14 Facts About Nicholas Walters

Nicholas "Tha Axe Man" Walters was born on 4 January 1986 and is a Jamaican professional boxer.

Nicholas Walters held the WBA featherweight title from 2014 to 2015, having previously held the Regular version from 2012 to 2014.

Nicholas Walters is the son of former boxer Job Walters.

Nicholas Walters began boxing at the age of ten and had his first professional fight at the age of 22 against Estaban Ramos of Panama.

Nicholas Walters later went on to defeat Marriaga as a professional.

Nicholas Walters captured the WBA Fedelatin title in 2009, and successfully defended it four times.

Nicholas Walters won the vacant WBA World Featherweight title on 8 December 2012, against Colombian Daulis Prescott during the annual KO Drugs Festival in Jamaica, via seventh round knockout.

Nicholas Walters was promoted to Super Champion status in February 2015.

Nicholas Walters originally weighed in at 127.4 pounds for his fight against Miguel Marriaga, who weighed in at 125.2 pounds.

Nicholas Walters was given 2 hours to drop to at least 126 pounds, the maximum limit of the Featherweight division.

Nicholas Walters did not succeed, being able only to drop to 127 pounds.

Nicholas Walters then moved to 130lbs, where he was held to a draw by Jason Sosa.

Nicholas Walters remained inactive for a year following this fight, before taking on Vasiliy Lomachenko in Las Vegas.

Lomachenko, who was considered as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, dominated the fight before Nicholas Walters quit in the seventh round.