Wilfredo Gomez vs Azumah Nelson December 8, 1984 American Broadcast 1080p

Two prior Salvador Sanchez victims fight in the “backyard“ of Gomez, that being Puerto Rico. A highly entertaining bout. the following is from the boxrec page for the fight Azumah Nelson 125 lbs beat Wilfredo Gomez 125 lbs by KO at 2:58 in round 11 of 12 Date: 1984-12-08 Location: Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico Referee: Octavio Meyran Judge: Dick Young 95-96 Judge: Marcello Bertini 93-97 Judge: Mike Jacobs 95-95 World Boxing Council Featherweight Title (1st defense by Gomez) Notes Nelson entered the fight ranked as the No. 1 featherweight contender by the WBC. The fight had originally been scheduled for September 29, 1984, but it was called off when promoter Murad Muhammad failed to come up with the purse money of $800,000. [1] Nat Carnes of the Associated Press reported: “In the fourth round, Nelson staggered Gomez, but the champion weathered the attack. Gomez then took charge in the next few rounds. He surprised Nelson with a left hook in the sixth round, a weapon he kept planting in his face