The judges awarded him a 2-1 victory, marking his return to the ring after an virtually five-year absence from the game.
Nelson Junior started his boxing profession at beginner stage in 2017 and even began coaching underneath Lartekwei Lartey.
However, he struggled to juggle boxing and education and later determined to stop the game after graduating from the University of Ghana.
Last month, Azumah Nelson revealed that his son had stop boxing after realising the game wasn’t for “Dada ba” (pampered children).
“He realised that boxing is not for ‘Dada ba’ people. It’s a sport for hustlers and people from not-too-good backgrounds,” the previous WBC featherweight champion advised Dan Kwaku Yeboah TV.
“I’m not frightened that he stop the game as a result of I wasn’t the one receiving the blows. He was the one receiving it and realized he couldn’t take the blows.
“I introduced him to boxing at a young age and he grew up with it but he later realized he couldn’t do it again. It’s a difficult sport that requires dedication and determination. You wake up at 4am to go for jogging and then hit the gym a few hours later.”
However, Nelson Junior has now made a return to the game nevertheless it stays to be seen whether or not he would maintain his boxing profession this time round.