Chris Johnson (boxer)
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.[1] In 1990 he won the gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
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| Full name | Chris Omar Johnson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 8, 1971 (age 50) Manchester, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
1992 Summer Olympics results
- Defeated Mohamed Siluvangi (Zaire) TKO 3
- Defeated Stefan Trendafilov (Bulgaria) TKO 1
- Lost to Chris Byrd (USA) 3-17
References
- Colpitts, Iain (2016-06-08). "Canada's boxers working to get up off the mat". TheRecord.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- 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)
- Chris Johnson's Fighting Alliance
- 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 the International Olympic Committee
- Chris Johnson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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