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Abraham Nova
Born (1994-01-14) January 14, 1994 (age 30)
Carolina, Puerto Rico[2]
NationalityAmerican
Other namesEl Super
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights19
Wins19
Wins by KO14
Losses0

Abraham Nova (born January 14, 1994) is a Puerto Rican-born American professional boxer who has held the WBA-NABA super featherweight title since 2018.

Early life

Abraham Nova was born on January 14, 1994 in Carolina, Puerto Rico,[3] to Dominican parents. He moved to the U.S. with his parents and nine siblings when he was an infant, with all twelve family members living in a two-bedroom apartment in Albany, New York. He began boxing at the age of 12, going on to compile an amateur record of 167–111 before turning professional.[4]

Professional career

Nova made his professional debut on April 29, 2016, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Weusi Johnson at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[5]

After compiling a record of 12–0 (10 KOs) he faced Sulaiman Segawa for the vacant WBA-NABA super featherweight title on November 18, 2018 at the Royale Nightclub in Boston, Massachusetts. Nova defeated Sulaiman via unanimous decision (UD) to capture his first professional title, with one judge scoring the bout 97–93 and the other two scoring it 96–93.[6] After two wins in non-title fights – a UD against Brian Pelaez in December 2018[7] and a TKO against Mario Lozano in May 2019[8] – he made the first defence of his WBA-NABA title against Luis Castillo on August 23, 2019 at the Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, Massachusetts. With less than 30 seconds remaining in the first round, Nova landed a left-jab right-hand combination to drop Castillo to the canvas. Castillo was unable to make it to his feet before the referee's count of ten, awarding Nova a first-round knockout (KO) victory.[9]

Professional boxing record

19 fights 19 wins 0 losses
By knockout 14 0
By decision 5 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
19 Win 19–0 United States Avery Sparrow UD 10 Jun 25, 2020 United States MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
18 Win 18–0 Mexico Pedro Navarrete TKO 4 (8), 0:35 Jan 18, 2020 United States Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
17 Win 17–0 Venezuela Sandro Hernandez KO 4 (8), 2:21 Oct 19, 2019 Belgium Dôme, Charleroi, Belgium
16 Win 16–0 Mexico Luis Castillo KO 1 (10), 2:42 Aug 23, 2019 United States Encore Boston Harbor, Everett, Massachusetts, U.S. Retained WBA-NABA super featherweight title
15 Win 15–0 Argentina Mario Ezequiel Sayal Lozano TKO 2 (10), 2:26 May 10, 2019 United States MGM Springfield, Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Spain Brian Pelaez UD 8 Dec 15, 2018 Belgium RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
13 Win 13–0 Uganda Sulaiman Segawa UD 10 Nov 18, 2018 United States Royale Nightclub, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Won vacant WBA-NABA super featherweight title
12 Win 12–0 Italy Hassan Nourdine KO 7 (8), 1:20 May 19, 2018 Belgium RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
11 Win 11–0 Benin Fatiou Fassinou UD 6 Apr 28, 2018 United States Plainridge Park Casino, Plainville, Massachusetts, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 United States Tyrome Jones TKO 2 (6), 2:20 Feb 24, 2018 United States Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Serbia Milan Savic TKO 2 (6), 1:52 Dec 16, 2017 Belgium RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
8 Win 8–0 Georgia (country) Dato Nanava TKO 2 (6) Oct 21, 2017 Belgium Andenne Arena, Andenne, Belgium
7 Win 7–0 Dominican Republic Andres Zapata TKO 1 (8), 2:31 Jun 24, 2017 Dominican Republic Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
6 Win 6–0 Argentina Martin Nicolas Matamala TKO 5 (6), 0:01 May 13, 2017 United States Centro de Convenciones, Punta del Este, Uruguay
5 Win 5–0 Mexico Sergio Lucas KO 1 (6), 2:05 Mar 4, 2017 Mexico Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
4 Win 4–0 Puerto Rico Joshua Santos TKO 2 (6), 2:02 Dec 10, 2016 United States Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Dominican Republic Willy Morillo TKO 4 (6), 1:34 Sep 23, 2016 Dominican Republic Salon de Eventos P.C. Sambil, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2 Win 2–0 Puerto Rico Wilfredo Garriga MD 6 Aug 21, 2016 United States Ford Amphitheater, New York City, New York, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 United States Weusi Johnson TKO 1 (4), 2:56 Apr 29, 2016 United States Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

References

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Abraham Nova". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "Abraham Nova Inks Promotional Pact With Top Rank". BoxingScene.com. December 19, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Abraham Nova Inks Promotional Pact With Top Rank". BoxingScene.com. December 19, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Rafael, Dan (December 19, 2019). "Super Nova: Junior lightweight joins Top Rank". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "BoxRec: Abraham Nova vs. Weusi Johnson". boxrec.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "BoxRec: Abraham Nova vs. Sulaiman Segawa". boxrec.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "BoxRec: Abraham Nova vs. Brian Pelaez". boxrec.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Abraham Nova Crushes Mario Lozano in Two Rounds". BoxingScene.com. May 11, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Abraham Nova Stops Luis Castillo in The First Round". BoxingScene.com. August 24, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Carlos Morales
WBA-NABA super featherweight champion
November 18, 2018 – present
Incumbent