Delante Johnson (born August 13, 1998) is an American

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

. As an

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he won a gold medal at the 2016 Youth World Championships and bronze at the

2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games ( es, Juegos Panamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the XVIII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 Pan-Am Games or Lima 2019 ( qu, Limaq 2019), were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Spo ...

. Johnson represented the

United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics The United States, represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to July 23 to August 8, ...

. He was defeated in the quarterfinals by eventual gold medalist

Roniel Iglesias Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo (born 14 August 1988) is a Cuban boxer, best known for winning the junior world title at lightweight in 2006, a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and a gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. ...

of Cuba, who was 10 years older. In June 5th, 2022, Delante went back to amateur boxing for one match,challenging Richard Willows for the WBL Welterweight title. After 3 rounds of boxing, he was defeated by Unanimous Decision. This is still Delante's last amateur match to date.

Professional boxing career

Johnson made his professional debut against Antonius Grable on the Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter undercard on November 20, 2021. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout. Johnson next faced the unbeaten Xavier Madrid on January 29, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 40–36 in his favor.

Professional boxing record

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Profile for Delante Johnson
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