Born and raised in north Omaha, Steven had many aspirations including becoming a robotics engineer, scientist, architect and artist. He attended Central High but graduated from Bryan High. After high school, Steven wanted a change.

Steven joined the Army a year after graduating from high school to avoid the high risks of being a black male in North Omaha and also to seek better opportunities. In the Army, his job was Satellite Communications in addition to being an Airborne Paratrooper with 7th Special Forces Group. Shortly after enlisting, he was deployed to Afghanistan for 1 year.

After returning home, he began boxing and quickly excelled as a top amateur. His skills qualified him to be part of the Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) boxing team and a member of the 2012 Olympic Team. After retiring from the military in December of 2015, Steven would began his professional boxing career in March of 2016.

Now, Steven “So Cold” Nelson boasts a record of 19-0 (15 KOs) and holds the NABA Super Middleweight title (North American Boxing Association) and is the former NABO champion.

Throughout life, Steven picked up many skills such as barbering, being a mechanic, playing the drums, carpentry, painting portraits, tattooing, making custom boxing uniforms, and stand up comedy. In the recent years, he has started training towards receiving a private pilot license after graduating college in 2020 with a degree in Business Entrepreneurship.

Simultaneously, while working hard to become a world boxing champion, Steven now serves the community as the Executive Director of B&B Sports Academy where his goal is to inspire and teach the kids all the life skills he possesses to strengthen the generations behind him.