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

1992 Summer Olympics results

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

References

External links

• Boxing record for Chris Johnson from BoxRec (registration required)
• 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 Olympics.com
• Chris Johnson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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