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Elisha Obed - Wikipedia

️Thu Feb 21 1952

Everette Ferguson BEM (21 February 1952 – 28 June 2018), better known as Elisha Obed was a Bahamian light middleweight boxer.^[1] He is the only professional world boxing champion in history to come from the Bahamas.

Obed entered the amateur ranks at age 12. Fighting almost weekly, he ran up an undefeated record of 46-0 (16 knockouts). At the age of 14, he became a professional boxer.^[2]

For almost 6 years, he lingered on small promotions on the island of Nassau, in the Bahamas. He was billed as undefeated, but he had lost a fight by knockout to veteran Kid Carew. His loss to Kid Carew was unlisted for almost 8 years, as he was reported incorrectly as undefeated in the press until his loss to Eckhard Dagge.

Veteran trainer and promoter Moe Fleischer travelled to Nassau to "check-out" this upcoming prospect. Mike Dundee, nephew of Angelo Dundee, came in as his manager.

Soon after, Obed was fighting main events. He earned a top ten ranking by knocking out former title contender Bunny Grant. Obed made his U.S. debut in Florida. Knocked out every top middleweight boxer in Florida in the early 1970s, including state Champion Dennis Riggs and former champion Jimmy Williams.

In 1975, he captured the WBC Light Middleweight Title by defeating Miguel de Oliveira. He defended the title twice before losing the belt to Germany's Eckhard Dagge in 1976,^[3] after which he quit, claiming he had blurred vision. Obed stated that he had been thumbed in the eye by a Dagge. In actuality, he was later found to have a detached retina and was legally blind in that eye.^{[citation needed]}

Obed decided to enter the middleweight ranks. He later fought Australian Rocky Mattioli for the world championship title but was knocked out in the seventh round. By 27, he was back to where he started from, fighting on local fight cards in Nassau. He retired in 1988.

