Klitschko was never troubled by Johnson in front of an 18,000-strong crowd. Kevin Blue Johnson (born September 7, 1979) is an American professional boxer. Not Now. Great jab and great defense Find out more about cookies or. Johnson lost a unanimous decision 120–108, 120–108, and 119–109. Iglesia Ni Cristo - Local Ng San Alejando. Related Pages. On 12 December 2009 Johnson took on Vitali Klitschko for the WBC Heavyweight title in Bern, Switzerland. Find out more about cookies Kevin Johnson. Johnson scored the biggest win of his career with a TKO victory over a badly faded Bruce Seldon in September 2008 in Atlantic City. Log In.

This was Johnson's first stoppage loss. Log In. 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 started boxing at the age of 18. See more of Kevin "Thunderstorm" Johnson on Facebook. Find out more about cookies. [citation needed], On April 18, 2008, at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma, Johnson defeated Terry Smith by unanimous decision.

Despite being outboxed from the start, he managed to take Pulev 12 rounds. Editors About BoxRec Contact Us Terms & Conditions Widgets BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. On October 14, 2017, Johnson beat Francesco Pianeta via TKO in the seventh round. To the great surprise of the audience, Johnson held Ibragimov to a draw. On Saturday May 30, 2015, Johnson lost by TKO to Anthony Joshua in the 2nd round. Create New Account. He returned in 2017 with a points win over journeyman Jamal Woods and later challenged Kubrat Pulev for the WBA Inter-Continental title. After only three fights the lanky counterpuncher was thrown in with an undefeated Olympian in Timor Ibragimov, who already had 13 victories.

He holds notable wins over former world champions Bruce Seldon and Yoan Pablo Hernández. Johnson used his long jab and hand speed to maneuver his way around the aggression of Smith.
After the loss to Klitschko, Johnson racked up victories against Charles Davis and Julius Long before signing up for in Eddie Hearn's Prizefighter tournament in the UK. He was widely regarded as America's best heavyweight prospect largely to his dominant jab.
ID# 455037. Johnson City, Tennessee, USA: Lopez McGee: 8 23 0: L. Troy Darrell: 23 2 0: pro boxing. Find out more about cookies. Kevin Blue Johnson (born September 7, 1979) is an American professional boxer.He has challenged once for the WBC heavyweight title against Vitali Klitschko in 2009. He holds notable wins over former world champions Bruce Seldon and Yoan Pablo Hernández. Create New Account. Johnson would settle in a gatekeeper role after the tournament, dropping decisions to Tyson Fury, Christian Hammer, Manuel Charr, and Dereck Chisora, but beating Solomon Haumono. Editors About BoxRec Contact Us Terms & Conditions Widgets BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. Johnson was declared winner by technical knockout after Vargas's corner threw in the towel early in the sixth round.