Nelson Dieppa-Gerena was born on February 25,1971 and is a Puerto Rican professional boxer.
29 Facts About Nelson Dieppa
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Nelson Dieppa won the vacant title on April 14,2001, in a fight against Andy Tabanas.
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Nelson Dieppa defended the title successfully five times before losing it to Hugo Cazares on April 30,2005.
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Nelson Dieppa was born and raised in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
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Nelson Dieppa began his boxing career at a young age.
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Nelson Dieppa only participated in one fight in the first round of the Olympic boxing tournament, where he fought against Daniel Petrov.
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Nelson Dieppa debuted as a professional on February 13,1993, when he fought Carlos Figueroa in an event organized at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.
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Nelson Dieppa won the fight by knockout in the first round.
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Nelson Dieppa returned, on January 29,1994, and participated in a boxing card that took place in San Juan, where he defeated Jose Hernandez by unanimous decision.
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Nelson Dieppa's first fight outside of Puerto Rico took place on April 13,1995, when he fought Hipolito Saucedo, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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On June 1,1996, Nelson Dieppa won his first regional professional championship when he defeated Pablo Tiznado in a card that took place in Miami, Florida.
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Nelson Dieppa won three, non-title bouts in a row, including a unanimous decision in eight rounds against Kenny Berrios on June 7,1997.
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Nelson Dieppa's next fight was against Carlos Murillo and was held on February 13,1998, at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
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Nelson Dieppa participated in three fights between 1999 and early 2000, winning all of them by knockout.
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On July 3,2000, Nelson Dieppa had his first world title opportunity.
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Nelson Dieppa fought world champion Will Grigsby for the WBO's world Jr.
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Nelson Dieppa was declared the winner by unanimous decision at first, but Grigsby tested positive for cocaine after the fight.
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The WBO declared the fight a no contest and Nelson Dieppa was stripped of the championship.
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Nelson Dieppa won the fight by knockout in the eleventh round.
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Nelson Dieppa's next fight took place on August 24,2002, against John Molina.
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Flyweight title for the second time, Nelson Dieppa suffered an injury product of accidental headbutt in the second round, which led to the fight being declared a technical draw.
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The World Boxing Organization considered stripping him of the championship, but decided that Nelson Dieppa was unable to defend the title due to matters outside of his control.
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On March 20,2004, Nelson Dieppa participated in his third title defense, against Colombia's Kermin Guardia in a fight held at the Mario Morales coliseum, in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
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Nelson Dieppa won by knockout after one minute and fifty-one seconds of the round had passed.
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On January 29,2005, Nelson Dieppa fought against Alex Sanchez in a fight that took place at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
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On December 17,2005, Nelson Dieppa returned to action versus Juan Alfonso Keb Baas in an event organized in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
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Nelson Dieppa won by unanimous decision and won the vacant WBC Continental Americas Jr.
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On May 26,2006, Nelson Dieppa fought against Eric Ramirez of Mexico.
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On March 23,2007, Nelson Dieppa lost by divided decision against Daniel Reyes.