No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes 120 Win 91–22–4 (3) James Coakley PTS 10 (10) 06/03/1988 Nassau, Bahamas 119 Loss 90–22–4 (3) James Coakley PTS 10 (10) 21/03/1987 Nassau, Bahamas 118 Loss 90–21–4 (3) Arnold Neal KO 4 (?) 02/02/1986 Nassau, Bahamas 117 Loss 90–20–4 (3) Earl Boger TKO 8 (10) 22/01/1986 Sheraton Charleston Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. 116 Loss 90–19–4 (3) Arnold Neal KO 5 (?) 17/05/1985 Nassau, Bahamas 115 Win 90–18–4 (3) Rocky Fabrizio PTS 10 (10) 28/09/1984 Nassau, Bahamas 114 Loss 89–18–4 (3) Jeff Nelson TKO 8 (10) 18/06/1984 Nassau, Bahamas 113 Win 89–17–4 (3) Eddie Flanning PTS 10 (10) 31/03/1984 Nassau, Bahamas 112 Loss 88–17–4 (3) Samuel Whyms PTS 10 (10) 16/09/1983 Nassau, Bahamas 111 Win 88–16–4 (3) Allen Briscoe KO 3 (?) 01/07/1983 Nassau, Bahamas 110 Loss 87–16–4 (3) Jeff Nelson PTS 10 (10) 22/03/1983 Nassau, Bahamas 109 Win 87–15–4 (3) Lonnie Wilcox KO 3 (?) 05/11/1982 Nassau, Bahamas 108 Loss 86–15–4 (3) Willie Ray Taylor PTS 8 (8) 15/05/1982 Nassau, Bahamas 107 Loss 86–14–4 (3) Homer Jackson PTS 10 (10) 16/02/1982 Nassau, Bahamas 106 Loss 86–13–4 (3) Bobby Czyz DQ 6 (10) 12/11/1981 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. 105 Loss 86–12–4 (3) Ralph Hollett UD 10 (10) 25/08/1981 Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 104 Win 86–11–4 (3) Edison Stubbs KO 2 (?) 10/08/1981 Nassau, Bahamas 103 Win 85–11–4 (3) Sherwin Johnson PTS 10 (10) 01/05/1981 Nassau, Bahamas 102 Win 84–11–4 (3) Homer Jackson PTS 10 (10) 25/03/1981 Nassau, Bahamas 101 Win 83–11–4 (3) Eddie McNeeley KO 4 (?) 14/03/1981 Freeport, Bahamas 100 Win 82–11–4 (3) Rocky Stevens TKO 9 (10) 30/01/1981 Nassau, Bahamas 99 Win 81–11–4 (3) Sammy Masias KO 5 (10) 07/10/1980 Nassau, Bahamas 98 Loss 80–11–4 (3) Steve Gregory UD 10 (10) 24/07/1980 Downtown Sheraton Hotel Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. 97 Win 80–10–4 (3) Apakuki Sakuru PTS 10 (10) 30/05/1980 Suva, Fiji 96 Loss 79–10–4 (3) Fulgencio Obelmejias TKO 3 (10) 03/03/1980 Caracas, Venezuela 95 Win 79–9–4 (3) Willie Featherstone SD 10 (10) 12/02/1980 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 94 Win 78–9–4 (3) Sammy Barr KO 4 (?) 26/12/1979 Nassau, Bahamas 93 NC 77–9–4 (3) Sammy Barr NC 6 (?) 23/11/1979 Nassau, Bahamas 92 Win 77–9–4 (2) Richie Lee Roberts PTS 10 (10) 19/10/1979 Freeport, Bahamas 91 Loss 76–9–4 (2) Curtis Parker TKO 7 (10) 11/09/1979 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 90 Win 76–8–4 (2) Charlie Grimmett KO 9 (10) 17/08/1979 Nassau, Bahamas 89 Win 75–8–4 (2) Hector Maldonado KO 5 (?) 22/06/1979 Nassau, Bahamas 88 Win 74–8–4 (2) Terry Rondeau KO 6 (10) 04/05/1979 Nassau Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas 87 Win 73–8–4 (2) Pablo Rodriguez KO 5 (10) 21/04/1979 Freeport, Bahamas 86 Win 72–8–4 (2) Juan Serrano PTS 10 (10) 30/03/1979 Nassau, Bahamas 85 Win 71–8–4 (2) Lionel Cameron KO 4 (?) 23/02/1979 Nassau, Bahamas 84 NC 70–8–4 (2) A W Muhammad NC 4 (?) 13/01/1979 Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 83 Loss 70–8–4 (1) Tony Chiaverini UD 10 (10) 02/12/1978 Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. 82 Loss 70–7–4 (1) Georg Steinherr PTS 10 (10) 31/10/1978 Munich, West Germany 81 Loss 70–6–4 (1) Marijan Beneš PTS 10 (10) 02/09/1978 Berlin, West Germany 80 Win 70–5–4 (1) Henry Tiger Hall TKO 7 (?) 