Tom Johnson (born July 15, 1964) is an American former boxer who was the IBF
featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, ...
champion of the world.
Professional career
Known as "Boom Boom", Johnson turned pro in 1986 and in 1991 challenged
Manuel Medina for the
IBF Featherweight Title, losing a technical decision. In 1993 he rematched Medina and was able to win the title with a narrow split decision victory. Johnson was able to successfully defend the title 11 times including against Jose Badillo in Germany,
before losing the belt to the young phenom
Naseem Hamed
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via 8th round TKO. Johnson never challenged for a major title again, and retired in 2002 after being TKO'd by
Jorge Páez.
Professional boxing record
Personal life
In his personal life, Johnson is partnered with Sandra Reeves Jackson (aka
Lois Reeves) of the Motown group,
Martha and the Vandellas
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See also
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List of world featherweight boxing champions
Championship recognition
Public Acclamation: 1884 to 1921
Champions were recognized by wide public acclamation. A heavyweight champion was a boxer who had a notable win over another notable boxer and then went without defeat. Retirements from th ...
References
External links
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1964 births
Living people
American male boxers
Sportspeople from Evansville, Indiana
Boxers from Indiana
African-American boxers
International Boxing Federation champions
World featherweight boxing champions
Super-featherweight boxers
20th-century American sportsmen