Cornelius Boza Edwards

Cornelius Boza Edwards
Statistics
Real name	Cornelius Boza Edwards
Rated at	Light Welterweight Lightweight Super Featherweight
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Nationality	Ugandan
Born	May 27, 1956 (1956-05-27) (age 55) Kampala, Uganda
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	53
Wins	45
Wins by KO	34
Losses	7
Draws	1
No contests	0

Cornelius Boza Edwards (born 27 May 1956 in Kampala, Uganda) was a Ugandan boxer in the Light Welterweight division and the former WBC Super Featherweight Champion. Edwards emigrated from Uganda to England, where he lived for a long period of time. Currently, he lives in the United States, where he trains other boxers.

Pro career

WBC Super Featherweight Champion

Cornelius Boza-Edwards won the WBC world Jr. Lightweight title from Rafael Limón with a fifteen round decision in 1981 at Stockton, California, this after Limón, a Mexican, had made his infamous You know what happens to British boxers when they face Mexicans comment, in a reference to the fight between Lupe Pintor and Johnny Owen, after which Owen lost his life.

Boza-Edwards defeated Bobby Chacon by technical knockout in the fourteenth round in his first defense, but then, he lost the title to Rolando Navarrete, by knockout in round five.

Boza-Edwards also fought to, and lost against, other world champions such as his rematch with Chacon, Alexis Argüello by knockout in eight, Héctor Camacho by decision in twelve, Rocky Lockridge, by decision in ten and José Luis Ramírez by knockout in five.

Trainer

He is a co-trainer of Light Welterweight Contender, Mexican Jesse Vargas.^[1]

See also

• List of WBC world champions

Preceded by Rafael Limón

WBC Super Featherweight Champion 8 Mar 1981– 29 Aug 1981

Succeeded by Rolando Navarrete

References

1. ^ http://www.ringtv.com/blog/2373/mayweather_boza_edwards_have_high_hopes_for_vargas/

External links

• Professional boxing record for Cornelius Boza Edwards from BoxRec

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Name	Edwards, Cornelius Boza
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Date of birth	27 May 1956
Place of birth	Kampala, Uganda
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