28/04/1978 Nassau Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas 79 Loss 69–5–4 (1) Rocky Mattioli KO 7 (15) 11/03/1978 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia For WBC light middleweight title 78 Loss 69–4–4 (1) Joao Mendonca UD 10 (10) 02/12/1977 Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil 77 Win 69–3–4 (1) Henry Mitchell KO 3 (10) 23/10/1977 California Beach Club, Miami, Florida, U.S. 76 Loss 68–3–4 (1) Ayub Kalule PTS 10 (10) 02/06/1977 Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark 75 Draw 68–2–4 (1) Jean Claude LeClair SD 10 (10) 22/02/1977 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 74 Win 68–2–3 (1) Fernand Marcotte UD 10 (10) 18/01/1977 Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 73 Win 67–2–3 (1) Sammy Barr SD 10 (10) 19/11/1976 Nassau Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas 72 Draw 66–2–3 (1) Sammy Barr PTS 10 (10) 24/09/1976 Nassau, Bahamas 71 Win 66–2–2 (1) Victor Taco Perez UD 10 (10) 21/09/1976 Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida, U.S. 70 Win 65–2–2 (1) Larry Brasier KO 1 (10) 07/08/1976 Freeport, Bahamas 69 Loss 64–2–2 (1) Eckhard Dagge TKO 10 (15) 18/06/1976 Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, West Germany Lost WBC light middleweight title 68 Win 64–1–2 (1) Sea Robinson UD 15 (15) 24/04/1976 Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Retained WBC light middleweight title 67 Win 63–1–2 (1) Tony Gardner KO 2 (15) 28/02/1976 Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas Retained WBC light middleweight title 66 Win 62–1–2 (1) Miguel de Oliveira RTD 10 (15) 13/11/1975 Nouvelle Hippodrome, Paris, France Won WBC light middleweight title 65 Win 61–1–2 (1) Nick Peoples KO 6 (10) 13/10/1975 Nassau Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas 64 Win 60–1–2 (1) Gene Wells KO 5 (10) 22/07/1975 Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 63 Win 59–1–2 (1) Chucho Garcia TKO 5 (10) 20/06/1975 Freeport, Bahamas 62 Win 58–1–2 (1) Nat King KO 8 (?) 30/05/1975 Nassau, Bahamas 61 Win 57–1–2 (1) Marcel Clay KO 8 (10) 29/04/1975 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 60 Win 56–1–2 (1) Manuel Elizondo KO 10 (10) 22/02/1975 Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. 59 Win 55–1–2 (1) Fernand Marcotte TKO 11 (12) 21/01/1975 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Won vacant NABF light middleweight title 58 Win 54–1–2 (1) Sammy Rookard UD 10 (10) 25/12/1974 Nassau, Bahamas 57 Win 53–1–2 (1) Renato Garcia UD 10 (10) 16/11/1974 Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. 56 Win 52–1–2 (1) Johnny Rico KO 2 (10) 19/10/1974 Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. 55 Win 51–1–2 (1) Bobby Williams TKO 5 (10) 27/09/1974 Nassau, Bahamas 54 Win 50–1–2 (1) Guillermo Escalera KO 5 (10) 06/09/1974 Freeport, Bahamas 53 Win 49–1–2 (1) Frank Flores KO 5 (10) 16/08/1974 Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. 52 Win 48–1–2 (1) Carlos Marks UD 10 (10) 11/07/1974 A.F. Adderley Auditorium, Nassau, Bahamas 51 Draw 47–1–2 (1) Dario Hidalgo MD 10 (10) 11/06/1974 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 50 Win 47–1–1 (1) Chucho Garcia PTS 10 (10) 31/05/1974 Freeport, Bahamas 49 Win 46–1–1 (1) Roy Lee UD 10 (10) 26/04/1974 Nassau Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas 48 Win 45–1–1 (1) Jesse Rios KO 2 (10) 09/04/1974 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 47 Win 44–1–1 (1) Eddie Davis TKO 5 (10) 15/03/1974 Nassau Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas 46 Win 43–1–1 (1) Vicente Medina TKO 7 (10) 26/02/1974 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 45 Win 42–1–1 (1) Windell Spencer TKO 3 (10) 15/02/1974 Nassau Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas 44 Win 41–1–1 (1) Tom Von Hatten TKO 2 (10) 15/01/1974 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 43 Win 40–1–1 (1) Saulo Hernandez TKO 1 (10) 14/12/1973 Nassau Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas 42 Win 39–1–1 (1) Mike Lankester RTD 7 (10) 04/12/1973 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 41 Win 38–1–1 (1) Dennis Riggs KO 4 (10) 13/11/1973 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. 