Abraham Nova

Abraham Nova (born January 14, 1994) is a Puerto Rican-born American professional boxer who has held the WBA-NABA super featherweight title since 2018.

Abraham Nova
Statistics
Real nameAbraham Nova
Nickname(s)Supernova
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
NationalityPuerto Rican
Born (1994-01-14) January 14, 1994
Carolina, Puerto Rico[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[2]
Total fights21
Wins21
Wins by KO15
Losses0
Websitehttps://www.abrahamsupernova.com/

Early life

Abraham Nova was born on January 14, 1994 in Carolina, Puerto Rico,[3] 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 167–11-60KO before turning professional.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6] After two wins in non-title fights – a UD against Brian Pelaez in December 2018[7] and a TKO against Mario Lozano in May 2019[8] – 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.[9]

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.[10] Nova faced Avery Sparrow on June 25, 2020.[11] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 99–91, 97–93 and 96–94.[12] Nova was scheduled to face the journeyman Richard Pumicpic on the Joshua Franco vs Andrew Moloney III undercard on August 14, 2021.[13] 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.[14] Nova faced Willam Encarnación on January 15, 2022, in the Joe Smith Jr. vs Steve Geffrard WBO co-headliner.[15] He won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout.[16]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
21 fights 21 wins 0 losses
By knockout 15 0
By decision 6 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Win 21–0 William Encarnación TKO 8 (10), 1:22 Jan 15, 2022 Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
20 Win 20–0 Richard Pumicpic UD 8 Aug 14, 2021 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
19 Win 19–0 Avery Sparrow UD 10 Jun 25, 2020 MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
18 Win 18–0 Pedro Navarrete TKO 4 (8), 0:35 Jan 18, 2020 Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
17 Win 17–0 Sandro Hernandez KO 4 (8), 2:21 Oct 19, 2019 Dôme, Charleroi, Belgium
16 Win 16–0 Luis Castillo KO 1 (10), 2:42 Aug 23, 2019 Encore Boston Harbor, Everett, Massachusetts, U.S. Retained WBA-NABA super featherweight title
15 Win 15–0 Mario Ezequiel Sayal Lozano TKO 2 (10), 2:26 May 10, 2019 MGM Springfield, Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Brian Pelaez UD 8 Dec 15, 2018 RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
13 Win 13–0 Sulaiman Segawa UD 10 Nov 18, 2018 Royale Nightclub, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Won vacant WBA-NABA super featherweight title
12 Win 12–0 Hassan Nourdine KO 7 (8), 1:20 May 19, 2018 RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
11 Win 11–0 Fatiou Fassinou UD 6 Apr 28, 2018 Plainridge Park Casino, Plainville, Massachusetts, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Tyrome Jones TKO 2 (6), 2:20 Feb 24, 2018 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Milan Savic TKO 2 (6), 1:52 Dec 16, 2017 RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
8 Win 8–0 Dato Nanava TKO 2 (6), 2:55 Oct 21, 2017 Andenne Arena, Andenne, Belgium
7 Win 7–0 Andres Zapata TKO 1 (8), 2:31 Jun 24, 2017 Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
6 Win 6–0 Martin Nicolas Matamala TKO 5 (6), 0:01 May 13, 2017 Centro de Convenciones, Punta del Este, Uruguay
5 Win 5–0 Sergio Lucas KO 1 (6), 2:05 Mar 4, 2017 Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
4 Win 4–0 Joshua Santos TKO 2 (6), 2:02 Dec 10, 2016 Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Willy Morillo TKO 4 (6), 1:34 Sep 23, 2016 Salon de Eventos P.C. Sambil, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2 Win 2–0 Wilfredo Garriga MD 6 Aug 21, 2016 Ford Amphitheater, New York City, New York, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Weusi Johnson TKO 1 (4), 2:56 Apr 29, 2016 Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

References
  1. "Abraham Nova Inks Promotional Pact With Top Rank". BoxingScene.com. December 19, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Boxing record for Abraham Nova". BoxRec.
  3. "Abraham Nova Inks Promotional Pact With Top Rank". BoxingScene.com. December 19, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Rafael, Dan (December 19, 2019). "Super Nova: Junior lightweight joins Top Rank". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  5. "BoxRec: Abraham Nova vs. Weusi Johnson". boxrec.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "BoxRec: Abraham Nova vs. Sulaiman Segawa". boxrec.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "BoxRec: Abraham Nova vs. Brian Pelaez". boxrec.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Abraham Nova Crushes Mario Lozano in Two Rounds". BoxingScene.com. May 11, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Abraham Nova Stops Luis Castillo in The First Round". BoxingScene.com. August 24, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Abraham Nova Takes out Pedro Navarrete in Four Rounds". PhilBoxing.com. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  11. O'Hara, Ryan (June 24, 2020). "Abraham Nova Remains Confident Ahead Of Avery Sparrow Fight". ringtv.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  12. Donovan, Jake (June 25, 2020). "Abraham Nova Tested, Decisions a Very Tricky Avery Sparrow". boxingscene.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  13. "Split-T Management's Abraham Nova Back in Action against Richard Pumicpic in Tulsa, Oklahoma". PhilBoxing.com. August 15, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  14. Press Release (August 17, 2021). "Split-T Management's Abraham Nova Remains Undefeated with Unanimous Decision over Richard Pumicpic". ringnews24.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  15. Songalia, Ryan (January 6, 2022). "Abraham Nova To Face William Encarnacion On Jan. 15 After Jose Vivas Withdraws With Injury". ringtv.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  16. Idec, Keith (January 15, 2022). "Abraham Nova Batters, Stops William Encarnacion In 8th Round Of ESPN Co-Feature". boxingscene.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
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