Kevin Johnson was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, U.S. on September 7, 1979. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on February 13, 2003 against Stanford Brisbone. Johnson defeated Brisbone via 4th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Johnson got his first shot at a world title at the age of 30 after 23 professional fights. On December 12, 2009 Johnson challenged Vitali Klitschko's WBC heavyweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision. He is yet to get another shot at a world title.
Johnson's latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Agit Kabayel at age 41, on June 5, 2021.
Some of Kevin Johnson's best fights so far have been against Yoan Pablo Hernández, Francesco Pianeta, Alex Leapai, Bruce Seldon, and Devin Vargas. For a complete list of Johnson's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Kevin Johnson".
Johnson has 18 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Kevin Johnson Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | Jun 05, 2021 | 41 |
Agit Kabayel 28 20-0 | loss | UD 12 |
53 | Aug 22, 2020 | 40 |
Yoan Pablo Hernández 35 29-1 | win | KO 7 |
52 | Jun 12, 2020 | 40 |
Mariusz Wach 40 35-6 | loss | UD 10 |
51 | Oct 19, 2019 | 40 |
Martin Bakole 26 13-1 | loss | TKO 5 |
50 | Oct 11, 2019 | 40 | Oleksandr Zakhozhyi | loss | UD 8 |
49 | Jul 22, 2019 | 39 | Shigabudin Aliev | loss | UD 10 |
48 | Mar 23, 2019 | 39 |
Nathan Gorman 22 15-0 | loss | PTS 10 |
47 | Dec 22, 2018 | 39 | Haris Radmilović | win | TKO 3 |
46 | Dec 08, 2018 | 39 |
Filip Hrgović 26 6-0 | loss | UD 8 |
45 | Dec 01, 2018 | 39 | Haris Radmilović | win | TKO 3 |
44 | Oct 06, 2018 | 39 |
Daniel Dubois 21 8-0 | loss | PTS 10 |
43 | Jul 07, 2018 | 38 |
Andy Ruiz Jr. 28 30-1 | loss | UD 10 |
42 | Mar 10, 2018 | 38 | Petar Milas | loss | TKO 8 |
41 | Oct 14, 2017 | 38 |
Francesco Pianeta 33 34-2-1 | win | TKO 7 |
40 | Aug 26, 2017 | 37 | Engin Solmaz | win | RTD 2 |
39 | Apr 28, 2017 | 37 |
Kubrat Pulev 35 24-1 | loss | UD 12 |
38 | Mar 11, 2017 | 37 | Terrell Jamal Woods | win | UD 6 |
37 | May 30, 2015 | 35 |
Anthony Joshua 25 12-0 | loss | TKO 2 |
36 | Apr 12, 2014 | 34 |
Manuel Charr 29 25-1 | loss | UD 10 |
35 | Feb 15, 2014 | 34 |
Derek Chisora 30 19-4 | loss | UD 12 |
34 | Dec 20, 2013 | 34 |
Christian Hammer 26 14-3 | loss | UD 10 |
33 | Apr 28, 2013 | 33 | Solomon Haumono | win | KO 10 |
32 | Dec 01, 2012 | 33 |
Tyson Fury 24 19-0 | loss | UD 12 |
31 | Jun 20, 2012 | 32 | Tor Hamer | loss | UD 3 |
30 | Jun 20, 2012 | 32 | Albert Sosnowski | win | SD 3 |
29 | Jun 20, 2012 | 32 | Noureddine Meddoun | win | TKO 1 |
28 | Apr 01, 2012 | 32 |
Alex Leapai 32 25-3-3 | win | TKO 9 |
27 | Jun 25, 2011 | 31 | Harold Sconiers | win | TKO 1 |
26 | Jan 22, 2011 | 31 | Julius Long | win | UD 8 |
25 | Oct 29, 2010 | 31 | Charles Davis | win | KO 4 |
24 | Dec 12, 2009 | 30 |
Vitali Klitschko 38 38-2 | loss | UD 12 |
23 | May 15, 2009 | 29 |
Devin Vargas 27 17-0 | win | TKO 6 |
22 | Nov 07, 2008 | 29 | Matthew Greer | win | TKO 3 |
21 | Sep 05, 2008 | 28 |
Bruce Seldon 41 38-6 | win | TKO 5 |
20 | Apr 18, 2008 | 28 | Terry Smith | win | UD 10 |
19 | Dec 05, 2007 | 28 | Jermell Barnes | win | UD 8 |
18 | Nov 09, 2007 | 28 | Andrew Greeley | win | UD 6 |
17 | Aug 03, 2007 | 27 | Damian Wills | win | UD 10 |
16 | Jun 09, 2007 | 27 | Ron Guerrero | win | UD 8 |
15 | Mar 29, 2007 | 27 | Curtis Taylor | win | KO 1 |
14 | Dec 08, 2006 | 27 | Charles Davis | win | UD 10 |
13 | Nov 10, 2006 | 27 | Michael Rhodes | win | UD 6 |
12 | Oct 11, 2006 | 27 | Demetrice King | win | UD 6 |
11 | Jun 10, 2006 | 26 | Daniel Bispo | win | UD 10 |
10 | Mar 31, 2006 | 26 | Robert Hawkins | win | UD 8 |
9 | Jan 27, 2006 | 26 | Robert Kooser | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Jan 08, 2005 | 25 | William Cook | win | UD 8 |
7 | Nov 06, 2004 | 25 | Karl Evans | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Sep 30, 2004 | 25 | Robert Wiggins | win | UD 8 |
5 | Jul 28, 2004 | 24 | DeSean Harper | win | TKO 4 |
4 | Jun 17, 2004 | 24 | Timur Ibragimov | draw | UD 4 |
3 | Jul 13, 2003 | 23 | Elfair McKnight | win | UD 4 |
2 | Apr 24, 2003 | 23 | William Bolar | win | KO 1 |
1 | Feb 13, 2003 | 23 | Stanford Brisbone | win | TKO 4 |