40 Win 37–1–1 (1) Jose Papo Melendez RTD 7 (10) 19/10/1973 Boca Raton Resort & Club, Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. 39 Win 36–1–1 (1) Bunny Grant UD 10 (10) 28/09/1973 Nassau Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas 38 Win 35–1–1 (1) Doug Rogers TKO 4 (10) 06/08/1973 A.F. Adderley Auditorium, Nassau, Bahamas 37 Win 34–1–1 (1) Jimmy Williams KO 1 (10) 19/07/1973 Camelot Room, Freeport, Bahamas 36 Win 33–1–1 (1) Cliff Johnson TKO 3 (10) 25/05/1973 Nassau Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas 35 Win 32–1–1 (1) Roy Goss UD 10 (10) 23/04/1973 Nassau Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas 34 Win 31–1–1 (1) Al Cook TKO 6 (10) 29/03/1973 Nassau Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas 33 Win 30–1–1 (1) Terry Hayward KO 1 (10) 23/02/1973 Nassau Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas 32 Win 29–1–1 (1) Sandy Torres KO 8 (10) 26/01/1973 Nassau Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas 31 Win 28–1–1 (1) Joe Hooks KO 6 (10) 17/11/1972 Nassau, Bahamas 30 Win 27–1–1 (1) Prince Jimmy Hamm KO 8 (10) 26/08/1972 Nassau, Bahamas 29 Win 26–1–1 (1) Roscoe Bell PTS 10 (10) 15/07/1972 Nassau, Bahamas 28 Win 25–1–1 (1) Dorman Crawford KO 10 (?) 26/05/1972 Nassau, Bahamas 27 Win 24–1–1 (1) Sugar Cliff TKO 6 (12) 08/04/1972 Nassau, Bahamas Won Bahamas Welterweight Title 26 Win 23–1–1 (1) Larry Adkins PTS 10 (10) 25/09/1971 Nassau, Bahamas 25 Win 22–1–1 (1) Ray Minus UD 15 (15) 05/06/1971 Nassau, Bahamas 24 Win 21–1–1 (1) Carl Starling KO 3 (10) 01/05/1971 Nassau, Bahamas 23 Win 20–1–1 (1) Don Fraser KO 10 (10) 20/12/1970 Nassau, Bahamas 22 Win 19–1–1 (1) Buddy Taylor PTS 10 (10) 27/11/1970 Nassau, Bahamas 21 Win 18–1–1 (1) Droopy Davis TKO 7 (10) 29/08/1970 Nassau, Bahamas 20 Win 17–1–1 (1) Bert Woods KO 3 (?) 15/05/1970 Nassau, Bahamas 19 Win 16–1–1 (1) Milton Hall KO 2 (?) 03/04/1970 Nassau, Bahamas 18 Win 15–1–1 (1) Don Fraser PTS 8 (8) 08/12/1969 Nassau, Bahamas 17 Win 14–1–1 (1) Sandy Ronnie Jeffries PTS 8 (8) 31/10/1969 Nassau, Bahamas 16 Win 13–1–1 (1) Winston Green PTS 8 (8) 26/09/1969 Nassau, Bahamas 15 Win 12–1–1 (1) Sugarboy Monroe KO 1 (?) 15/08/1969 Nassau, Bahamas 14 Win 11–1–1 (1) Droopy Davis PTS 8 (8) 11/07/1969 Nassau, Bahamas 13 Win 10–1–1 (1) Kid Joe KO 6 (?) 14/03/1969 Nassau, Bahamas 12 Win 9–1–1 (1) Cornbread Rhamina KO 5 (?) 21/02/1969 Nassau, Bahamas 11 Win 8–1–1 (1) Roscoe Russell KO 2 (?) 07/02/1969 Nassau, Bahamas 10 Win 7–1–1 (1) Mike Whymms KO 1 (?) 20/01/1969 Nassau, Bahamas 9 Win 6–1–1 (1) Taylor Ventura KO 2 (?) 02/12/1968 Nassau, Bahamas 8 Win 5–1–1 (1) Mike Whymms KO 3 (?) 22/11/1968 Nassau, Bahamas 7 Win 4–1–1 (1) Freddie Major PTS 4 (4) 10/08/1968 Nassau, Bahamas 6 Win 3–1–1 (1) Tony Mortimer PTS 4 (4) 16/02/1968 Nassau, Bahamas 5 Loss 2–1–1 (1) Kid Carew KO 2 (?) 11/12/1967 Nassau, Bahamas 4 Draw 2–0–1 (1) Taylor Ventura PTS 4 (4) 10/11/1967 Nassau, Bahamas 3 NC 2–0 (1) Pino Romano NC 3 (4) 13/10/1967 Nassau, Bahamas 2 Win 2–0 Taylor Ventura KO 1 (?) 15/09/1967 Nassau, Bahamas 1 Win 1–0 Edison Stubbs PTS 4 (4) 10/08/1967 Nassau, Bahamas