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Nicholas Walters

Nicholas Walters

Jamaican boxer

Nicholas "Tha Axe Man" Walters (born 4 January 1986) is a Jamaican professional boxer. He held the WBA featherweight title from 2012 to 2015 and challenged once for the WBO junior lightweight title in 2016.

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Personal life

Born in Montego Bay, Walters attended the Roehampton Primary and Anchovy High School.[1] Walters is nicknamed "The Axe Man".[2] He is the son of former boxer Job Walters.[1] He began boxing at the age of ten and had his first professional fight at the age of 22 against Estaban Ramos of Panama.[1]

Amateur career

Walters had a successful amateur career prior to turning professional, winning the 2005 and 2006 Caribbean Championships gold medal at featherweight, and falling short at the 2007 World Championships at featherweight against Bashir Hassan and in 2008 at the America´s Olympic Qualifier at featherweight against Miguel Marriaga.[3] He later went on to defeat Marriaga as a professional.

Professional career

Walters captured the WBA Fedelatin title in 2009, and successfully defended it four times.[1] He won the vacant WBA (Regular) World Featherweight title on 8 December 2012, against Colombian Daulis Prescott during the annual KO Drugs Festival in Jamaica,[4] via seventh round knockout.[4]

Walters vs. Donaire

Making good on his prediction of a knockout in either the 5th or 6th round,[5] Walters defeated Nonito Donaire on 18 October 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round to capture the WBA World Featherweight Championship. He was promoted to Super Champion status in February 2015.[6]

Walters vs. Marriaga

Walters originally weighed in at 127.4 pounds for his fight against Miguel Marriaga, who weighed in at 125.2 pounds. Walters was given 2 hours to drop to at least 126 pounds, the maximum limit of the Featherweight division. Walters did not succeed, being able only to drop to 127 pounds. Thus, he was stripped of the title.[7] Walters defeated Marriaga by unanimous decision.[8]

Walters vs. Sosa

He then moved to 130lbs, where he was held to a draw by fellow former champion, Jason Sosa. Most observers thought Walters clearly won, and the result was controversial. Despite a dominant performance by Walters, one judge had Sosa winning the fight, 96–94, while the other two had it a draw, 95–95.[9]

Walters vs. Lomachenko

Walters remained inactive for a year following this fight, before taking on Vasiliy Lomachenko in Las Vegas. Lomachenko, who was considered as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, dominated the fight before Walters quit in the seventh round.[10]

Professional boxing record

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References

  1. [1]
    "Like Father, Like Son", Jamaica Gleaner, 1 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012
  2. [2]
    "Ready to Rumble on JamRock ... Walters, Prescott square off in Wray & Nephew thriller Archived 13 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine", Jamaica Star, 7 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012
  3. [3]
    "Nicholas Walters – BoxRec".
  4. [4]
    "Nicholas Walters new WBA Featherweight champion Archived 12 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine", WBA, 9 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012
  5. [5]
    "Walters: I’m knocking out Donaire in 5–6 rounds Archived 19 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine"
  6. [6]
    "WBA elevates 126lb/130lb champs to super status". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  7. [7]
    Rafael, Dan (12 June 2015). "Nicholas Walters stripped of world title after failing to make weight". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  8. [8]
    Kim, Steve (14 June 2015). "Lomachenko-Walters Showdown is Still Possible". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  9. [9]
    Donovan, Jake (19 December 2015). "Walters Dominates Sosa But Denied By Judges". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. [10]
    "Nicholas Walters stuns boxing by committing the sport's ultimate sin | Kevin Mitchell". the Guardian. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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