Abraham Nova Explained

Abraham Nova
Real Name:Abraham Nova
Nickname:Supernova
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Weight:
Height:5 ft 9 in
Reach:72 in
Birth Date:14 January 1994
Birth Place:Carolina, Puerto Rico[1]
Style:Orthodox
Boxrec:757058
Total:26
Wins:23
Ko:16
Losses:3
Website:https://www.abrahamsupernova.com/

Abraham Nova (born January 14, 1994) is a Puerto Rican 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,[2] 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 167–11–60KOs before turning professional.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] After two wins in non-title fights – a UD against Brian Pelaez in December 2018[6] and a TKO against Mario Lozano in May 2019[7] – 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.[8]

Nova was booked to face Pedro Navarrete in a non-title bout on January 18, 2020. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout.[9] Nova faced Avery Sparrow on June 25, 2020.[10] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 99–91, 97–93 and 96–94.[11] Nova was scheduled to face the journeyman Richard Pumicpic on the Joshua Franco vs Andrew Moloney III undercard on August 14, 2021.[12] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with one judge scoring the fight 78–74 for him, while the remaining two judges scored the fight 79–73 in his favor.[13] Nova faced Willam Encarnación on January 15, 2022, in the Joe Smith Jr. vs Steve Geffrard WBO co-headliner.[14] He won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout.[15]

Nova vs. Foster

On February 16, 2024, Nova was scheduled to challenge O'Shaquie Foster for the WBC junior lightweight title at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.[16] He lost the fight by split decision.[17] [18]

Nova vs. Cortes

Nova was scheduled to face Andres Cortes in a 10-round junior lightweight bout at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on June 21, 2024.[19] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[20] [21]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
25Loss23–2O'Shaquie Foster12Feb 16, 2024
24Win23–1Jonatan RomeroKO3 (10), Jul 28, 2023
23Win22–1Adam LopezUD10Jan 14, 2023
22Loss21–1Robeisy RamírezKO5 (10), Jun 18, 2022
21Win21–0William EncarnaciónTKO8 (10), Jan 15, 2022
20Win20–0Richard PumicpicUD8Aug 14, 2021
19Win19–0Avery SparrowUD10Jun 25, 2020
18Win18–0Pedro NavarreteTKO4 (8), Jan 18, 2020
17Win17–0Sandro HernandezKO4 (8), Oct 19, 2019
16Win16–0Luis CastilloKO1 (10), Aug 23, 2019
15Win15–0Mario Ezequiel Sayal LozanoTKO2 (10), May 10, 2019
14Win14–0Brian PelaezUD8Dec 15, 2018
13Win13–0Sulaiman SegawaUD10Nov 18, 2018
12Win12–0Hassan NourdineKO7 (8), May 19, 2018
11Win11–0Fatiou Fassinou6Apr 28, 2018
10Win10–0Tyrome JonesTKO2 (6), Feb 24, 2018
9Win9–0Milan SavicTKO2 (6), Dec 16, 2017
8Win8–0Dato NanavaTKO2 (6), Oct 21, 2017
7Win7–0Andres ZapataTKO1 (8), Jun 24, 2017
6Win6–0Martin Nicolas MatamalaTKO5 (6), May 13, 2017
5Win5–0Sergio Lucas1 (6), Mar 4, 2017
4Win4–0Joshua SantosTKO2 (6), Dec 10, 2016
3Win3–0Willy MorilloTKO4 (6), Sep 23, 2016
2Win2–0Wilfredo Garriga6Aug 21, 2016
1Win1–0Weusi Johnson1 (4), Apr 29, 2016

Notes and References

  1. Web site: December 19, 2019. Abraham Nova Inks Promotional Pact With Top Rank. June 26, 2020. BoxingScene.com. en-us.
  2. Web site: December 19, 2019. Abraham Nova Inks Promotional Pact With Top Rank. June 26, 2020. BoxingScene.com. en-us.
  3. Web site: Rafael. Dan. December 19, 2019. Super Nova: Junior lightweight joins Top Rank. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191220054811/https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/28336301/unbeaten-abraham-nova-elects-join-top-rank-multifight-deal . December 20, 2019 . June 26, 2020. ESPN.com. en.
  4. Web site: BoxRec: Abraham Nova vs. Weusi Johnson. June 26, 2020. boxrec.com.
  5. Web site: BoxRec: Abraham Nova vs. Sulaiman Segawa. June 26, 2020. boxrec.com.
  6. Web site: BoxRec: Abraham Nova vs. Brian Pelaez. June 26, 2020. boxrec.com.
  7. Web site: May 11, 2019. Abraham Nova Crushes Mario Lozano in Two Rounds. June 26, 2020. BoxingScene.com. en-us.
  8. Web site: August 24, 2019. Abraham Nova Stops Luis Castillo in The First Round. June 26, 2020. BoxingScene.com. en-us.
  9. Web site: Abraham Nova Takes out Pedro Navarrete in Four Rounds . PhilBoxing.com . 31 January 2022 . 22 January 2020.
  10. Web site: O'Hara . Ryan . Abraham Nova Remains Confident Ahead Of Avery Sparrow Fight . ringtv.com . 31 January 2022 . 24 June 2020.
  11. Web site: Donovan . Jake . Abraham Nova Tested, Decisions a Very Tricky Avery Sparrow . boxingscene.com . 31 January 2022 . 25 June 2020.
  12. Web site: Split-T Management's Abraham Nova Back in Action against Richard Pumicpic in Tulsa, Oklahoma . PhilBoxing.com . 31 January 2022 . 15 August 2021.
  13. Web site: Press Release . Split-T Management's Abraham Nova Remains Undefeated with Unanimous Decision over Richard Pumicpic . ringnews24.com . 31 January 2022 . 17 August 2021.
  14. Web site: Songalia . Ryan . Abraham Nova To Face William Encarnacion On Jan. 15 After Jose Vivas Withdraws With Injury . ringtv.com . 31 January 2022 . 6 January 2022.
  15. Web site: Idec . Keith . Abraham Nova Batters, Stops William Encarnacion In 8th Round Of ESPN Co-Feature . boxingscene.com . 31 January 2022 . 15 January 2022.
  16. News: Iskenderov . Parviz . O'Shaquie Foster: We've been calling out Abraham Nova for years . FIGHTMAG . 14 February 2024.
  17. News: Iskenderov . Parviz . O'Shaquie Foster takes decision against Abraham Nova to retain title live from New York . FIGHTMAG . 17 February 2024.
  18. News: Christ . Scott . O’Shaquie Foster beats Abraham Nova by split decision to retain title: Highlights and results . Bad Left Hook . 16 February 2024 . en.
  19. News: Iskenderov . Parviz . Andres Cortes vs Abraham Nova co-feature to Espinoza-Chirino in Las Vegas . FIGHTMAG . 11 May 2024.
  20. News: Andres Cortes Rallies Late For Controversial Decision Over Nova . 3Kings Boxing WorldWide® . 22 June 2024.
  21. News: Iskenderov . Parviz . Andres Cortes takes decision against Abraham Nova . FIGHTMAG . 22 June 2024.