| Nana Yaw Konadu | |
| Realname: | Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah |
| Nickname: | The Ashanti Warrior |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 6+1/2 in[1] |
| Reach: | 68 in |
| Birth Date: | 15 February 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Sunyani, Ghana |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 47 |
| Wins: | 41 |
| Ko: | 32 |
| Losses: | 5 |
| Draws: | 1 |
Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah (born February 15, 1964) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2001. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC super-flyweight title from 1989 to 1990, and the WBA bantamweight title twice between 1996 and 1998.
Konadu made his professional debut on May 5, 1985. In his 15th professional bout, he defeated former champion Cesar Polanco to capture the WBC International super flyweight title.
On November 7, 1989, Konadu captured the WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight Title with a decision win over two-time champion Gilberto Roman.[2] 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.
Konadu scored 15 consecutive victories over the next four years, including wins over Juan Polo Perez, former champion Victor Rabanales, and Abraham Torres. On January 28, 1996, he became a two-division champion by capturing the WBA Bantamweight Title in a TKO victory over Veeraphol Sahaprom, who would go on to become a long-reigning champion. He again lost the belt in his first defense to Daorung Chuvatana by a technical decision but recaptured the belt the following year in a rematch. He defended the belt once before losing it to Johnny Tapia 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.[3]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Loss | 41–5–1 | Daniel Seda | TKO | 9 (12), | 12 May 2001 | |||
| 46 | Win | 41–4–1 | Amadro Vazquez | TKO | 5 (8), | 2 Dec 2000 | |||
| 45 | Win | 40–4–1 | Hector Acero Sanchez | PTS | 10 | 12 Jun 1999 | |||
| 44 | Loss | 39–4–1 | Johnny Tapia | MD | 12 | 5 Dec 1998 | |||
| 43 | Win | 39–3–1 | Julio Cesar Alfaro | DQ | 8 (10), | 30 May 1998 | |||
| 42 | Win | 38–3–1 | Abraham Torres | KO | 2 (12), | 21 Feb 1998 | |||
| 41 | Win | 37–2–1 | Daorung Chuvatana | TKO | 7 (12), | 21 Jun 1996 | |||
| 40 | Loss | 36–3–1 | Daorung Chuvatana | TD | 8 (12), | 27 Oct 1996 | |||
| 39 | Win | 36–2–1 | Veeraphol Sahaprom | TKO | 2 (12), | 28 Jan 1996 | |||
| 38 | Win | 35–2–1 | Abraham Torres | KO | 6 (12) | 27 May 1995 | |||
| 37 | Win | 34–2–1 | Robert Parra | KO | 1 (8), | 8 Apr 1995 | |||
| 36 | Win | 33–2–1 | Victor Rabanales | UD | 10 | 7 Oct 1994 | |||
| 35 | Win | 32–2–1 | Adolfo Castillo | PTS | 8 | 25 Feb 1994 | |||
| 34 | Win | 31–2–1 | Marcos Flores | KO | 1 (8) | 7 Jan 1994 | |||
| 33 | Win | 30–2–1 | Alejandro Batista | KO | 3 (?) | 29 Oct 1993 | |||
| 32 | Win | 29–2–1 | Miguel Santos | KO | 1 (?) | 3 Jul 1993 | |||
| 31 | Win | 28–2–1 | Juan Cruz | KO | 1 (?) | 27 Mar 1993 | |||
| 30 | Win | 27–2–1 | Luis Rosario | KO | 6 (?) | 28 Nov 1992 | |||
| 29 | Win | 26–2–1 | Luis Ortiz | TKO | 4 (?) | 20 Aug 1992 | |||
| 28 | Win | 25–2–1 | Jose Pagan | KO | 1 (?) | 17 Jul 1992 | |||
| 27 | Win | 24–2–1 | Luis Ramos | KO | 2 (?) | 30 May 1992 | |||
| 26 | Win | 23–2–1 | Ruben Bautista | TKO | 2 (?) | 10 Apr 1992 | |||
| 25 | Win | 22–2–1 | Angel Rosario | TKO | 7 (?) | 17 Jan 1992 | |||
| 24 | Win | 21–2–1 | Juan Polo Perez | PTS | 12 | 25 Oct 1991 | |||
| 23 | Loss | 20–2–1 | Moon Sung-kil | TKO | 4 (12), | 16 Mar 1991 | |||
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Kevin Nwundidwe | KO | 2 (?) | 15 Dec 1990 | |||
| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Diego Duran | TKO | 3 (8) | 13 Oct 1990 | |||
| 20 | Loss | 18–1–1 | Moon Sung-kil | TD | 9 (12) | 20 Jan 1990 | |||
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Gilberto Román | UD | 12 | 7 Nov 1989 | |||
| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 | Park Dae-Yong | KO | 2 (12) | 26 May 1989 | |||
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Cesar Polanco | PTS | 12 | 11 Mar 1989 | |||
| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Bernard Mukenge | KO | 1 (12) | 10 Dec 1988 | |||
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Rufus Adebayo | KO | 1 (?), | 9 Oct 1988 | |||
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Mohammed Alimbey | KO | 6 (10) | 10 Sep 1988 | |||
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Adamu Mohammed | KO | 7 (10) | 11 Jun 1988 | |||
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Pommy Brown | KO | 2 (10) | 19 Dec 1987 | |||
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Albert Musankabala | KO | 6 (12) | 10 Oct 1987 | |||
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Ramon Pichardo | KO | 2 (4) | 28 Aug 1987 | |||
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Dele Mustapha | PTS | 10 | 28 Feb 1987 | |||
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Steve Muchoki | KO | 12 (12) | 13 Dec 1986 | |||
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Ray Amoo | TKO | 2 (12) | 25 Oct 1986 | |||
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Ramos Agyare | TKO | 6 (10) | 31 Aug 1986 | |||
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Joe Power | TKO | 2 (12) | 27 Jun 1986 | |||
| 4 | Win | 3–0–1 | Joe Power | TKO | 3 (12) | 8 Mar 1986 | |||
| 3 | Win | 2–0–1 | Flash Conteh | TKO | 1 (12) | 7 Dec 1985 | |||
| 2 | Draw | 1–0–1 | Michael Ebo Danquah | PTS | 8 | 29 Jun 1985 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | George Freeman | PTS | 6 | 25 May 1985 |