Ezra Sellers

Ezra Sellers
Ezra Sellers
Statistics
Real name	Ezra Nathan Sellers
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach	77 in (196 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	September 2, 1968
Died	December 12, 2013 (aged 45); Pensacola, Florida, United States
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	37
Wins	29
Wins by KO	26
Losses	8

Ezra Nathan Sellers (September 2, 1968 – December 12, 2013) was an American cruiserweight boxer. He lived in Pensacola, Florida, where he died on December 12, 2013, due to heart problems.[1]

Sellers won the world IBO cruiserweight championship against Carl Thompson; however, his title was vacated after losing to WBO champion Johnny Nelson on April 6, 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark, who declined the IBO belt.

He was inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame in 2013.[1]

Professional boxing record

29 Wins (26 knockouts, 3 decisions), 8 Losses (8 knockouts, 0 decisions)
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	21-4	Emmanuel Nwodo	KO	2	19 Jan 2008	New York City, United States	Sellers knocked out at 2:59 of the second round.
Win	28-19	Kenny "The Raven" Craven	TKO	3	7 Dec 2007	Biloxi, Mississippi, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the third round.
Win	12-10-1	Troy "Basher" Beets	TKO	6	14 Jul 2007	Biloxi, Mississippi, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the sixth round.
Loss	22-1-1	O'Neil "Supernova" Bell	KO	2	4 Sep 2004	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. Sellers knocked out at 2:04 of the second round.
Loss	20-2-1	Kelvin "Concrete" Davis	TKO	8	1 May 2004	Miami, Florida, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:33 of the eighth round.
Win	11-5-4	Joseph "African Assassin" Awinongya	UD	8	28 Jun 2003	Coconut Creek, Florida, United States
Win	16-3	Jason Robinson	TKO	2	1 Mar 2003	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:53 of the second round.
Win	9-10	Kevin "The Rage" Tallon	TKO	1	7 Sep 2002	Portland, Oregon, United States
Loss	41-12-1	Johnny "The Entertainer" Nelson	KO	8	6 Apr 2002	Copenhagen, Denmark	WBO World Cruiserweight Title. Sellers knocked out at 2:39 of the eighth round.
Win	28-5	Carl "The Cat" Thompson	KO	4	26 Nov 2001	Manchester, United Kingdom	IBO World Cruiserweight Title. Thompson knocked out at 1:36 of the fourth round.
Win	14-11	Onebo Maxime	KO	2	20 Jun 2001	Kenner, Louisiana, United States
Loss	14-3	Ramon Garbey	TKO	1	17 May 2001	Biloxi, Mississippi, United States	WBO NABO Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the first round.
Win	12-0	Sidney Mack	TKO	1	29 Jul 2000	Tunica, Mississippi, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the first round.
Win	16-1-1	Willard "Red Thunder Rock" Lewis	TKO	3	1 Apr 2000	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	WBO NABO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	7-1	Drexie James	TKO	8	25 Feb 2000	Tunica, Mississippi, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the eighth round.
Win	38-9-4	Nestor Hipolito Giovannini	TKO	1	29 Jan 2000	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	11-6	Matt Green	UD	8	10 Dec 1999	Biloxi, Mississippi, United States	79-74, 79-73, 79-73.
Win	21-8-1	Miguel Angel Medina Burgos	TKO	6	19 Nov 1999	Tunica, Mississippi, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the sixth round.
Win	17-75-2	Danny Wofford	TKO	4	15 Jan 1999	Lake Worth, Florida, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 3:05 of the fourth round.
Loss	42-8	Alex "The Destroyer" Stewart	TKO	3	8 Oct 1998	Kansas City, Missouri, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:43 of the third round.
Win	11-25-3	Marion "The Creep" Wilson	UD	10	12 Jun 1998	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States	98-93, 97-93, 99-91.
Win	22-5-2	John "Yahya" McClain	TKO	1	7 Aug 1997	Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States	WBU World Super Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:26 of the first round.
Win	7-7-1	Ken McCurdy	KO	1	22 Nov 1996	Tampa, Florida, United States
Win	9-6	Artis "The Mad Boxer" Pendergrass	TKO	10	11 Sep 1996	Pensacola, Florida, United States	NABU Cruiserweight Title.
Win	8-13	Earl Talley	TKO	1	15 Jun 1996	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:10 of the first round.
Win	8-0-1	Mike Pearman	TKO	3	18 Apr 1996	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Win	2-4	George Barlow	TKO	1	28 Mar 1996	Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win	6-14-1	James "Gumbo" Fernandez	KO	1	8 Dec 1995	Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win	7-1-1	Richie Brown	TKO	4	24 Jun 1995	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	1-0	Tom Williams	TKO	1	18 Mar 1995	Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win	11-7	Gary Butler	TKO	1	20 Sep 1994	Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win	3-2	Rick Willis	TKO	1	22 Mar 1994	Pensacola, Florida, United States
Loss	3-8	Ed Thompson	TKO	4	7 Jun 1993	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Win	3-1-1	Dayton Wheeler	KO	3	12 Feb 1993	Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	--	Richard McComber	TKO	1	15 Sep 1992	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win	13-42-2	Frankie Hines	KO	3	21 Mar 1992	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Loss	5-0	Bruce "The Atlantic City Express" Seldon	TKO	2	22 Aug 1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

References

Slater, James (December 12, 2013). "Remembering thrilling warrior Ezra Sellers – the former IBO cruiserweight champ passes away at age 45". FightNews. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.

External links

Boxing record for Ezra Sellers from BoxRec

Achievements
Preceded by Carl Thompson	IBO Cruiserweight Champion November 26, 2001 - April 26, 2002	Succeeded by Sebastian Rothmann Filled vacancy

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[Remembering-1] Slater, James (December 12, 2013). "Remembering thrilling warrior Ezra Sellers – the former IBO cruiserweight champ passes away at age 45". FightNews. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.