Arthur Johnson

Name: Arthur Johnson
Alias: Flash
Birth Name: Arthur Anthony Johnson
Hometown: East Saint Louis, Illinois, USA
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 170cm
Reach: 178cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Angelo Dundee

Amateur Career

• Amateur Record: 170-20
• 1984 United States Olympic Trials Light Flyweight Quarter-Finalist. Result:
  • Lost to Mike Black 0-5
• 1985 United States Amateur Flyweight Champion. Results:
  • Defeated Richard Duran 5-0
  • Defeated Kennedy McKinney RSC 2
• 1986 United States Amateur Flyweight Champion. Results:
  • Defeated Jeffrey Cook 5-0
  • Defeated Kennedy McKinney 5-0
• 1987 United States Amateur Flyweight Champion. Results:
  • Defeated Gerard Norton AB 1
  • Defeated Anthony Perez RSC 2
  • Defeated Tony Gonzales 5-0
  • Defeated Sergio Reyes 3-2
• 1988 United States Olympic Trials Flyweight Champion. Result:
  • Defeated Chris Carrillo 3-2
• 1988 United States Olympic Box-Offs Flyweight Champion. Result:
  • Defeated Chris Carrillo 4-1
• 1988 United States Flyweight Representative at the Seoul Olympic Games. Results:
  • Defeated Andrea Mannai (Italy) 5-0
  • Defeated Bishnu Bahadur Singh (Nepal) RSCH 2
  • Lost to Kwang Sun Kim (South Korea) 0-5

Professional Career

• Briefly retired from boxing after the 1988 Olympics and didn't turn pro until 1992.
• Fought for a world title four times:
  • Lost a close decision to IBF Flyweight Champion Pichit Sithbanprachan in 1994.
  • Lost a close decision to WBO Junior Bantamweight Champion Johnny Tapia in 1995.
  • Knocked out in one round by IBF Flyweight Champion Mark Johnson in 1998.
  • Lost a lopsided decision to IBF Bantamweight Champion Tim Austin in 2000.
• Held the NABF Flyweight Championship from 1996 to 1997.
• Won the NBA Bantamweight Championship in 1999.
• Won the NBA Intercontinental Super Bantamweight Championship in 2003.
• Won the NBA Super Bantamweight Championship in 2003.