Kevin Johnson (boxer)
| Kevin Johnson | |
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| Born | Kevin Johnson September 7, 1979 Asbury Park, New Jersey |
| Other names | Kingpin |
| Nationality |  American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg; 17.5 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 82 in (208 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 2002-2015 |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 37 |
| Wins | 29 |
| By knockout | 14 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
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Kevin Johnson (born September 7, 1979) is a retired American heavyweight boxer. Johnson is a former WBC world heavyweight title challenger. He holds notable wins over Bruce Seldon, Alex Leapai and Albert Sosnowski.
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Amateur career
Johnson started boxing at the age of 18. He was an unheralded amateur with only a 14-2 record but won the New Jersey Golden Gloves, a minor title.
Professional career
He turned pro in 2002. After only three fights the lanky counterpuncher was thrown in with an undefeated Olympian in Timor Ibragimov who had already 13 victories. To the great surprise of the audience he held Ibragimov to a draw. Three fights later in 2004 he handily beat well-known clubfighter Robert Wiggins who was 19-3-1 at the time. After being somewhat inactive in 2005 he had another good win over a clubfighter in Robert Hawkins 2006 against whom he pitched a shutout.
At the end of November 2007 he was 17-0-1 and widely regarded as America's best heavyweight prospect largely to his dominant jab.
On April 18, 2008, at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma, Johnson defeated Terry Smith by unanimous decision. Johnson used his long jab and hand speed to maneuver his way around the aggression of Smith.
Johnson scored the biggest win of his career with a TKO victory over a badly faded Bruce Seldon in September 2008 in Atlantic City.
His last win prior to his title shot was against Devin Vargas on May 15, 2009. Johnson was declared winner by technical knockout after Vargas's corner threw in the towel early in the sixth round.[1]
On 12 December 2009 Johnson took on Vitali Klitschko for the WBC Heavyweight title in Bern, Switzerland. Klitschko was never troubled by Johnson in front of an 18,000-strong crowd in Bern, Switzerland. The previously unbeaten Johnson was unable to land his trademark jab on the 6 ft 7in Vitali, and went on to lose every round of the contest to the Ukrainian. Johnson injured his shoulder 2 weeks prior to the fight.
After the loss to Klitschko, Johnson racked up victories against Charles Davis (19-20-02) and Julius Long (15-14-0) before signing to take place in Eddie Hearn's Prizefighter tournament in the UK.
On Saturday May 30th 2015, Johnson lost by TKO to Anthony Joshua in the 2nd round after being knocked down twice in the 1st. This was Johnson's first stoppage loss.
Retirement
Johnson announced that he will retire from boxing after the defeat to Joshua.[2]
Professional boxing record
| 37 fights; 29 wins (14 knockouts), 7 losses, 1 draw [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 29-7-1 | Anthony Joshua | TKO | 2 (10), 1:22 | 30/05/2015 | The O2, London, England, United Kingdom | For WBC International heavyweight title. |
| Loss | 29-6-1 | Manuel Charr | UD | 10 | 12/04/2014 | Telekom Dome, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
| Loss | 29-5-1 | Dereck Chisora | UD | 12 | 16/02/2014 | Copper Box, London, England, United Kingdom | For WBA International and WBO International heavyweight titles. |
| Loss | 29-4-1 | Christian Hammer | UD | 10 | 20/12/2013 | Hamburg Messe, Hamburg, Germany | |
| Win | 29-3-1 | Solomon Haumono | KO | 10 (12), 2:53 | 28/04/2013 | Convention & Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| Loss | 28-3-1 | Tyson Fury | UD | 12 | 01/12/2012 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | WBC heavyweight title eliminator. |
| Loss | 28-2-1 | Tor Hamer | UD | 3 | 20/06/2012 | York Hall, London, England, United Kingdom | Prizefighter 25: The International Heavyweights II final. |
| Win | 28-1-1 | Albert Sosnowski | SD | 3 | 20/06/2012 | York Hall, London, England, United Kingdom | Prizefighter 25: The International Heavyweights II semi-final. |
| Win | 27-1-1 | Noureddine Meddoun | TKO | 1 (3), 2:57 | 20/06/2012 | York Hall, London, England, United Kingdom | Prizefighter 25: The International Heavyweights II quarter-final. |
| Win | 26-1-1 | Alex Leapai | TKO | 9 (12), 2:22 | 01/04/2012 | Doomben Racecourse, Ascot, Queensland, Australia | Won IBF Australasian heavyweight title. |
| Win | 25-1-1 | Harold Sconiers | TKO | 1 (6), 2:18 | 25/06/2011 | Elder Entertainment Center, Decatur, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 24-1-1 | Julius Long | UD | 8 | 22/01/2011 | The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States | |
| Win | 23-1-1 | Charles Davis | KO | 4 (8), 2:54 | 29/10/2010 | Blake Hotel, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| Loss | 22-1-1 | Vitali Klitschko | UD | 12 | 12/12/2009 | PostFinance Arena, Bern, Switzerland | For WBC heavyweight title. |
| Win | 22-0-1 | Devin Vargas | TKO | 6 (10), 2:23 | 15/05/2009 | Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 21-0-1 | Matthew Greer | TKO | 3 (10), 2:26 | 07/11/2008 | Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 20-0-1 | Bruce Seldon | TKO | 5 (10), 0:28 | 05/09/2008 | Bally's Event Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 19-0-1 | Terry Smith | UD | 10 | 18/04/2008 | Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | 18-0-1 | Jermell Barnes | UD | 8 | 05/12/2007 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 17-0-1 | Andrew Greeley | UD | 6 | 09/11/2007 | Paradise Theater, Bronx, New York, United States | |
| Win | 16-0-1 | Damian Wills | UD | 10 | 03/08/2007 | Far West Rodeo, Doraville, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 15-0-1 | Ron Guerrero | UD | 8 | 09/06/2007 | Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 14-0-1 | Curtis Taylor | KO | 1 (6) | 29/03/2007 | The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina, United States | |
| Win | 13-0-1 | Charles Davis | UD | 10 | 08/12/2006 | Paradise Theater, Bronx, New York, United States | |
| Win | 12-0-1 | Michael Rhodes | UD | 6 | 10/11/2006 | Birchwood Manor, Whippany, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 11-0-1 | Demetrice King | UD | 6 | 11/10/2006 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, United States | |
| Win | 10-0-1 | Daniel Bispo | UD | 10 | 10/06/2006 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 9-0-1 | Robert Hawkins | UD | 8 | 31/03/2006 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 8-0-1 | Robert Kooser | TKO | 1 (6), 1:16 | 27/01/2006 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 7-0-1 | William Cook | UD | 8 | 08/01/2005 | Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
| Win | 6-0-1 | Karl Evans | TKO | 1 (6), 1:31 | 06/11/2004 | Glendale Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 5-0-1 | Robert Wiggins | UD | 8 | 30/09/2004 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 4-0-1 | DeSean Harper | TKO | 4 (6) | 28/07/2004 | Orange County Fairgrounds, Middletown, New York, United States | |
| Draw | 3-0-1 | Timur Ibragimov | PTS | 4 | 17/06/2004 | Harrah's Laughlin, Laughlin, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Elfair McKnight | UD | 4 | 13/07/2003 | Cedar Beach, Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | William Bolar | KO | 1 (4) | 24/04/2003 | Days Inn, Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Stanford Brisbone | TKO | 4 (4), 2:36 | 13/02/2003 | Days Inn, Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
References
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