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Professor Azumah Nelson, a retired professional Ghanaian Boxer, was involved in an accident at Odorkor on the Kaneshie-Mallam road Saturday night. Professor Nelson, the former two-time WBC featherweight champion, according to infor�mation gathered, was brutally injured and is currently on admission at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital receiving treatment. Eyewitness account indicat�ed that Professor Nelson, who was driving a Ford 4�4 red vehi�cle with registration number GE 9116-11 attempted to take a bend towards Kwashieman from Sakaman near Mallam, when a Nissan Almera with registration number GS 5593-13 and driven by Kaku Moses ran into his vehi�cle. Professor Nelson, who was severely injured as a result of the impact, bled profusely and was consequently rushed to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital for treatment. However, the taxi driver, who also got injured, was sent to the same health facility for treat�ment but he was discharged that same day. DSP Abdulai Mumuni, the Odorkor Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) Com�mander when contacted con�firmed the accident to the paper adding that it occurred around 10:30pm in the night. He said both cars are cur�rently at the police station, while investigations are ongoing.