Chris Johnson (boxer)

Chris Omar Johnson (born August 8, 1971 in Manchester, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born boxer, who won a middleweight bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Canada.[1] In 1990 he won the gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Chris Johnson
Personal information
Full nameChris Omar Johnson
BornAugust 8, 1971 (1971-08-08) (age 48)
Manchester, Jamaica
Sport
CountryCanada
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Middleweight
World Amateur Championships
1991 Sydney Middleweight
Commonwealth Games
1990 Auckland Middleweight
Pan American Games
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. In 2014, the Toronto Star profiled Michael Brandon, one of his boxers.[2]

Professional boxing record
26 Wins (14 knockouts, 12 decisions), 3 Losses (2 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw[3]
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

References
  1. Colpitts, Iain (2016-06-08). "Canada's boxers working to get up off the mat". TheRecord.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  2. 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.
  3. "Chris Johnson". BoxRec.


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