Ezra Sellers

Ezra Nathan Sellers (September 2, 1968 – December 12, 2013) was an American cruiserweight boxer. He lived in Pensacola, Florida, where he died on December 12, 2013, due to heart problems.^[1]

Ezra Sellers
Born	Ezra Nathan Sellers (1968-09-02)September 2, 1968
Died	December 12, 2013(2013-12-12) (aged 45) Pensacola, Florida, United States
Nationality	American
Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach	77 in (196 cm)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	37
Wins	29
Wins by KO	26
Losses	8

Sellers won the world IBO cruiserweight championship against Carl Thompson; however, his title was vacated after losing to WBO champion Johnny Nelson on April 6, 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark, who declined the IBO belt.

He was inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame in 2013.^[1]

Professional boxing record

29 Wins (26 knockouts, 3 decisions), 8 Losses (8 knockouts, 0 decisions)
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	21-4	Emmanuel Nwodo	KO	2	19 Jan 2008	New York City, New York, U.S.	Sellers knocked out at 2:59 of the second round.
Win	28-19	Kenny Craven	TKO	3	7 Dec 2007	Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the third round.
Win	12-10-1	Troy Beets	TKO	6	14 Jul 2007	Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the sixth round.
Loss	22-1-1	O'Neil Bell	KO	2	4 Sep 2004	Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Sellers knocked out at 2:04 of the second round.
Loss	20-2-1	Kelvin Davis	TKO	8	1 May 2004	Miami, Florida, U.S.	IBF Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:33 of the eighth round.
Win	11-5-4	Joseph Awinongya	UD	8	28 Jun 2003	Coconut Creek, Florida, U.S.
Win	16-3	Jason Robinson	TKO	2	1 Mar 2003	Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 0:53 of the second round.
Win	9-10	Kevin Tallon	TKO	1	7 Sep 2002	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Loss	41-12-1	Johnny Nelson	KO	8	6 Apr 2002	Copenhagen, Denmark	WBO Cruiserweight Title. Sellers knocked out at 2:39 of the eighth round.
Win	28-5	Carl Thompson	KO	4	26 Nov 2001	Manchester, England	IBO Cruiserweight Title. Thompson knocked out at 1:36 of the fourth round.
Win	14-11	Onebo Maxime	KO	2	20 Jun 2001	Kenner, Louisiana, U.S.
Loss	14-3	Ramon Garbey	TKO	1	17 May 2001	Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.	WBO NABO Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the first round.
Win	12-0	Sidney Mack	TKO	1	29 Jul 2000	Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the first round.
Win	16-1-1	Willard Lewis	TKO	3	1 Apr 2000	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	WBO NABO Cruiserweight Title.
Win	7-1	Drexie James	TKO	8	25 Feb 2000	Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the eighth round.
Win	38-9-4	Nestor Hipolito Giovannini	TKO	1	29 Jan 2000	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	11-6	Matt Green	UD	8	10 Dec 1999	Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Win	21-8-1	Miguel Angel Medina Burgos	TKO	6	19 Nov 1999	Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the sixth round.
Win	17-75-2	Danny Wofford	TKO	4	15 Jan 1999	Lake Worth, Florida, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 3:05 of the fourth round.
Loss	42-8	Alex Stewart	TKO	3	8 Oct 1998	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:43 of the third round.
Win	11-25-3	Marion Wilson	UD	10	12 Jun 1998	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Win	22-5-2	John McClain	TKO	1	7 Aug 1997	Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.	WBU Super Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:26 of the first round.
Win	7-7-1	Ken McCurdy	KO	1	22 Nov 1996	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Win	9-6	Artis Pendergrass	TKO	10	11 Sep 1996	Pensacola, Florida, U.S.	NABU Cruiserweight Title.
Win	8-13	Earl Talley	TKO	1	15 Jun 1996	Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:10 of the first round.
Win	8-0-1	Mike Pearman	TKO	3	18 Apr 1996	Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Win	2-4	George Barlow	TKO	1	28 Mar 1996	Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Win	6-14-1	James Fernandez	KO	1	8 Dec 1995	Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Win	7-1-1	Richie Brown	TKO	4	24 Jun 1995	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	1-0	Tom Williams	TKO	1	18 Mar 1995	Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Win	11-7	Gary Butler	TKO	1	20 Sep 1994	Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Win	3-2	Rick Willis	TKO	1	22 Mar 1994	Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Loss	3-8	Ed Thompson	TKO	4	7 Jun 1993	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Win	3-1-1	Dayton Wheeler	KO	3	12 Feb 1993	Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	--	Richard McComber	TKO	1	15 Sep 1992	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Win	13-42-2	Frankie Hines	KO	3	21 Mar 1992	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Loss	5-0	Bruce Seldon	TKO	2	22 Aug 1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

References

1. Slater, James (December 12, 2013). "Remembering thrilling warrior Ezra Sellers – the former IBO cruiserweight champ passes away at age 45". FightNews. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.

External links

• Boxing record for Ezra Sellers from BoxRec (registration required)

Achievements
Preceded by Carl Thompson	IBO Cruiserweight Champion November 26, 2001 - April 26, 2002	Succeeded by Sebastian Rothmann Filled vacancy