Taureano Dexter Johnson (variously known as Tureano, Toureano, Taureno, or Jhonson; born 12 February 1984) is a Bahamian

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who held the

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middleweight title in 2015. As an amateur he qualified for the

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Amateur career

At the PanAm Games 2007 he lost to Diego Chaves 6:9. He rose to prominence with his effort against PanAm Champion Pedro Lima at the first Olympic qualifier where he lost a close bout. At the second qualifier he won the rematch 10:6 and qualified. He trains in Cuba under the guidance of coach Jesus Yu.

Professional career

Johnson vs Castaneda

On February 9, 2019, Johnson faced

Fernando Castaneda Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

. The fight ended in a draw, with two judges scoring it 77-75, one for Johnson, one for Castenda, while the third one scored it 76-76.

Johnson vs Quigley

In his next fight, Johnson fought

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, ranked #5 by the WBC, #8 by the WBA and #14 by the

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at middleweight. In a dominant performance, Johnson won the fight via ninth-round TKO.

Johnson vs Munguia

In his next bout, Johnson fought WBC and

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#1 and IBF #9 contender

Jaime Munguia Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...

. The fight started off competitively, until the sixth round when Munguia caught Johnson with a vicious uppercut that caused a serious cut on Johnson's upper lip. The doctor decided to stop the fight after the end of the round, and Munguia was awarded the win.

Olympics results

2008 Summer Olympics -

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division *Defeated

Rolande Moses Rolande Moses (born January 24, 1983 in Saint David Parish, Grenada) is a male amateur boxer from Grenada, who fought at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's welterweight division. He entered into the Olympic Trials with only nine fights. He did ...

(Grenada) - PTS (18-3) *Defeated Olexandr Stretskyy (Ukraine) - PTS 9-4 *Lost to

Kanat Islam Kanat Islam ( kk, Қанат Ислам, Qanat İslam; zh, s=哈那提斯拉木, p=Hanati Silamu; born 13 September 1984) is a Chinese-born Kazakhstani professional boxer who currently lives and trains in Miami. As an amateur, he represented ...

(Kazakhstan) 4-14

Professional boxing record

References

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