Ghanaian boxer Freezy Macbones has enlisted the legendary Azumah Nelson as his coach forward of his bout towards British fighter Steven Crame.
In a put up on X (previously Twitter), the 33-year-old shared a video of himself sparring with Azumah Nelson and introduced that the legendary boxer could be teaching him forward of the bot towards Crame.
“Big announcement! I’m thrilled to welcome the legendary Azumah Nelson to my corner as my coach for my upcoming bout in Kumasi!” he wrote.
“I’m honoured to learn from the best and I’m confident that together, we’re going to make a statement in the ring! Thank you, Coach Azumah.”
Freezy Macbones’ spectacular document since transferring again to Ghana
Freezy Macbones’ rise has been the archetypal grass-to-grace story, having develop into an web sensation a yr in the past following his victory over Darryl Sharp on the Copper Box Arena in London.
Despite his uncooked model, he mixed heavy punches with aggressiveness as he coasted to victory by a unanimous resolution over Sharp.
Highlights of the battle went viral on social media, with many Ghanaians eulogising MacBones’ aggressive model of boxing.
He has since represented Ghana within the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifiers, the place he fell wanting qualification, earlier than switching again to skilled boxing in January this yr.
Azumah Nelson made his title within the Eighties and Nineties, having held the WBC featherweight and tremendous featherweight titles.
He is extensively thought to be the most effective boxers to have ever emerged from Africa, having swept various titles throughout his profession.
The 66-year-old fought a complete of 47 bouts, successful a staggering 39 instances, drawing twice and shedding simply six.
