Callum Johnson

Callum Johnson
Statistics
Real name	Callum Paul Johnson
Nickname(s)	The One
Weight(s)	Light-heavyweight
Height	5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm)
Reach	73 in (185 cm)
Nationality	British
Born	20 August 1985 (1985-08-20) (age 36) Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	20
Wins	19
Wins by KO	14
Losses	1
hide Medal record Men's Boxing Representing  Scotland Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Light heavyweight

Callum Paul Johnson^[1] (born 20 August 1985) is a British professional boxer who challenged once for the IBF light-heavyweight title in 2018. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title from 2016 to 2018 and the British light-heavyweight title in 2018. As an amateur, he won a gold medal whilst representing Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Amateur career[]

Callum began boxing at a local club in his home town of Boston from an early age but moved to train at Terry Allen Unique ABC in Lincoln by the time he was sixteen. He fought 40 times in international contests.^[2] In total Johnson boxed on 120 occasions as an amateur winning 95.^[3]

Despite being English and living in Lincolnshire, Johnson boxed for Scotland for six years qualifying by way of his Grandmother who came from Springburn in Glasgow. For the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi he was made the captain of the Scottish boxing squad.^[4]

Commonwealth Games[]

Johnson was part of the Scotland team to compete at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Picked at the 81kg Light heavyweight category Johnson fought his way to the final beating the likes of Krystian Borucki of the Isle of Man in his first bout, defeating British number one Obed Mbwakongo representing England 6–2 in the quarter finals^[5] and stopping Jermaine Asare of Wales in the semi's. In the final he claimed the gold medal with an 8–1 win over Northern Ireland's Thomas McCarthy.^{[citation needed]}

Speaking of his win Johnson said that he needed to keep his concentration following the attempts of his teammate Steve Simmons trying to play the Flower of Scotland on a Vuvuzela during the last 3 minutes of the fight. He said "I could hear Stevie, and, to be honest, in the last round I nearly started singing it myself...It was in my head - I was singing it in my head in the last 30 seconds. But you've got to keep focused, because it only takes one shot in this game."^[6]

Professional career[]

Early career[]

After the Commonwealth Games Johnson made the decision to turn professional signing with promoter Frank Warren and being managed by former world champion Prince Naseem Hamed.^[7] Speaking of signing professional forms Johnson said "It's fantastic to turn professional under Frank Warren who is the man to guide me to achieve my dream, to become world champion."^[7]

The decision to join Warren's stable of boxers meant that Johnson joined the likes of other former Commonwealth Games gold medalists to have turned pro with Warren including Scotsman Alex Arthur who won gold in 1998 and Stephen Smith, Jamie Cox and Don Broadhurst all of whom won gold in 2006.^[7]

Speaking of his decision to go into boxing management Naseem Hamed claimed that boxing had become "downtrodden" Johnson would add a bit of "sparkle" to the sport saying "Callum Johnson is going to be the guy to put that in. He is going to be the best breath of fresh air boxing can have." He added "I think his first ten fights will be ten knockouts and he'll be world champion within three years."^[8]

On 4 December 2010, Johnson made his professional debut at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow boxing on the undercard of Ricky Burns world title defence against Andreas Evenson. The fight against Phillip Townley was stopped in the second round, handing Townley his first stoppage defeat and a first win for Johnson.^[9]

Speaking of the nature of the victory, Naseem Hamed said "This guy's got dynamite in his hands...I just feel that he is so explosive, so chilling. He throws his punches so correctly. That is one of the reasons I got involved with Callum Johnson."^[9] His second fight took place on 14 March 2011, in which he faced Jody Meikle. The fight went on to the final stage and was won by points (40-35 to Callum). This marked his second victory in 2 professional fights, keeping his record as a 100% win.^{[citation needed]}

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
21	N/A	N/A	Marko Nikolic	N/A	– (10)	11 Sep 2021	Copper Box Arena, London, England	Defending WBO Global light-heavyweight title
20	Win	19–1	Emil Markic	TKO	2 (10), 2:37	24 Apr 2021	York Hall, London, England	Won vacant WBO Global light-heavyweight title
19	Win	18–1	Sean Monaghan	TKO	3 (10), 0:23	9 Mar 2019	Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, US
18	Loss	17–1	Artur Beterbiev	KO	4 (12), 2:36	6 Oct 2018	Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US	For IBF light-heavyweight title
17	Win	17–0	Frank Buglioni	TKO	1 (12), 1:31	24 Mar 2018	The O2 Arena, London, England	Retained Commonwealth light-heavyweight title; Won British light-heavyweight title
16	Win	16–0	Willbeforce Shihepo	KO	9 (12), 2:07	24 Sep 2016	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England	Won vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight title
15	Win	15–0	Norbert Szekeres	TKO	1 (6), 2:32	18 Jun 2016	EventCity, Manchester, England
14	Win	14–0	Richard Horton	TKO	1 (6), 1:18	7 May 2016	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
13	Win	13–0	Tsvetozar Iliev	PTS	4	26 Jun 2015	Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
12	Win	12–0	Jose Manuel Iglesias	KO	1 (6), 1:17	11 Apr 2015	First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
11	Win	11–0	Bartlomiej Grafka	TKO	2 (8), 1:59	7 Mar 2015	Meres Leisure Centre, Grantham, England
10	Win	10–0	Josef Obeslo	TKO	1 (6), 3:00	7 Nov 2014	North Kesteven Centre, Lincoln, England
9	Win	9–0	Luke Allon	TKO	3 (6), 1:39	4 Oct 2014	First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
8	Win	8–0	Nathan King	PTS	4	27 Jun 2014	Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
7	Win	7–0	Egidijus Kakstys	TKO	2 (4), 2:10	17 May 2014	North Kesteven Centre, Lincoln, England
6	Win	6–0	John Anthony	DQ	7 (8), 2:16	31 May 2013	Town Hall, Walsall, England	Anthony disqualified for persistent holding
5	Win	5–0	James Tucker	TKO	7 (8), 1:18	18 May 2012	Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
4	Win	4–0	Tommy Tolan	KO	1 (4), 1:30	10 Mar 2012	Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
3	Win	3–0	Lee Duncan	PTS	4	16 Jul 2011	Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
2	Win	2–0	Jody Meikle	PTS	4	12 Mar 2011	Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
1	Win	1–0	Phillip Townley	TKO	2 (4), 1:34	4 Dec 2010	Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Callum Johnson from BoxRec