Clash Of Champions: Pernell Whitaker vs. Azumah Nelson

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WBC Super Featherweight Champion Azumah Nelson moves up to 135 pounds to challenge WBC and IBF Lightweight Champion Pernell Whitaker in a bout between men with only two losses between them. Whitaker takes control early, even grabbing Nelson in a headlock and hitting him with a punch behind his back in the second round. Way behind on points, Nelson goes for the knockout in the championship rounds but comes up short. Despite Referee Mills Lane docking him a point for continuously grabbing Nelson's leg in the final round, Whitaker wins a unanimous decision, handing the challenger his first defeat in eight years.