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Kirk Cyron Johnson (born June 29, 1972) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2010, and challenged once for the WBA heavyweight title in 2002.

Amateur career

Johnson represented Canada at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, where he lost in the quarter-finals against eventual silver medallist David Izon (Nigeria). His amateur record was 76 wins and 7 losses.

Professional career

Johnson had his first professional bout on April 24, 1993, against Andre Smiley.

In his first title fight in 2002 Johnson faced John Ruiz for the WBA Heavyweight Title. In the tenth round Johnson was disqualified for low blows while losing on all of the judges' scorecards. Johnson appealed the disqualification to the WBA, on the grounds that referee Joe Cortez had erred in calling some of the low blows and did not act impartially (both Ruiz and Cortez are of Puerto Rican descent). Though many boxing commentators agreed that the disqualification was unwarranted, the appeal was ultimately denied by the WBA.

On December 6, 2003, Johnson faced the Ukrainian contender and future champion Vitali Klitschko in New York's Madison Square Garden. He was easily defeated by Klitschko, losing by a second-round knockout.

Johnson compounded the Klitschko embarrassment by coming into this fight at 260 pounds — an all-time high for him. Johnson weighed 232 pounds in his biggest win, over future WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskayev, in 2000.

Comeback

After the Klitschko fight, Johnson staged a comeback. He knocked out Mexican heavyweight Gilbert Martinez in July 2004 and won a technical decision over Cuban Yanqui Díaz in June 2005, although he lost his next bout (later changed to a technical decision) against Californian Javier Mora in March 2006. Mora appeared to have accidentally stepped on Johnson's foot, causing Johnson to dislocate his knee. This decision was subsequently appealed and the result changed to a No Decision. Johnson has since recovered from his knee injury.

On April 29, 2010, Johnson returned to the ring after a four-year absence and fought journeyman Douglas Robertson defeating him via first-round TKO.

Halifax Regional Police lawsuit

In 2003, after dropping out of a planned fight against then-heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis because of an injury, Johnson launched a protracted legal battle against the Halifax Regional Police. During the inquiry, Johnson claimed that because of racism and racial profiling by the Halifax Regional Police^[1] he had his car stopped 28 times over five years while in Halifax. Johnson was awarded $10,000 in damages, in addition to $4,790 to cover his travel expenses. The police service was also ordered to create a scholarship in Johnson's name.^[2] It is awarded annually to a student from North Preston. Since 2003, 12 students have received awards.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

Professional boxing record

No.|Number

Result

Record

Opponent

Type

Round, time

Date

Location

Notes

{{yes2}}Win

(1)}}

{{flagicon|USA}} Douglas Robertson

TKO

1:45}}

Apr 29, 2010

(1)}}

{{flagicon|MEX}} Javier Mora

TKO

1:53}}

Mar 3, 2006

{{small|Originally a TKO win for Mora, later ruled an NC after an incorrect referee call}}

{{yes2}}Win

36–2–1

{{flagicon|CUB}} Yanqui Díaz

TD|Technical decision}}

3:00}}

Jun 9, 2005

{{small|Unanimous TD after Díaz was cut from an accidental head clash}}

{{yes2}}Win

35–2–1

{{flagicon|MEX}} Gilbert Martinez

RTD|Corner retirement}}

3:00}}

Jul 8, 2004

{{no2}}Loss

34–2–1

{{flagicon|UKR}} Vitali Klitschko

TKO

2:54}}

Dec 6, 2003

{{yes2}}Win

34–1–1

{{flagicon|USA}} Lou Savarese

TKO

1:52}}

Mar 15, 2003

{{yes2}}Win

33–1–1

{{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Bates

2:59}}

Dec 7, 2002

{{no2}}Loss

32–1–1

{{flagicon|USA}} John Ruiz

DQ|Disqualification}}

2:17}}

Jul 27, 2002

{{small|For WBA heavyweight title;
Johnson disqualified for repeated low blows}}

{{yes2}}Win

32–0–1

{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Donald

Jul 7, 2001

{{yes2}}Win

31–0–1

{{flagicon|USA}} Derrick Banks

1:32}}

Apr 28, 2001

{{yes2}}Win

30–0–1

{{flagicon|RUS}} Oleg Maskayev

0:51}}

Oct 7, 2000

{{yes2}}Win

29–0–1

{{flagicon|USA}} Marcus Johnson

TKO

2:00}}

Jan 27, 2000

{{yes2}}Win

28–0–1

{{flagicon|PUR}} Rodolfo Marin

2:05}}

Oct 7, 1999

{{yes2}}Win

27–0–1

{{flagicon|USA}} Al Cole

Mar 20, 1999

{{draw}}Draw

26–0–1

{{flagicon|USA}} Al Cole

MD|Majority draw}}

Dec 8, 1998

{{yes2}}Win

26–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Levi Billups

Aug 6, 1998

{{yes2}}Win

25–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Eric Curry

TKO

1:37}}

May 9, 1998

{{yes2}}Win

24–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Rocky Pepeli

TKO

1 (10)

Apr 2, 1998

{{yes2}}Win

23–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Louis Monaco

TKO

2:58}}

Jul 12, 1997

{{yes2}}Win

22–0

{{flagicon|JAM}} Everton Davis

2:16}}

Mar 11, 1997

{{yes2}}Win

21–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Terry McGroom

TKO

3:00}}

Nov 16, 1996

{{yes2}}Win

20–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Danell Nicholson

Aug 23, 1996

{{yes2}}Win

19–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Darren Hayden

TKO

1:44}}

Jun 12, 1996

{{yes2}}Win

18–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Dixon

TKO

1 (8)

Mar 7, 1996

{{yes2}}Win

17–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Art Bayliss

TKO

1:39}}

Jan 25, 1996

{{yes2}}Win

16–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Bradley Rone

PTS|Points decision}}

Dec 21, 1995

{{yes2}}Win

15–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Nathaniel Fitch

Jul 7, 1995

{{yes2}}Win

14–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Green

1:18}}

May 3, 1995

{{yes2}}Win

13–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Ron Gullette

1 (8)

Mar 29, 1995

{{yes2}}Win

12–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Marion Wilson

Feb 3, 1995

{{yes2}}Win

11–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Tyrone Evans

1:43}}

Nov 5, 1994

{{yes2}}Win

10–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Keith McMurray

3 (10)

Oct 12, 1994

{{yes2}}Win

9–0

{{flagicon|USA}} George O'Mara

1 (8)

Sep 9, 1994

{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}

{{yes2}}Win

8–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Ross Puritty

May 5, 1994

{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}

{{yes2}}Win

7–0

{{flagicon|CAN}} Dave Fiddler

TKO

2 (6)

Feb 17, 1994

{{yes2}}Win

6–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Kelvin Hayden

2:07}}

Dec 16, 1993

{{yes2}}Win

5–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Willie Johnson

3 (6)

Oct 27, 1993

{{yes2}}Win

4–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Bryant Smith

UD|Unanimous decision}}

Oct 6, 1993

{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.}}

{{yes2}}Win

3–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Donaldson

5 (6)

Aug 30, 1993

{{yes2}}Win

2–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Earl Talley

KO|Knockout}}

2:05}}

Jun 7, 1993

{{yes2}}Win

1–0

{{flagicon|USA}} Andre Smiley

TKO|Technical knockout}}

2:47}}

Apr 4, 1993

References

1. ^http://humanrights.gov.ns.ca/sites/default/files/files/boi-decisions/BOI-Decision-Procedure-15-Johnson.pdf
2. ^CBC News: Boxer Johnson wins Racism Complaint. December 23, 2003 Retrieved 29 December 2008

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