Kevin Johnson (boxer)

Kevin Johnson
Born	(1979-09-07) September 7, 1979 Asbury Park, New Jersey
Other names	KingPin
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	246.3 lb (111.7 kg; 17.59 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	82.0 in (208 cm)
Style	safety first
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Atlanta, Georgia
Years active	2002–present
Professional boxing record
Total	36
Wins	29
By knockout	14
Losses	6
Draws	1
Amateur career
Total	16
Wins	14
Losses	2
Other information
Boxing record from Boxrec
last updated on: July 9, 2009

Kevin "Kingpin" Johnson (born September 7, 1979 in Asbury Park, New Jersey) is an American heavyweight boxer.

Amateur career

Johnson started boxing at the age of 18. He was an unheralded amateur with only a 14-2 record but won the New Jersey Golden Gloves, a minor title

Professional career

He turned pro in 2002. After only three fights the lanky counterpuncher was thrown in with an undefeated Olympian in Timor Ibragimov who had already 13 victories. To the great surprise of the audience he held Ibragimov to a draw. Three fights later in 2004 he handily beat well-known clubfighter Robert Wiggins who was 19-3-1 at the time. After being somewhat inactive in 2005 he had another good win over a clubfighter in Robert Hawkins 2006 against whom he pitched a shutout.

At the end of November 2007 he was 17-0-1 and widely regarded as America's best heavyweight prospect largely to his dominant Jab.

On April 18, 2008, at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma, Johnson defeated Terry Smith by unanimous decision. Johnson used his long jab and hand speed to maneuver his way around the aggression of Smith.

Johnson scored the biggest win of his career with a TKO victory over a badly faded Bruce Seldon in September 2008 in Atlantic City.

His last win prior to his title shot was against Devin Vargas on May 15, 2009. Johnson was declared winner by technical knockout after Vargas's corner threw in the towel early in the sixth round.^[1]

On 12 December 2009 Johnson took on Vitali Klitschko for the WBC Heavyweight title in Bern, Switzerland. Klitschko was never troubled by Johnson in front of an 18,000-strong crowd in Bern, Switzerland. The previously unbeaten Johnson was unable to land his trademark jab on the 6 ft 7in Vitali, and went on to lose every round of the contest to the Ukrainian. Johnson injured his shoulder 2 weeks prior to the fight.

After the loss to Klitschko, Johnson racked up victories against Charles Davis (19-20-02) and Julius Long (15-14-0) before signing to take place in Eddie Hearn's Prizefighter tournament in the UK.

Professional boxing record

29 Wins (14 knockouts), 6 Losses, 1 Draw
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A		Anthony Joshua			30/05/2015	Millennium Dome, Greenwich, London
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	29-6-1	Manuel Charr	UD	10	12/04/2014	Telekom Dome, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen	WBC International Silver Heavyweight title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	29-5-1	Derek Chisora	UD	12	16/02/2014	Copper Box, London, England	For Chisora's WBO International and WBA International Heavyweight Titles.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	29-4-1	Christian Hammer	UD	10	20/12/2013	Hamburg Messe, Hamburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	29-3-1	Solomon Haumono	TKO	10 (12)	28/04/2013	Convention & Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	28-3-1	Tyson Fury	UD	12	01/12/2012	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland	WBC title eliminator
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	28-2-1	Tor Hamer	UD	3	20/06/2012	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England, United Kingdom	Prizefighter Tournament, heavyweight final.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	28-1-1	Albert Sosnowski	SD	3	20/06/2012	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England, United Kingdom	Prizefighter Tournament, heavyweight semi-final.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	27-1-1	Noureddine Meddoun	TKO	1 (3)	20/06/2012	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England, United Kingdom	Prizefighter Tournament, heavyweight quarter-final.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	26-1-1	Alex Leapai	TKO	9 (12)	01/04/2012	Doomben Racecourse, Ascot, Queensland, Australia	Won IBF Australasian heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	25-1-1	Harold Sconiers	TKO	1 (6)	25/06/2011	Elder Entertainment Center, Decatur, Georgia, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	24-1-1	Julius Long	UD	8	22/01/2011	The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States	Long down twice in the final round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-1-1	Charles Davis	KO	4 (6)	29/10/2010	Blake Hotel, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States	Davis down in round 3.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	22-1-1	Vitali Klitschko	UD	12	12/12/2009	PostFinance Arena, Berne, Switzerland	For WBC heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	22-0-1	Devin Vargas	TKO	6 (10)	15/05/2009	Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	21-0-1	Matthew Greer	TKO	3 (10)	07/11/2008	Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	20-0-1	Bruce Seldon	TKO	5 (10)	05/09/2008	Bally's Event Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19-0-1	Terry Smith	UD	10	18/04/2008	Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-0-1	Jermell Barnes	UD	8	05/12/2007	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-0-1	Andrew Greeley	UD	6	09/11/2007	Paradise Theater, Bronx, New York, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16-0-1	Damian Wills	UD	10	03/08/2007	Far West Rodeo, Doraville, Georgia, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-0-1	Ron Guerrero	UD	8	09/06/2007	Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-0-1	Curtis Taylor	KO	1 (6)	29/03/2007	The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-0-1	Charles Davis	UD	10	08/12/2006	Paradise Theater, Bronx, New York, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-0-1	Michael Rhodes	UD	6	10/11/2006	Birchwood Manor, Whippany, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-0-1	Demetrice King	UD	6	11/10/2006	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-0-1	Daniel Bispo	UD	10	10/06/2006	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-0-1	Robert Hawkins	UD	8	31/03/2006	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8-0-1	Robert Kooser	TKO	1 (6)	27/01/2006	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-0-1	William Cook	UD	8	08/01/2005	Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-0-1	Karl Evans	TKO	1 (6)	06/11/2004	Glendale Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-0-1	Robert Wiggins	UD	8	30/09/2004	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-0-1	DeSean Harper	TKO	4 (6)	28/07/2004	Orange County Fairgrounds, Middletown, New York, United States
Draw	3-0-1	Timur Ibragimov	PTS	4	17/06/2004	Harrah's Laughlin, Laughlin, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3–0	Elfair McKnight	UD	4	13/07/2003	Cedar Beach, Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2–0	William Bolar	KO	1 (4)	24/04/2003	Days Inn, Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1–0	Stanford Brisbone	TKO	4 (4)	13/02/2003	Days Inn, Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Kevin Johnson from BoxRec