Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah (born February 15, 1964) is a Ghanaian former

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who competed from 1985 to 2001. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC

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title from 1989 to 1990, and the WBA

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title twice between 1996 and 1998.

Professional career

Konadu made his professional debut on May 5, 1985. In his 15th professional bout, he defeated former champion

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to capture the WBC International super flyweight title.

WBC super-flyweight Title

On November 7, 1989, Konadu captured the WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight Title with a decision win over two-time champion

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. He lost the belt in his first defense to Sung Kil Moon by technical decision. The fight was a war with both fighters exchanging knockdowns, however, the action was stopped in the ninth round due to a headbutt and Moon was declared the winner on the scorecards. He lost a rematch to Moon in 1991 by knockout.

WBA bantamweight title

Konadu scored 15 consecutive victories over the next four years, including wins over Juan Polo Perez, former champion

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, and Abraham Torres. On January 28, 1996, he became a two-division champion by capturing the WBA Bantamweight Title in a TKO victory over

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, who would go on to become a long-reigning champion. He again lost the belt in his first defense to

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by a technical decision but recaptured the belt the following year in a rematch. He defended the belt once before losing it to

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in 1998. He rebounded with a win over former champion Hector Acero Sanchez and retired in 2001 after being TKO'd by Daniel Seda. He now lives with his family in New Dormaa, Sunyani, Ghana.

Professional boxing record

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