- Born
- Died
- Birth nameOscar Matthew Nielson
- Nickname
- The Durable Dane
- Height5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
- Battling Nelson was born on June 5, 1882 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He died on February 7, 1954 in the USA.
- Professional boxer. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992.
- World lightweight boxing champion, 1908-1910.
- Biography in: "The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall of Fame Official Record Book". Third edition. pp. 178-179. Ithaca, NY: McBooks Press, 2002.
- Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 437-439. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
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