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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.
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| Yudel Jhonson | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Yudel Jhonson Cedeno |
| Weight(s) | Light Middleweight |
| Nationality |  Cuban |
| Born | 6 June 1981 Cuba |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 20 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Wins by KO | 9 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Boxing | ||
| Representing Cuba | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2004 Athens | Light-Welterweight |
| Pan American Games | ||
 | 1999 Winnipeg | Featherweight |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
| 2006 Cartagena | Light Welterweight |
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 Cuban champ.
Johnson added a silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Light-Welterweight Boxing division Dilshod Mahmudov and Boris Georgiev but losing 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. Prior to 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
- Received a bye in the 1st round
- Defeated Davis Mwale (Zambia) RSC-3 (1:49)
- Defeated Dilshod Mahmudov (Uzbekistan) 32–18
- Defeated Boris Georgiev (Bulgaria) 13–9
- Lost to Manus Boonjumnong (Thailand) 11–17
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
References
- Yudel Jhonson's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-11.
External links
- Boxing record for Yudel Johnson from BoxRec (registration required)
- PanAm Games 1999
- Central Americans 2006
Pan American Champions in Boxing – Men's Featherweight | |
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57 kg (1951–2007) | |
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- [en] Yudel Johnson
[es] Yudel Johnson Cedeño
Yudel Johnson Cedeño (Cuba, 6 de junio de 1981) es un deportista olímpico cubano que compitió en boxeo, en la categoría de peso superligero y que consiguió la medalla de plata en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas 2004.[1][fr] Yudel Johnson
Yudel Johnson est un boxeur cubain né le 6 juin 1981.[it] Yudel Johnson
Yudel Johnson Cedeno (6 giugno 1981) è un pugile cubano.[ru] Джонсон Седено, Юдель
Юдель Джонсон Седено (исп. Yudel Johnson Cedeno, 6 июня 1981) — кубинский боксёр, призёр Олимпийских игр 2004 года и Панамериканских игр 1999 года.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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