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Cuban boxer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Johnson and the second or maternal family name is
Cedeno .
Yudel Jhonson
Born Yudel Jhonson Cedeno
(1981-06-06 ) 6 June 1981 (age 43) Cuba
Nationality
Cuban Statistics Weight(s)
Light Middleweight Stance
Southpaw
Boxing record Total fights 20 Wins 17 Wins by KO 9 Losses 3 Draws 0 No contests 0
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 .
Amateur career
Southpaw Johnson won the gold medal in the men's featherweight division at the 1999 PanAm 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.
Record
Opponent
Type
Rd., Time
Date
Location
Notes
Win
16–1
Norberto Gonzalez
UD
10
2014-06-06
Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, USA
Won vacant
WBC FECARBOX Light Middleweight title and vacant NABA Light Middleweight title
Win
15–1
Lenwood Dozier
UD
8
2013-04-18
Convention Center, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA
Win
14–1
Humberto Toledo
KO
1 0:48
2013-04-05
UTESA, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Win
13–1
Dashon Johnson
UD
1O
2013-01-12
BB&t Center, Sunrise, Florida, USA
Lose
12–1
Willie Nelson
UD
1O
2012-05-11
Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win
12–0
Eduardo Mercedes
TKO
3 (8), 1:00
2011-10-15
Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz,
Santo Dominigo
Win
11–0
Jose Miguel Torres
UD
10
2011-06-03
A La Carte Event Pavilion,
Tampa ,
Florida
Retained
WBC FECARBOX
Light Middleweight title
Win
10–0
Richard Gutierrez
TKO
7 (10), 1:09
2011-03-25
Cosmopolitan Resort Casino ,
Las Vegas ,
Nevada
Won vacant
WBC FECARBOX
Light Middleweight title
Win
9–0
Joseph De los Santos
UD
6
2010-12-03
Magic City Casino,
Miami ,
Florida
Win
8–0
Steve Verdin
TKO
1 (6), 1:51
2010-09-24
Paragon Casino,
Marksville ,
Louisiana
Win
7–0
Juliano Ramos
TKO
8 (10), 2:40
2010-06-04
FIU Fuchs Pavilion,
Miami ,
Florida
Win
6–0
Chris Grays
KO
1 (6), 2:04
2010-04-10
BankAtlantic Center ,
Sunrise ,
Florida
Win
5–0
Dorian Beaupierre
TKO
1 (6), 2:18
2010-02-05
NSU Arena, Don Taft University Center,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Win
4–0
Louie Leija
KO
1 (8), 0:28
2009-12-04
La Covacha ,
Miami ,
Florida
Win
3–0
Frankie Santos
UD
8
2009-09-18
Fontainebleau Hotel ,
Miami Beach ,
Florida
Win
2–0
Justin Paulo
UD
4
2009-07-17
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino ,
Las Vegas ,
Nevada
Win
1–0
Greg Weathers
TKO
1 (4), 0:52
2009-05-22
Fontainebleau Hotel ,
Miami Beach ,
Florida
Professional Debut
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