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Glen Johnson Record

54-21-2
Total Fights77
Wins54
Losses21
Draws2
No-Contests0
Title Wins2
Title Defenses1
Title-Fight KOs1
KO Wins37
KO Losses2
Glen Johnson Record & Stats
Glen Johnson's Record
Glen Johnson's boxing record and career infographic

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      What is Glen Johnson's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning 22 years and five months, Glen Johnson fought 77 times with 54 wins, 21 losses, and 2 draws.

      Johnson retired from professional boxing with a record of 54-21-2, which included two light-heavyweight world-title wins and one successful title defense fight. He had a 48.1% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 37 of his total 77 fights being knockout wins, one of which was in a title fight. Johnson suffered two knockout losses in his career, one of which was against Bernard Hopkins in a middleweight title fight.

      His last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision defeat to Avni Yıldırım on August 15, 2015.

      Some of Johnson's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Roy Jones Jr., Antonio Tarver, Clinton Woods, and Yusaf Mack.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      77Aug 15, 201546Avni YıldırımLossUD
      76Dec 13, 201445Erik SkoglundLossUD
      75Jun 28, 201445Ilunga MakabuLossTKO9
      74Feb 21, 201445Jaime VelasquezWinTKO4
      73Dec 18, 201344Bobby GunnWinUD
      72Apr 19, 201344Junior RamosWinTKO2
      71Dec 15, 201243George GrovesLossUD
      70Jul 13, 201243Andrzej FonfaraLossUD
      69Nov 5, 201142Lucian ButeLoss *UD
      68Jun 4, 201142Carl FrochLoss *MD
      67Nov 6, 201041Allan GreenWinTKO8
      66Aug 7, 201041Tavoris CloudLoss *UD
      65Feb 5, 201041Yusaf MackWinTKO6
      64Nov 7, 200940Chad DawsonLossUD
      63Feb 27, 200940Daniel JudahWinUD
      62Nov 11, 200839Aaron NorwoodWinTKO4
      61Apr 12, 200839Chad DawsonLoss *UD
      60Jan 15, 200839Hugo PinedaWinTKO8
      59Jul 27, 200738Fred MooreWinKO5
      58May 16, 200738Montell GriffinWinTKO11
      57Sep 2, 200637Clinton WoodsLoss *SD
      56Feb 24, 200637Richard HallWinUD
      55Sep 30, 200536George Khalid JonesWinTKO10
      54Jun 18, 200536Antonio TarverLoss *UD
      53Dec 18, 200435Antonio TarverWin *SD
      52Sep 25, 200435Roy Jones Jr.Win *KO9
      51Feb 6, 200435Clinton WoodsWin *UD
      50Nov 7, 200334Clinton WoodsDraw *SD
      49May 18, 200334Eric HardingWinUD
      48Apr 4, 200334Daniel JudahDrawSD
      47Jan 24, 200334Julio César GonzálezLossMD
      46Apr 14, 200233Derrick HarmonLossUD
      45Jul 28, 200132Thomas UlrichWinKO6
      44Sep 23, 200031Toks OwohWinTKO6
      43Jun 2, 200031Omar SheikaLossMD
      42Apr 15, 200031Silvio BrancoLossUD
      41Jan 28, 200031Syd VanderpoolLossUD
      40Nov 27, 199930Sven OttkeLoss *UD
      39Oct 16, 199930Marcelo ZimmermanWinTKO1
      38Jul 31, 199930Augustine RenteriaWinTKO4
      37Apr 22, 199930Troy WatsonWinUD
      36Feb 26, 199930Armando CampasWinKO6
      35Aug 4, 199829Joseph KiwanukaLossSD
      34Dec 13, 199728Merqui SosaLossUD
      33Jul 20, 199728Bernard HopkinsLoss *TKO11
      32Jun 7, 199728Dave HamiltonWinTKO2
      31Feb 25, 199728Sam GarrWinUD
      30Dec 6, 199627Ralph MondayWinKO1
      29Nov 2, 199627Stacy GoodsonWinKO2
      28Oct 1, 199627Jeff JohnsonWinTKO5
      27Aug 24, 199627David McCluskeyWinTKO3
      26Jul 29, 199627Gerald ReedWinUD
      25Jun 15, 199627Tom BentleyWinTKO3
      24Jun 11, 199627James GatlinWinMD
      23Apr 2, 199627Kenneth ParkerWinTKO3
      22Mar 26, 199627Guy StanfordWinTKO2
      21Feb 24, 199627Danny MitchellWinKO2
      20Jan 16, 199627Bill BradleyWinKO1
      19Nov 28, 199526Jerome HillWinTKO1
      18Sep 8, 199526Melvin WynnWinTKO4
      17Jul 22, 199526Jesus Carlos VelezWinTKO2
      16Jun 27, 199526John McClendonWinKO1
      15Mar 25, 199526Tyrone DillardWinKO1
      14Feb 25, 199526Carlos BetancourtWinTKO1
      13Feb 6, 199526Edison MartinezWinKO3
      12Dec 16, 199425Bill BradleyWinUD
      11Nov 19, 199425Jesus Carlos VelezWinSD
      10Oct 15, 199425Gustavo GonzalezWinUD
      9Sep 8, 199425Joe HarrisWinTKO4
      8Sep 3, 199425Jesus Carlos VelezWinUD
      7Aug 5, 199425Vincent GodboltWinKO3
      6Apr 8, 199425Ralph MondayWinUD
      5Oct 22, 199324Dwayne WaldonWinUD
      4Aug 30, 199324Anthony BrooksWinMD
      3Jun 26, 199324James MullinsWinKO3
      2Mar 27, 199324Jerry ReyesWinKO3
      1Feb 19, 199324Yurek Del RioWinTKO1

