Azumah NelsonFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Salvador SánchezFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKONelson vs Sánchez	1Meeting

Nelson vs Sánchez · Jul 21, 1982

The Numbers

Nelson 1 · Sánchez 7 of 8 measurable rows

NelsonEdge = longer wingSánchez

Record: 39-6-244-1-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 85.1%
96.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 32: 28
32 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 71.79%
72.73% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 72%
73% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 1: 1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4: 4 (edge)
1
Bouts per year^‡max 6.4: 1.6
6.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 47: 47
46

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+2″: Azumah Nelson: 5′5″; Salvador Sánchez: 5′7″ (edge)
Reach+1″: Azumah Nelson: 68″ (edge); Salvador Sánchez: 67″
Agenot comparable: Azumah Nelson: 68; Salvador Sánchez: Died aged 23
Stance: Azumah Nelson: Orthodox; Salvador Sánchez: Orthodox

Azumah Nelson left, Salvador Sánchez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Azumah Nelson39 wins · from 47 tracked bouts

28 by KO/TKO 72%11 on the cards 28%

Salvador Sánchez44 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

32 by KO/TKO 73%12 on the cards 27%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Azumah Nelson 47, Salvador Sánchez 46 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · even on 44 shared · even on 4

NelsonAzumah Nelson

Opponent

SánchezSalvador Sánchez

Azumah Nelson
Win, UD
1990Oct 1990
LaporteJuan LaporteUnited States 40–16–1EvenEven — 1–0 both
Salvador Sánchez
Win, UD
1980Dec 1980
Azumah Nelson
Win, KO 1
1985Oct 1985
CowdellPatrick CowdellUnited KingdomEvenEven — 1–0 both
Salvador Sánchez
Win, SD
1981Dec 1981
Azumah Nelson
Win, KO 11
1984Dec 1984
GómezWilfredo GómezPuerto Rico 44–3–1EvenEven — 1–0 both
Salvador Sánchez
Win, TKO 8
1981Aug 1981
Azumah Nelson
Win, UD
1984Mar 1984
CortezHector CortezEvenEven — 1–0 both
Salvador Sánchez
Win, TKO 7
1978Aug 1978

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Azumah Nelson last boxed on Jun 24, 2008 — 6,697 days ago. Nelson had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Ruelas Dec 1995Leija Jun 1996Hernández Mar 1997Leija Jul 1998Fenech Jun 20081.6 tracked bouts per year

Salvador Sánchez has won 24 straight, the most recent against Azumah Nelson. Sánchez last boxed on Jul 21, 1982.WWWWW

Perez Jul 1981Gómez Aug 1981Cowdell Dec 1981García May 1982Nelson Jul 19826.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Azumah Nelson and Salvador Sánchez ever fought each other?: Yes. Azumah Nelson and Salvador Sánchez met once on July 21, 1982, and Salvador Sánchez won by TKO.
Who has the better record, Nelson or Sánchez?: Azumah Nelson is 39-6-2 and Salvador Sánchez is 44-1-1. Salvador Sánchez has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Nelson or Sánchez?: Azumah Nelson has 28 knockout wins and Salvador Sánchez has 32. Salvador Sánchez has more.
Do Nelson and Sánchez have any common opponents?: Azumah Nelson and Salvador Sánchez share 4 common opponents: Juan Laporte, Patrick Cowdell and Wilfredo Gómez (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Nelson or Sánchez?: Salvador Sánchez is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 5 cm above the other. Azumah Nelson also has the longer reach, by 2 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nelson and Sánchez?: This comparison is drawn from 47 bouts tracked for Azumah Nelson and 46 bouts tracked for Salvador Sánchez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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