Yudel Johnson

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Yudel Jhonson
Born
Yudel Jhonson Cedeno

(1981-06-06) 6 June 1981 (age 44)
Cuba
Nationality Flag of Cuba.svg Cuban
Statistics
Weight(s) Light Middleweight
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights20
Wins17
Wins by KO9
Losses3
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Light-Welterweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Featherweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Cartagena Light Welterweight
Goodwill Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Brisbane Welterweight

Yudel Johnson Cedeno (born 6 June 1981) is a Cuban welterweight professional boxer, who is best known for winning an Olympic Light-Welterweight silver 2004 as an amateur. Some sources write the family name Jhonson.

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Amateur career

Southpaw Johnson won the gold medal in the men's featherweight division at the 1999 Pan American Games. He moved up afterwards but skipped lightweight as the dominant Mario Kindelán was the Cuban champ.

Johnson added a silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Light-Welterweight Boxing division Dilshod Mahmudov and Boris Georgiev but lost to Manus Boonjumnong in the final. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Before the Athens Games, he won the 2004 Acropolis Boxing Cup in Athens, Greece by defeating Turkey's Mustafa Karagollu in the final of the light welterweight division.

Johnson also won at the 2006 Central American Games but had strong domestic competition in Inocente Fiss. In 2008 he fought at welter losing to Carlos Banteaux in the final of the national championships.

Olympic results

Professional career

Johnson defected along with Guillermo Rigondeaux and Yordanis Despaigne to the United States and made his pro debut on May 22, 2009, in Miami. As of September 2011 he is undefeated with 11 wins, 7 of which were by way of knockout.

Professional boxing record

12 Wins (8 Knockouts), 0 Defeats, 0 Draws [1]
Res.RecordOpponentTypeRd., TimeDateLocationNotes
Win16–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Norberto GonzalezUD102014-06-06 Flag of the United States.svg Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, USAWon vacant WBC FECARBOX Light Middleweight title and vacant NABA Light Middleweight title
Win15–1 Flag of the United States.svg Lenwood DozierUD82013-04-18 Flag of the United States.svg Convention Center, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA
Win14–1 Flag of Ecuador.svg Humberto Toledo KO1 0:482013-04-05 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg UTESA, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Win13–1 Flag of the United States.svg Dashon JohnsonUD1O2013-01-12 Flag of the United States.svg BB&t Center, Sunrise, Florida, USA
Lose12–1 Flag of the United States.svg Willie Nelson UD1O2012-05-11 Flag of the United States.svg Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win12–0 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Eduardo MercedesTKO3 (8), 1:002011-10-15 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Dominigo
Win11–0 Flag of Colombia.svg Jose Miguel TorresUD102011-06-03 Flag of the United States.svg A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida Retained WBC FECARBOX Light Middleweight title
Win10–0 Flag of Colombia.svg Richard GutierrezTKO7 (10), 1:092011-03-25 Flag of the United States.svg Cosmopolitan Resort Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Won vacant WBC FECARBOX Light Middleweight title
Win9–0 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Joseph De los SantosUD62010-12-03 Flag of the United States.svg Magic City Casino, Miami, Florida
Win8–0 Flag of the United States.svg Steve VerdinTKO1 (6), 1:512010-09-24 Flag of the United States.svg Paragon Casino, Marksville, Louisiana
Win7–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Juliano RamosTKO8 (10), 2:402010-06-04 Flag of the United States.svg FIU Fuchs Pavilion, Miami, Florida
Win6–0 Flag of the United States.svg Chris GraysKO1 (6), 2:042010-04-10 Flag of the United States.svg BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida
Win5–0 Flag of Dominica.svg Dorian BeaupierreTKO1 (6), 2:182010-02-05 Flag of the United States.svg NSU Arena, Don Taft University Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Win4–0 Flag of the United States.svg Louie LeijaKO1 (8), 0:282009-12-04 Flag of the United States.svg La Covacha, Miami, Florida
Win3–0 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Frankie SantosUD82009-09-18 Flag of the United States.svg Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida
Win2–0 Flag of the United States.svg Justin PauloUD42009-07-17 Flag of the United States.svg Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win1–0 Flag of the United States.svg Greg WeathersTKO1 (4), 0:522009-05-22 Flag of the United States.svg Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida Professional Debut

References

  1. Yudel Jhonson's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-11.