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. He won the middleweight gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He was inducted into Boxing Canada’s Hall of Fame, Class of 2019.

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.

Professional boxing record

 * align="center" colspan=8|26 Wins (14 knockouts, 12 decisions), 3 Losses (2 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw
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 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
 * align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
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 * Loss
 * 17-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Antonio Tarver
 * KO
 * 10
 * 03/08/2001
 * align=left| Yakama Legends Casino, Toppenish, Washington, United States
 * align=left|Johnson knocked out at 1:53 of the tenth round.
 * Loss
 * 40-6-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 "Sweet" Reggie Johnson
 * UD
 * 12
 * 05/01/2001
 * align=left| Grand Casino Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
 * align=left|'''NABF. 112-116, 112-117, 111-117.
 * Win
 * 9-11-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Franklin Edmondson
 * UD
 * 8
 * 25/11/2000
 * align=left| Roseland Ballroom, Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
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 * Win
 * 18-5-2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Greg Wright
 * UD
 * 12
 * 14/07/2000
 * align=left| Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, United States
 * align=left|NABF Light Heavyweight Title. 115-113, 117-113, 117-111.
 * Win
 * 14-9
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Tyler Hughes
 * TKO
 * 5
 * 07/03/2000
 * align=left|🇨🇦 Casino Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
 * align=left|Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the fifth round.
 * Win
 * 7-19-2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Availeo Slate
 * TKO
 * 2
 * 05/11/1999
 * align=left| Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, United States
 * align=left|Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the second round.
 * Win
 * 9-5-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Cecil McKenzie
 * TKO
 * 3
 * 21/08/1998
 * align=left| The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
 * align=left|WBF World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the third round.
 * Win
 * 14-8-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Napoleon Pitt
 * TKO
 * 1
 * 28/03/1998
 * align=left| Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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 * Win
 * 17-28-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Melvin Wynn
 * TKO
 * 5
 * 20/11/1997
 * align=left| Doraville, Georgia, United States
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 * Draw
 * 24-7-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Ernest Mateen
 * TD
 * 3
 * 03/10/1997
 * align=left| Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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 * Win
 * 6-39-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 James "The Giant Peach" Mullins
 * TKO
 * 2
 * 09/09/1997
 * align=left| Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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 * Loss
 * 46-5
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Herol Graham
 * TKO
 * 8
 * 12/07/1997
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
 * align=left|WBC International Super Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the eighth round.
 * Win
 * 14-2
 * align=left|🇨🇿 Milan Konecny
 * PTS
 * 8
 * 28/04/1997
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Ice arena, Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
 * align=left|79.5-77.
 * Win
 * 16-31-5
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Paul Wesley
 * KO
 * 2
 * 25/03/1997
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Broadway Theatre, Catford, Lewisham, London, England, United Kingdom
 * align=left|Wesley knocked out at 0:50 of the second round.
 * Win
 * 13-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Antwun Echols
 * MD
 * 10
 * 11/10/1996
 * align=left|🇨🇦 International Plaza Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 * Win
 * 6-5
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Darren Ashton
 * TKO
 * 1
 * 09/07/1996
 * align=left|🇬🇧 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
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 * Win
 * 19-3-3
 * align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Darron Griffiths
 * RTD
 * 3
 * 02/04/1996
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Elephant & Castle, Southwark, London, United Kingdom
 * align=left|Griffiths retired at the end of the third round.
 * Win
 * 20-3
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Rocky Gannon
 * UD
 * 8
 * 18/07/1995
 * align=left| IMA Sports Arena, Flint, Michigan, United States
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 * Win
 * 19-8
 * align=left|🇰🇪 Chris Sande
 * TKO
 * 2
 * 22/04/1995
 * align=left| MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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 * Win
 * 10-2
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Asluddin Umarov
 * UD
 * 4
 * 18/02/1995
 * align=left| MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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 * Win
 * 10-13-2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Eric French
 * PTS
 * 8
 * 26/01/1995
 * align=left| Rosemont, Illinois, United States
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 * Win
 * 4-23
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Tony Golden
 * PTS
 * 6
 * 20/12/1994
 * align=left| Rosemont, Illinois, United States
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 * Win
 * 7-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Roman Santos
 * PTS
 * 6
 * 18/11/1994
 * align=left| MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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 * Win
 * 3-2
 * align=left|🇩🇴 Apolinar Hernandez
 * UD
 * 4
 * 13/02/1994
 * align=left| Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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 * Win
 * 5-5-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Caseny Truesdale
 * TKO
 * 3
 * 10/11/1993
 * align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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 * Win
 * 2-4-3
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Roy Payne
 * PTS
 * 4
 * 06/10/1993
 * align=left| Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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 * Win
 * 1-2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Vernon Hicks
 * TKO
 * 2
 * 22/07/1993
 * align=left| Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States
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 * Win
 * align=left|🇬🇾 Shaun Holder
 * TKO
 * 2
 * 13/05/1993
 * align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 0-14
 * align=left|🇲🇽 Quirino Garcia
 * PTS
 * 4
 * 24/04/1993
 * align=left| The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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 * Win
 * 3-0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Berry Butler
 * TKO
 * 3
 * 28/02/1993
 * align=left| Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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 * }
 * 2
 * 22/07/1993
 * align=left| Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States
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 * Win
 * align=left|🇬🇾 Shaun Holder
 * TKO
 * 2
 * 13/05/1993
 * align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 0-14
 * align=left|🇲🇽 Quirino Garcia
 * PTS
 * 4
 * 24/04/1993
 * align=left| The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
 * align=left|
 * Win
 * 3-0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Berry Butler
 * TKO
 * 3
 * 28/02/1993
 * align=left| Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
 * align=left|
 * }
 * 28/02/1993
 * align=left| Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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 * }

1992 Summer Olympics results

 * Defeated Mohamed Siluvangi (Zaire) TKO 3
 * Defeated Stefan Trendafilov (Bulgaria) TKO 1
 * Lost to Chris Byrd (USA) 3-17