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Full name | Chris Omar Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | August 8, 1971 (1971-08-08) (age 52) Manchester, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. He won the middleweight gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He was inducted into Boxing Canada’s Hall of Fame, "Class of 2019."
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. In 2014, the Toronto Star profiled Michael Brandon, one of his boxers.
Professional boxing record※
26 Wins (14 knockouts, 12 decisions), 3 Losses (2 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Loss | 17-1 | ![]() |
KO | 10 | 03/08/2001 | ![]() |
Johnson knocked out at 1:53 of the "tenth round." |
Loss | 40-6-1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 05/01/2001 | ![]() |
NABF. 112-116, 112-117, 111-117. |
Win | 9-11-1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 25/11/2000 | ![]() |
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Win | 18-5-2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 14/07/2000 | ![]() |
NABF Light Heavyweight Title. 115-113, 117-113, 117-111. |
Win | 14-9 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 07/03/2000 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the fifth round. |
Win | 7-19-2 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 05/11/1999 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the second round. |
Win | 9-5-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 21/08/1998 | ![]() |
WBF World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the third round. |
Win | 14-8-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 28/03/1998 | ![]() |
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Win | 17-28-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 20/11/1997 | ![]() |
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Draw | 24-7-1 | ![]() |
TD | 3 | 03/10/1997 | ![]() |
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Win | 6-39-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 09/09/1997 | ![]() |
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Loss | 46-5 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 | 12/07/1997 | ![]() |
WBC International Super Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the eighth round. |
Win | 14-2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 28/04/1997 | ![]() |
79.5-77. |
Win | 16-31-5 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | 25/03/1997 | ![]() |
Wesley knocked out at 0:50 of the second round. |
Win | 13-1 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | 11/10/1996 | ![]() |
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Win | 6-5 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 09/07/1996 | ![]() |
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Win | 19-3-3 | ![]() |
RTD | 3 | 02/04/1996 | ![]() |
Griffiths retired at the end of the third round. |
Win | 20-3 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 18/07/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 19-8 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 22/04/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 10-2 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 18/02/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 10-13-2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 26/01/1995 | ![]() |
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Win | 4-23 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 20/12/1994 | ![]() |
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Win | 7-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 18/11/1994 | ![]() |
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Win | 3-2 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 13/02/1994 | ![]() |
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Win | 5-5-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 10/11/1993 | ![]() |
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Win | 2-4-3 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 06/10/1993 | ![]() |
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Win | 1-2 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 22/07/1993 | ![]() |
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Win | -- | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 13/05/1993 | ![]() |
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Win | 0-14 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 24/04/1993 | ![]() |
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Win | 3-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 28/02/1993 | ![]() |
1992 Summer Olympics results※
- Defeated Mohamed Siluvangi (Zaire) TKO 3
- Defeated Stefan Trendafilov (Bulgaria) TKO 1
- Lost——to Chris Byrd (USA) 3-17
References※
- ^ "Chris Johnson". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "Three athletes and two officials inducted into the 2019-2020 Boxing Canada Hall of Fame – Boxing Canada". Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "Women's Boxing: Natalie Brown Biography". www.womenboxing.com. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Chris Johnson". BoxRec.
External links※
- 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)
- 1971 births
- Black Canadian boxers
- Jamaican emigrants to Canada
- Boxers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Boxers at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for Canada
- Canadian boxing trainers
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario
- Sportspeople from Manchester Parish
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Living people
- Canadian male boxers
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
- Pan American Games medalists in boxing
- Middleweight boxers
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games