Azumah Nelson, the renowned boxing icon, revealed in an interview with Dan Kwaku Yeboah TV that his son, Dalvin Azumah Nelson Jr, has decided to step away from boxing after initially trying it out.
According to Azumah Nelson, his son has found passion in a different profession and was unable to fully commit to the demands of professional boxing, leading him to give up on the sport.
Azumah Nelson expressed his support for his son’s decision and continues to play his role as a supportive father in his son’s new chosen field.
“He realized that boxing is not for kids from well-to-do homes. It’s a sport for hustlers and people from not-too-good backgrounds. I’m not worried that he quit the sport because I wasn’t the one receiving the blows. He was the one receiving it and realized he could not 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,” Azumah said.
Azumah Nelson also opened up on some of his fighting strategies, which included not allowing his opponent to rattle him.
“I never allowed my opponents to get me angry because once you get angry, you lose everything. In whatever you do, you have to be able to resist provocations because everything goes out of the window the moment you get angry.
“Some boxers deliberately tried to provoke me but I made sure I kept my cool and focused on the fights,” he added.