Nicholas "Tha Axe Man" Walters (born 4 January 1986) is a Jamaican professional boxer. He held the WBA featherweight title from 2014 to 2015, having previously held the Regular version from 2012 to 2014.
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| Born | 4 January 1986 Montego Bay, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Axe Man | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editBorn 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
editWalters 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
editThis section needs to be updated. (July 2017) |
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
editMaking good on his prediction of a knockout in either the 5th or 6th round,[5] Walters defeated Nonito Donaire in a close competitive fight 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
editWalters 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
editHe then moved to 130lbs, where he was held to a draw by 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
editWalters 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
edit| 31 fights | 29 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 22 | 1 |
| By decision | 7 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 31 | Win | 29–1–1 | Joseph Adorno | UD | 10 | 27 Mar 2024 | ProBox TV Events Center, Plant City, Florida, US | |
| 30 | Win | 28–1–1 | Reynaldo Esquivia | TKO | 2 (8), 1:36 | 22 Nov 2023 | Coliseo de Pescaito David Ruiz Ureche, Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 29 | Win | 27–1–1 | Luis Diaz Marmol | UD | 8 | 25 Feb 2023 | Coliseo de Pescaito David Ruiz Ureche, Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 28 | Loss | 26–1–1 | Vasiliy Lomachenko | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | 26 Nov 2016 | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, US | For WBO junior lightweight title |
| 27 | Draw | 26–0–1 | Jason Sosa | MD | 10 | 19 Dec 2015 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, US | |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Miguel Marriaga | UD | 12 | 13 Jun 2015 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | WBA (Super) featherweight title at stake only for Marriaga, as Walters had missed weight |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Nonito Donaire | TKO | 6 (12), 2:59 | 18 Oct 2014 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, US | Won WBA (Super) featherweight title |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Vic Darchinyan | KO | 5 (12), 2:22 | 31 May 2014 | Cotai Arena, Macau, SAR | Retained WBA (Regular) featherweight title |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Alberto Garza | TKO | 4 (12), 1:57 | 9 Nov 2013 | American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, US | Retained WBA (Regular) featherweight title |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Daulis Prescott | TKO | 7 (12), 0:35 | 8 Dec 2012 | National Indoor Sports Complex, Kingston, Jamaica | Won vacant WBA (Regular) featherweight title |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Gustavo Sandoval | TKO | 4 (10), 1:29 | 21 Jul 2012 | Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Hector Javier Marquez | UD | 10 | 31 Mar 2012 | Hotel Meliá Panamá Canal, Colón, Panama | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Irving Berry | TKO | 6 (11), 1:35 | 22 Oct 2011 | Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama | Retained WBA Fedelatin featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Argel Salinas | TKO | 2 (11), 2:46 | 16 Jun 2011 | Karl Hendrickson Auditorium, Kingston, Jamaica | Retained WBA Fedelatin featherweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Gonzalo Munguia | TKO | 8 (11) | 18 Dec 2010 | Hotel Meliá Panamá Canal, Colón, Panama | Retained WBA Fedelatin featherweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Julio Camano | TKO | 4 (8), 2:02 | 16 Oct 2010 | Arena Panamá Al Brown, Colón, Panama | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Jose Miguel Payares | RTD | 5 (11) | 31 Jul 2010 | Arena Panamá Al Brown, Colón, Panama | Retained WBA Fedelatin featherweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Alexander Alonso | TKO | 6 (6), 1:30 | 30 Apr 2010 | Hotel Meliá Panamá Canal, Colón, Panama | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Carlos Manuel Reyes | UD | 11 | 18 Dec 2009 | Karibe Convention Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Won vacant WBA Fedelatin featherweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Ernesto Vasquez Batioja | KO | 6 (6), 2:23 | 8 Aug 2009 | Gimnasio Yuyin Luzcando, Panama City, Panama | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Leovigildo Siris | KO | 1 (6), 1:36 | 28 May 2009 | Hotel El Panamá, Panama City, Panama | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Gilberto Armuelles | KO | 1 (4), 1:35 | 28 Mar 2009 | Gimnasio Escolar, David, Panama | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jose Fonseca | KO | 4 (8), 1:49 | 28 Feb 2009 | Hotel Meliá Panamá Canal, Colón, Panama | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Julio Jacobo | TKO | 3 (4) | 14 Feb 2009 | Gimnasio Escolar, David, Panama | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Alejandro Corrales | UD | 6 | 13 Dec 2008 | Hotel Meliá Panamá Canal, Colón, Panama | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Ovidio Mojica | TKO | 4 (6), 0:43 | 5 Dec 2008 | Sala de Eventos La Eskina, Panama City, Panama | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Raul Miranda | KO | 1 (4), 1:37 | 22 Nov 2008 | Gimnasio del Club de Leones, Soná District, Panama | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Javier Jimenez | TKO | 4 (4) | 30 Oct 2008 | Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Armando Carpintero | KO | 1 (4), 1:51 | 11 Sep 2008 | Fantastic Casino, Panamá District, Panama | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Luis Gonzalez | TKO | 2 (4), 1:35 | 19 Aug 2008 | Atlapa Convention Centre, Panama City, Panama | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Esteban Ramos | UD | 4 | 2 Aug 2008 | Gimnasio Yuyin Luzcando, Panama City, Panama |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Like Father, Like Son", Jamaica Gleaner, 1 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012
- ^ "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
- ^ "Nicholas Walters – BoxRec".
- ^ a b "Nicholas Walters new WBA Featherweight champion Archived 12 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine", WBA, 9 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012
- ^ "Walters: I’m knocking out Donaire in 5–6 rounds Archived 19 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine"
- ^ "WBA elevates 126lb/130lb champs to super status". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Rafael, Dan (12 June 2015). "Nicholas Walters stripped of world title after failing to make weight". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Kim, Steve (14 June 2015). "Lomachenko-Walters Showdown is Still Possible". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (19 December 2015). "Walters Dominates Sosa But Denied By Judges". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Nicholas Walters stuns boxing by committing the sport's ultimate sin | Kevin Mitchell". the Guardian. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Nicholas Walters from BoxRec (registration required)
- Nicholas Walters – Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live