Chris Johnson (boxer) explained

Chris Johnson
Full Name:Chris Omar Johnson
Birth Place:Manchester, Jamaica
Country:Canada
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Chris Omar Johnson (born August 8, 1971) is a Jamaican-born boxer, who won a middleweight bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Canada.[1] He won the middleweight gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He was inducted into Boxing Canada’s Hall of Fame, Class of 2019.[2]

Johnson was raised in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada with his three brothers, Greg, Wayne, and Kevin, and 2 sisters, Angelina, and Necoal.

Johnson trained IBF Junior Featherweight World Champion, Steve "The Canadian Kid" Molitor, in addition to notable boxers such as Andrew Singh Kooner, and Natalie "Too Bad" Brown.[3] In 2014, the Toronto Star profiled Michael Brandon, one of his boxers.[4]

Professional boxing record

|-|align="center" colspan=8|26 Wins (14 knockouts, 12 decisions), 3 Losses (2 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw[5] |-| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes|-align=center|Loss||align=left| Antonio Tarver|KO|10|03/08/2001|align=left| Yakama Legends Casino, Toppenish, Washington, United States|align=left||-|Loss||align=left| "Sweet" Reggie Johnson|UD|12|05/01/2001|align=left| Grand Casino Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Franklin Edmondson|UD|8|25/11/2000|align=left| Roseland Ballroom, Taunton, Massachusetts, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Greg Wright|UD|12|14/07/2000|align=left| Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Tyler Hughes|TKO|5|07/03/2000|align=left| Casino Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Availeo Slate|TKO|2|05/11/1999|align=left| Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Cecil McKenzie|TKO|3|21/08/1998|align=left| The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Napoleon Pitt|TKO|1|28/03/1998|align=left| Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Melvin Wynn|TKO|5|20/11/1997|align=left| Doraville, Georgia, United States|align=left||-|Draw||align=left| Ernest Mateen|TD|3|03/10/1997|align=left| Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| James "The Giant Peach" Mullins|TKO|2|09/09/1997|align=left| Nashville, Tennessee, United States|align=left||-|Loss||align=left| Herol Graham|TKO|8|12/07/1997|align=left| Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Milan Konecny|PTS|8|28/04/1997|align=left| Ice arena, Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Paul Wesley|KO|2|25/03/1997|align=left| Broadway Theatre, Catford, Lewisham, London, England, United Kingdom|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Antwun Echols|MD|10|11/10/1996|align=left| International Plaza Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Darren Ashton|TKO|1|09/07/1996|align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Darron Griffiths|RTD|3|02/04/1996|align=left| Elephant & Castle, Southwark, London, United Kingdom|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Rocky Gannon|UD|8|18/07/1995|align=left| IMA Sports Arena, Flint, Michigan, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Chris Sande|TKO|2|22/04/1995|align=left| MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Asluddin Umarov|UD|4|18/02/1995|align=left| MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Eric French|PTS|8|26/01/1995|align=left| Rosemont, Illinois, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Tony Golden|PTS|6|20/12/1994|align=left| Rosemont, Illinois, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Roman Santos|PTS|6|18/11/1994|align=left| MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Apolinar Hernandez|UD|4|13/02/1994|align=left| Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Caseny Truesdale|TKO|3|10/11/1993|align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Roy Payne|PTS|4|06/10/1993|align=left| Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Vernon Hicks|TKO|2|22/07/1993|align=left| Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Shaun Holder|TKO|2|13/05/1993|align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Quirino Garcia|PTS|4|24/04/1993|align=left| The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States|align=left||-|Win||align=left| Berry Butler|TKO|3|28/02/1993|align=left| Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States|align=left||}

1992 Summer Olympics results

References

  1. Web site: Chris Johnson . 2022-05-06 . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . 18 September 2011 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Three athletes and two officials inducted into the 2019-2020 Boxing Canada Hall of Fame – Boxing Canada . 2022-05-06 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Women's Boxing: Natalie Brown Biography . 2022-05-06 . www.womenboxing.com.
  4. News: Road to Pan Am boxing glory begins at home for Michael Brandon. Gillespie. Kerry. 25 April 2014. Toronto Star. 13 November 2019. Toronto ON.
  5. Web site: Chris Johnson. BoxRec.

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