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Glen Johnson (Gentleman) is a 55-year old retired Jamaican professional boxer. He was born in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica on January 2, 1969. He is a former light-heavyweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 22 years — from 1993 to 2015.

      Johnson made his professional boxing debut against Yurek Del Rio at the age of 24 on February 19, 1993, defeating Rio via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 31 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 21 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 28 on July 20, 1997 after 32 professional fights, against Bernard Hopkins for the IBF title. He lost to Hopkins via 11th round TKO.

      Johnson has won two world titles at light-heavyweight. For all the details about Johnson's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      Johnson had a total of 21 losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Turkish boxer Avni Yıldırım on August 15, 2015. Johnson lost the fight via 10 round unanimous decision. It's been 8 years, 8 months, and 10 days since this fight.

      Championships

      Johnson had a total of 12 world-title fights, which includes winning two world titles and one successful title defense. He won three of these fights, lost eight, and drew in one.

      Title Wins

      Glen Johnson fought for light-heavyweight world titles in 10 fights and won two of these fights. In total, he won two light-heavyweight belts.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Dec 18, 2004Antonio TarverLight-heavyweightThe RingSD
      Feb 6, 2004Clinton WoodsLight-heavyweightIBF*UD
      * Vacant title

      Title Defenses

      Glen Johnson had two light-heavyweight world-title defense fights. He won once and lost once.

      Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles DefendedMethod
      Sep 25, 2004Roy Jones Jr.Light-heavyweightIBFKO

      Title Losses

      Glen Johnson lost one world-title defense fight, and lost one title in the fight.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
      Jun 18, 2005Antonio TarverLight-heavyweightThe RingUD

      Highlights

      Johnson fought a total of 77 times during his professional career, which includes 12 world-title fights at three weight divisions. These five fights are the highlight of his career.

      • July 20, 1997: In his first world-title fight, Glen Johnson loses to Bernard Hopkins via 11th round TKO. He was fighting for the IBF middleweight title.

      • February 6, 2004: Johnson wins the IBF light-heavyweight title from Clinton Woods, by beating Woods via 12 round unanimous decision.

      • September 25, 2004: Johnson successfully defends the IBF light-heavyweight title against Roy Jones Jr., winning the fight via 9th round KO.

      • December 18, 2004: Johnson wins The Ring light-heavyweight title from Antonio Tarver, by beating Tarver via 12 round split decision.

      • February 5, 2010: Glen Johnson beats Yusaf Mack via 6th round TKO.

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