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Chris Johnson (boxer)

Summary

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]

Chris Johnson
Personal information
Full nameChris Omar Johnson
BornAugust 8, 1971 (1971-08-08) (age 52)
Manchester, Jamaica
Sport
CountryCanada
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Middleweight
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Sydney Middleweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland Middleweight
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana Middleweight

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 edit

26 Wins (14 knockouts, 12 decisions), 3 Losses (2 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw[5]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 17-1   Antonio Tarver KO 10 03/08/2001   Yakama Legends Casino, Toppenish, Washington, United States Johnson knocked out at 1:53 of the tenth round.
Loss 40-6-1   "Sweet" Reggie Johnson UD 12 05/01/2001   Grand Casino Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States NABF. 112-116, 112-117, 111-117.
Win 9-11-1   Franklin Edmondson UD 8 25/11/2000   Roseland Ballroom, Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
Win 18-5-2   Greg Wright UD 12 14/07/2000   Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, United States NABF Light Heavyweight Title. 115-113, 117-113, 117-111.
Win 14-9   Tyler Hughes TKO 5 07/03/2000   Casino Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the fifth round.
Win 7-19-2   Availeo Slate TKO 2 05/11/1999   Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the second round.
Win 9-5-1   Cecil McKenzie TKO 3 21/08/1998   The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States WBF World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the third round.
Win 14-8-1   Napoleon Pitt TKO 1 28/03/1998   Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 17-28-1   Melvin Wynn TKO 5 20/11/1997   Doraville, Georgia, United States
Draw 24-7-1   Ernest Mateen TD 3 03/10/1997   Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 6-39-1   James "The Giant Peach" Mullins TKO 2 09/09/1997   Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Loss 46-5   Herol Graham TKO 8 12/07/1997   Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom WBC International Super Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the eighth round.
Win 14-2   Milan Konecny PTS 8 28/04/1997   Ice arena, Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom 79.5-77.
Win 16-31-5   Paul Wesley KO 2 25/03/1997   Broadway Theatre, Catford, Lewisham, London, England, United Kingdom Wesley knocked out at 0:50 of the second round.
Win 13-1   Antwun Echols MD 10 11/10/1996   International Plaza Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 6-5   Darren Ashton TKO 1 09/07/1996   York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Win 19-3-3   Darron Griffiths RTD 3 02/04/1996   Elephant & Castle, Southwark, London, United Kingdom Griffiths retired at the end of the third round.
Win 20-3   Rocky Gannon UD 8 18/07/1995   IMA Sports Arena, Flint, Michigan, United States
Win 19-8   Chris Sande TKO 2 22/04/1995   MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 10-2   Asluddin Umarov UD 4 18/02/1995   MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 10-13-2   Eric French PTS 8 26/01/1995   Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Win 4-23   Tony Golden PTS 6 20/12/1994   Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Win 7-1   Roman Santos PTS 6 18/11/1994   MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 3-2   Apolinar Hernandez UD 4 13/02/1994   Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 5-5-1   Caseny Truesdale TKO 3 10/11/1993   Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 2-4-3   Roy Payne PTS 4 06/10/1993   Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 1-2   Vernon Hicks TKO 2 22/07/1993   Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States
Win --   Shaun Holder TKO 2 13/05/1993   Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 0-14   Quirino Garcia PTS 4 24/04/1993   The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 3-0   Berry Butler TKO 3 28/02/1993   Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

1992 Summer Olympics results edit

References edit

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

External links edit

  • Boxing record for Chris Johnson from BoxRec (registration required)
  • Sparring for student success 2008 Toronto Star article on pilot program for middle school students at Toronto District School Board's Charles H. Best Middle School
  • Chris Johnson at Olympics.com
  • Chris Johnson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)


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