Billy Nelson
Scottish Boxer
Intro | Scottish Boxer | |
Places | United Kingdom Scotland | |
is | Athlete Boxer | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Billy Nelson is a Scottish Boxing coach and a former boxer.
He was the trainer and coach of strongman Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson for his Titan-weight match in March, 2022 which Björnsson emerged victorious.
Nelson has also coached WBA super-featherweight, lightweight and light-welterweight champion Ricky Burns; Commonwealth super-middleweight champion David Brophy, lightweight and super-lightweight champion Willie Limond and featherweight champion John Simpson; British featherweight champion Paul Appleby and lightweight Lewis Ritson, IBF European cruiserweight champion Stephen Simmons and Congolese heavyweight Martin Bakole.