Glen Johnson

Name: Glen Johnson
Alias: Road Warrior - Gentleman
Birth Name: Glengoffe Donovan Johnson
Hometown: Miami, Florida, USA
Birthplace: May Pen, Jamaica
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 175cm
Reach: 191cm
Promoter: Record
Pro Boxer: Record

• Trainer: Orlando Cuellar
• Manager: Henry Foster
• Promoter: Dan Goossen
• Glen Johnson Gallery

Also known as Glengoffe Johnson or Glencoffe Johnson. Glen Johnson arrived in South Florida from Jamaica, at the age of 15. He would not begin boxing until a few years later and went on to become a three-time Florida Golden Gloves Champion.

Regional & Minor Titles

• WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title (1999)
• IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title (2000)
• WBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title (2001)
• USBA light heavyweight title (2003)
• IBO light heavyweight title (2004)
• IBA light heavyweight title (2006)

World Titles

• The Ring light heavyweight title vs. Antonio Tarver on 12/18/04 W SD 12
• IBF light heavyweight title (2004, stripped for facing Ring Magazine Champion Antonio Tarver, instead of IBF mandatory opponent and fringe contender Rico Hoye.)

Before winning a world title, Johnson unsuccessfully challenged for a world title in the following instances:

• IBF middleweight title vs. Bernard Hopkins on 7/20/97 L TKO 11
• IBF super middleweight title vs. Sven Ottke on 11/27/99 L UD 12
• Vacant IBF light heavyweight title vs. Clinton Woods on 11/7/03 D 12

Tarver defeated Johnson by unanimous decision in their June 18, 2005 rematch, to end Johnson's claim as light heavyweight champion.

Career Factoids

• Has a record of 2-7-1 (1 KOs) in World Title fights.
• Has a record of 4-11-1 (2 KOs) against former or current world titlists.
  • Won against Clinton Woods, Roy Jones Jr., Antonio Tarver, Montell Griffin.
  • Lost against Bernard Hopkins, Sven Ottke, Silvio Branco, Julio Cesar Gonzalez, Antonio Tarver, Clinton Woods, Chad Dawson (twice), Tavoris Cloud, Carl Froch, Lucian Bute & George Groves
  • Drew with Clinton Woods.

Awards and Other Achievements

• 2004 Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year
• 2004 USA Today Fighter of the Year
• 2004 Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year

Preceded by: Antonio Tarver Stripped

IBF Light Heavyweight Champion 2004 Feb 6 – 2004 Dec Vacated

Succeeded by: Clinton Woods