Cornelius Boza Edwards

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Cornelius Boza Edwards : biography

27 May 1956 –

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

Professional boxing record

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|45 Wins (34 Knockouts), 7 Defeats (4 Knockout), 1 Draw. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-12. |- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Res. | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Type | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Rd., Time | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Date | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Location | style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Notes |- align=center |Loss |45–7-1 |align=left| José Luis Ramírez | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |45–6-1 |align=left| Ali Kareem Muhammad | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Loss |44–6-1 |align=left| Héctor Camacho | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw |44–5-1 |align=left| Terrence Alli | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |45–5 |align=left| John Montes | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |44–5 |align=left| Melvin Paul | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |43–5 |align=left| Gary Gamble | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |42–5 |align=left| Charlie Brown | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |41–5 |align=left| Guy Villegas | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |40–5 |align=left| Trevor Evelyn | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Loss |39–5 |align=left| Rocky Lockridge | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Loss |39–4 |align=left| Bobby Chacon | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |39–3 |align=left| Pedro Laza | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |38–3 |align=left| Blaine Dickson | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |37–3 |align=left| Roberto Elizondo | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |36–3 |align=left| John Verderosa | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |35–3 |align=left| Carlos Hernandez | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |34–3 |align=left| Arturo Leon | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |33–3 |align=left| Juan Carlos Álvarez | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Loss |32–3 |align=left| Rolando Navarrete | | | |align=left| |align=left| |- align=center |Win |32–2 |align=left| Bobby Chacon | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |31–2 |align=left| Rafael Limón | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |30–2 |align=left| Ramon Contreras | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Win |29–2 |align=left| Roberto Torres | | | |align=left|{} |align=left| |- align=center |Loss |28–2 |align=left| Alexis Argüello | | | |align=left|{} |align=left|