[Sport] Azumah Nelson en RootsTech 2022 BOXEO

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Azumah Nelson, boxing legend, will be a keynote speaker at RootsTech Connect 2022.
Azumah Nelson is a former World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight and super featherweight champion who is widely considered one of the greatest African boxers of all time. He is also an inspiration and role model to millions of people around the world. Local and international media describe him as a humble, God-fearing statesman and a true patriot with impeccable credibility.

Azumah has a great love for her family roots and her connection to the human family. He said: "It is very important for us to know that, even with our different genealogy, we are part of the same global family. If we can remind ourselves that regardless of political affiliation, race, tribe, gender, country and faith, we all belong to a great family of God, I believe that the world will be a beautiful place to live.

 

We are pleased to announce that Azumah Nelson will be one of the keynote speakers at this year's RootsTech event. Visit RootsTech.org to hear her keynote address.

Watch Azumah Nelson's keynote at RootsTech.org
Who is Azumah Nelson?

Azumah Nelson began his boxing career at a young age, demonstrating his speed, talent and work ethic. Throughout his career, he fought a total of 47 fights, 39 of which he won. In 1978, he won gold medals at the Pan African Games and the Commonwealth Games. Following those victories, he won the title of world boxing champion three times in two weight classes, a feat that very few boxers have achieved. In December 2014, he was crowned in Las Vegas by the WBC as the greatest super featherweight boxer of all time.

 

The Story of Azumah Nelson
Azumah Nelson tells us that to understand her character and her history, we must first understand her roots. He is a direct descendant of the Tabón people. In 1892, seven families, a total of 75 individuals, from Bahia, Brazil, purchased their freedom. They returned to the lands from which they had been taken and established a community that is still alive more than a century later. Azumah says that this Tabon DNA, power, and spirit are where his courage and determination to succeed comes from. However, although the Nelson family was leaders of their people for decades, Azumah did not have an easy upbringing.

 

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