Chris Johnson (boxer)

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Chris Johnson boxer
Data
Birth Name Chris Omar Johnson
Fight name Mr. Showtime
Weight class Super middleweight
nationality Canadian
birthday August 8, 1971
place of birth Manchester Parish , Jamaica
style Legal display
size 1.83 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles 30th
Victories 26th
Knockout victories 14th
Defeats 3
draw 1

Chris Omar Johnson (born August 8, 1971 in Manchester Parish , Jamaica ) is a retired Canadian boxer of Jamaican descent.

Private

Chris Johnson grew up in Kitchener , Ontario with his three brothers Greg, Wayne, and Kevin, and two sisters, Angelina and Necoal.

Career

amateur

Johnson was Canadian middleweight champion from 1990-1992 (-75 kg).

In 1990 Johnson won the Commonwealth Games , beating later professional Joseph Laryea, Ghana (5-0) in the final. At the Goodwill Games in the same year, after defeating Rostislaw Saulitschni , Soviet Union (4: 1), he reached the semi-finals, which he lost to Sven Ottke , Germany (4: 1), and thus won the bronze medal.

At the Pan American Games in 1991 Johnson won the silver medal after a final defeat against Ramón Garbey , Cuba (RSC 2nd). In the same year he also took part in the world championships . After victories over Altangereb Bandi, Mongolia (RSC 3rd), and Kim Bo Ahn, South Korea (29: 4), he reached the semi-finals, which he lost to Tommaso Russo, Italy (27:21).

Johnson also won the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games . In the course of the tournament he beat Mohamed Siluvangi, Congo (RSC 3rd), and Stefan Trendafilov, Bulgaria (RSC 1st), before failing in the semifinals to Chris Byrd , USA (17: 3).

professional

In 1993 Johnson made his professional debut with a technical knockout win in the third round against Berry Butler. The other 17 fights ended successfully for him before he got the chance to fight for the WBC International Super Middleweight Title in July 1997, but lost the duel against Herol Graham by technical knockout in the 8th round. After this fight Johnson got no further chances for bigger title fights. He won another eight fights, where he rose to heavyweight and won the rather insignificant light heavyweight titles of the World Boxing Federation and the NABF . In January 2001 he lost the NABF title by losing to Reggie Johnson on points . After he lost his next fight against Antonio Tarver (KO 10th), Johnson ended his active career.

Trainer

In 2006 Johnson founded a martial arts academy called Chris Johnson's Fighting Alliance, now known as the Clancy's Boxing Academy. In this he trains amateur and professional boxers. His most famous protégé was the IBF junior featherweight champion Steve Molitor.

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personal data
SURNAME Johnson, Chris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Johnson, Chris Omar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian boxer
DATE OF BIRTH August 8, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Manchester Parish , Jamaica