Autographs of Johnny Nelson
Ivanson Ranny "Johnny" Nelson MBE (born 4 January 1967) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1986 to 2005. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight title from 1999 to 2006, and remains the longest reigning cruiserweight world champion of all time. Nelson defended the title against thirteen different opponents, more than any other cruiserweight in history, and holds a joint-record of most consecutive cruiserweight title defences (along with Marco Huck). He also never lost the title in the ring. At regional level, he held the British cruiserweight title twice between 1989 and 1997, and the European cruiserweight title twice between 1990 and 1998.
Nelson began training at Wincobank gym in Sheffield under trainer Brendan Ingle who also went on to train Naseem Hamed and Kell Brook. He began his career losing ten of his thirteen bouts contested as an amateur.
Nelson's 15th defence of his WBO cruiserweight title was scheduled to be against Welshman Enzo Maccarinelli on the undercard for the Joe Calzaghe versus Jeff Lacy WBO/IBF unification bout on 6 March 2006, but a knee injury picked up by Nelson during sparring forced the fight to be cancelled and Nelson announced his decision to retire from professional boxing a few months later on 22 September 2006.
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Traded items with a signature of Johnny Nelson
The most expensive item with a signature of Johnny Nelson (Johnny Nelson 'The Entertainer' Signed Red Lonsdale Boxing Glove + Dealer COA) was sold in June 2025 for £149.99 while the cheapest item (SIGNED WHITE CARD JOHNNY NELSON WORLD CHAMPION BOXER) found a new owner for £0.99 in June 2019. The month with the most items sold (6) was March 2026 with an average selling price of £32.67 for an autographed item of Johnny Nelson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2026 with £105.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.00 was April 2019. In average, an autographed item from Johnny Nelson is worth £19.99.
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Latest News about Johnny Nelson
Johnny Nelson opens up on boxing being a 'leveller' when it comes to racism (05/08/2020): Speaking on The Gary Newbon Sports show with Jewson, Nelson also went into detail about what he believes the Black Lives Matter is highlighting across society. 
JOHNNY NELSON'S VERDICT: Deontay Wilder bewildered by tactical masterclass from (24/02/2020): JOHNNY NELSON: Tyson Fury delivered a stunning performance to overcome Deontay Wilder in their WBC heavyweight title fight. Fury JOHNNY NELSON: If Tyson Fury is standing at the end of the fight, he will DEFEAT (22/02/2020): JOHNNY NELSON: Tyson Fury is set for a second shot at snatching Deontay Wilder's WBC world title, with two of boxing's biggest characters set to face-off on Saturday in Vegas. Brain, brawn and bravado: Johnny Nelson's guide to how Anthony Joshua and Andy R (07/12/2019): JOHNNY NELSON: Anthony Joshua will attempt to wrest his four world heavyweight titles back from the grasp of Andy Ruiz jnr in Saudi Arabia on Sunday night.
