Delante Johnson
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Other names | Tiger[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Welterweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 71 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total fights | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Delante Johnson (born August 13, 1998) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2016 Youth World Championships and bronze at the 2019 Pan American Games.[4]
Johnson represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He was defeated in the quarterfinals by eventual gold medalist Roniel Iglesias of Cuba, who was 10 years older.[5] In June 5, 2022, Delante returned to amateur boxing for one match, challenging Richard Willows for the WBL Welterweight title. After 3 rounds of boxing, he was defeated by unanimous decision. This is still Delante's last amateur match to date.
Professional boxing career
[edit]Johnson made his professional debut against Antonius Grable on the Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter undercard on November 20, 2021.[6] He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout.[7] Johnson next faced the unbeaten Xavier Madrid on January 29, 2022.[8] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 40–36 in his favor.[9]
Professional boxing record
[edit]13 fights | 13 wins | 0 losses |
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By knockout | 6 | 0 |
By decision | 7 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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13 | Win | 13–0 |
Tarik Zaina |
UD | 8 | Jun 08, 2024 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Paulo Cesár Galdino | TKO | 1 (8), 2:49 | Feb 16, 2024 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Jimerr Espinosa | SD | 8 | Dec 09, 2023 |
Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S. |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | Ricardo Quiroz | MD | 8 | Sep 15, 2023 | American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Jonathan Montrel | UD | 8 | Jul 01, 2023 | Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Alfonso Olvera | UD | 8 | Apr 1, 2023 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA | |
7 | Win | 7–0 |
Mike Ohan Jr. |
TKO | 5 (6) 1:29 | Dec 10, 2022 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Esteban Garcia | UD | 6 | Oct 29, 2022 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Harry Gigliotti | KO | 5 (6) 2:17 | Aug 27, 2022 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Agustin Gerbaldo Kucharski | TKO | 3 (6), 0:54 | May 21, 2022 | Resorts World, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Sebastian Gabriel Chaves | TKO | 4 (6), 1:42 | Mar 26, 2022 | Resorts World, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Xavier Madrid | UD | 4 | Jan 29, 2022 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Antonius Grable | TKO | 4 (4), 1:54 | Nov 20, 2021 | Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Boxing JOHNSON Delante - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "BoxRec: Delante Johnson". BoxRec. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Boxing record for Delante Johnson". BoxRec.
- ^ "Tiger Johnson". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (July 30, 2021). "Roniel Iglesias Decisions Delante 'Tiger' Johnson, Guaranteed Third Olympic Medal - Boxing News". Boxing Scene. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Rafael, Dan (November 15, 2021). "OLYMPIAN DELANTE "TIGER" JOHNSON READY TO MAKE A STATEMENT IN HIS PRO DEBUT". ringtv.com. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Idec, Keith (November 20, 2021). "Tiger Johnson Drops, Stops Antonius Grable In 4th Round Of Pro Debut On Crawford-Porter Undercard". boxingscene.com. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Wright, Rick (January 27, 2022). "Combat sports notes: St. Pius alum Madrid to take on '21 Olympic boxer". abqjournal.com. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Wright, Rick (January 29, 2022). "Boxing: Madrid loses by unanimous decision". abqjournal.com. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Profile for Delante Johnson from Team USA
- Boxing record for Delante Johnson from BoxRec (registration required)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Olympic boxers for the United States
- Boxers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in boxing
- Boxers from Cleveland
- American male boxers
- Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- American boxing biography stubs