Marc Johnson (boxer)

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Marc Johnson boxer
Data
Birth Name Marcellus Joseph Johnson
Fight name Too sharp
Weight class Flyweight
nationality United StatesUnited States US-american
birthday August 13, 1971
place of birth Washington, DC
style Southpaw
size 1.60 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles 50
Victories 44
Knockout victories 28
Defeats 5
draw 0
No value 1

Marcellus Joseph Johnson (born August 13, 1971 in Washington, DC ), better known as Marc Johnson , is a former American professional boxer, IBF world champion in flyweight, and world champion of the IBF and WBO super flyweight.

In 1996 he became the first African American boxer to win a flyweight world title. In 2012 he was the youngest boxer to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame .

Career

Johnson started boxing at the age of five and won 125 of 131 amateur fights. In the light flyweight division, he won the Golden Gloves in 1988 and the US championships in 1989. In the national Olympic qualification in 1988 he was disputed in the semifinals against Eric Griffin , who had tested positive for doping after the fight. Nevertheless, Griffin was able to compete in the final, but lost it to Michael Carbajal .

In 1990 he switched to the professional camp and won his first fight on February 24th in Ohio by knockout (knockout). His second fight in March of the same year he lost in Belfast on points against the undefeated Briton Richie Wenton. He then remained undefeated in 40 fights, of which he won 27 prematurely. He defeated his first major opponent in May 1993 in California, when he managed a points win over twelve rounds against Alberto Jiménez . He won the title of "World Boxing Board", which he was then able to defend ten times, including against José Quirino and Josué Camacho .

In May 1996 in Anaheim he surprisingly defeated the Colombian Francisco Tejedor (balance: 43-4) by knockout in the first round and thus became IBF flyweight title holder. By 1999 he had successfully defended his titles seven times and in April of this year also won the IBF title of the next highest super flyweight by winning points against Ratanachai Sor Vorapin .

After defending his title against Jorge Lacierva, he boxed against Raul Juarez in November 1999. However, this fight ended with no valuation in the fourth round after Juarez was unable to continue boxing due to an unintentional low blow. Johnson didn't get back into the ring until June 2001. After two build-up wins, he then lost twice to Rafael Márquez .

In August 2003 he beat Fernando Montiel (27-0) in the fight for the WBO super flyweight title over twelve rounds on points and defended the World Cup in March 2004 by knockout against Luis Bolaño (41-1). However, the WBO was not yet one of the major associations at that time. He lost in September 2004 by knockout against Iván Hernández and then only returned to the ring in February 2006, but was knocked out by Jhonny González and ended his career.

After boxing, he became involved in youth work with the Department of Parks and Recreation in Washington, DC

predecessor Office successor
Danny Romero World Flyweight Boxing Champion ( IBF )
May 4, 1996 - April 1999 		Irene Pacheco
predecessor Office successor
Johnny Tapia World Super Flyweight Boxing Champion ( IBF )
April 24, 1999 - 2000 		Félix Machado
predecessor Office successor
Fernando Montiel World super flyweight boxing champion ( WBO )
August 16, 2003 - September 25, 2004 		Iván Hernández

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Joshua's compatriot owned the belts of WBA, IBF and WBC, at that time the WBO was not yet part of the illustrious circle. She has only been there since 2007. Since then, the undisputed champion has had four titles.
personal data
SURNAME Johnson, Marc
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Johnson, Marcellus Joseph; Johnson, Mark
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American boxer
DATE OF BIRTH August 13, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, DC