Johnny Bredahl

Johnny Bredahl
Johnny Bredahl
Born	Johnny Bredahl Johansen; 27 August 1968 (age 56); Copenhagen, Denmark
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Super-flyweight; Bantamweight;
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	58
Wins	56
Wins by KO	26
Losses	2
Representing Denmark
Men's Boxing
European Amateur Championships

Johnny Bredahl Johansen (born 27 August 1968), known professionally as Johnny Bredahl or Johny Wahid Johansen, is a Danish former professional boxer who competed between 1989 and 2006. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO super-flyweight title from 1992 to 1994 and the WBA bantamweight title between 2002 and 2004. He is the younger brother of former super featherweight world champion of boxing, Jimmi Bredahl.

Amateur career

Bredahl boxed as an amateur and represented Denmark in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea before turning professional.

1988 Olympic results

Below is the record of Johnny Bedahl, a Danish flyweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:

Round of 64: lost to Hamed Halbouni (Syria) referee stopped contest in the second round

Professional career

In December 1988, Bredahl turn professional winning his first fight at the Sheraton Hotel in Copenhagen, when Bredahl beat England's Gordon Stobie with a points decision over six rounds. Bredahl won seven of his first eight fights in a similar fashion.

Bredahl won the vacant EBU bantamweight title, in March 1992 with a seven-round knockout win over Scotland's Donnie Hood. Later that year, Bredahl won his first world title belt, the WBO super-flyweight title with a win over Jose Quirino.

Bredahl first opportunity to fight for a recognised world title belt came in December 1995, when he challenged Wayne McCullough for his WBC bantamweight title. However, Bredahl suffered the first defeat on his career when McCullough beat Bredahl by a knockout in the seventh round to retain his title.

Bredahl also won minor world titles from the IBO, WBU, and IBC.

In April 2002, he once again became a world champion by beating Eidy Moya to win the WBA bantamweight title. He went on to successfully defend the title 3 times and announced his retirement in October 2004.^[1]

Bredahl briefly came back and fought Alexander Fedorov. However, he immediately went back to retirement after the fight.

Professional boxing record

58 fights	56 wins	2 losses
By knockout	26	1
By decision	28	1
By disqualification	2	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
58	Win	56–2	Alexander Fedorov	DQ	7 (12), 0:43	30 Mar 2006	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Won vacant WBA and WBO Inter-Continental bantamweight titles; Fedorov was disqualificated after repeatedly throwing illegal strikes.
57	Win	55–2	Nobuaki Naka	UD	12	13 Mar 2004	Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark	Retained WBA bantamweight title
56	Win	54–2	David Guerault	UD	12	24 Oct 2003	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Retained WBA bantamweight title
55	Win	53–2	Leo Gamez	UD	12	8 Nov 2002	Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark	Retained WBA and IBC bantamweight titles
54	Win	52–2	Eidy Moya	KO	9 (12), 2:40	19 Apr 2002	Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark	Won WBA bantamweight title
53	Win	51–2	Evangelio Perez	UD	6	13 Oct 2001	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
52	Win	50–2	Andres Martinez	KO	3 (8), 2:59	16 Jun 2001	Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark
51	Win	49–2	Joel Junio	UD	12	9 Mar 2001	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Retained WBA Inter-Continental and IBC bantamweight titles
50	Win	48–2	Alexandre Da Silva	KO	5 (12)	1 Dec 2000	Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark	Retained WBA Inter-Continental and IBC bantamweight titles
49	Win	47–2	Leonardo Gutierrez	PTS	8	3 Nov 2000	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
48	Win	46–2	Roberto Lopez	UD	12	1 Sep 2000	Kolding-Hallen, Kolding, Denmark	Won WBA Inter-Continental bantamweight title
47	Loss	45–2	Paulie Ayala	MD	12	4 Mar 2000	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, US	For WBA bantamweight title
46	Win	45–1	Paul Lloyd	TKO	1 (12)	29 Oct 1999	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Retained IBC and EBU bantamweight titles
45	Win	44–1	Sandile Sobandla	UD	8	3 Sep 1999	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
44	Win	43–1	Len Martinez	TKO	2 (8)	18 Jun 1999	Idraettens Hus, Vejle, Denmark
43	Win	42–1	Kamel Guerfi	KO	6 (12)	4 May 1999	Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Won vacant IBC and EBU bantamweight titles
42	Win	41–1	Nelson Ramon Medina	KO	1 (8)	19 Mar 1999	Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark
41	Win	40–1	Xolani Ndleleni	KO	3 (8)	27 Nov 1998	Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
40	Win	39–1	Gerardo Garcia	KO	2 (8)	16 Oct 1998	Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark
39	Win	38–1	Patrick Quka	TKO	5 (12)	5 Jun 1998	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Won WBU bantamweight title
38	Win	37–1	Alexander Yagupov	UD	12	3 Apr 1998	Holbæk Stadionhal, Holbæk, Denmark	Retained IBO and EBU bantamweight titles
37	Win	36–1	Cruz Carbajal	UD	8	13 Feb 1998	Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark
36	Win	35–1	Willy Salazar	UD	8	14 Nov 1997	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
35	Win	34–1	Javier Campanario	KO	5 (12)	3 Oct 1997	Østre Gasværk Teater, Copenhagen, Denmark	Retained IBO and EBU bantamweight titles
34	Win	33–1	Igor Gerasimov	KO	5 (12)	13 Jun 1997	Antvorskovhallen, Slagelse, Denmark	Retained IBO bantamweight title
33	Win	32–1	Laureano Ramírez	KO	8 (12)	2 May 1997	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark	Retained IBO bantamweight title
32	Win	31–1	Drew Docherty	TKO	3 (12), 2:36	14 Mar 1997	Odense Sports Park, Odense, Denmark	Retained EBU bantamweight title
31	Win	30–1	Harald Geier	TKO	5 (12)	30 Nov 1996	Nova Arena, Wiener Neustadt, Austria	Retained IBO and EBU bantamweight titles
30	Win	29–1	Alexander Yagupov	UD	12	31 May 1996	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Retained IBO bantamweight title; Won vacant EBU bantamweight title
29	Win	28–1	Rolando Pascua	KO	1 (12)	29 Mar 1996	Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark	Retained IBO bantamweight title
28	Win	27–1	Efrain Pintor	RTD	2 (12), 3:00	16 Feb 1996	Lillebæltshallen, Middelfart, Denmark	Won inaugural IBO bantamweight title
27	Loss	26–1	Wayne McCullough	TKO	8 (12), 1:55	2 Dec 1995	King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland	For WBC bantamweight title
26	Win	26–0	Jeff Love	KO	1 (8), 0:30	20 Oct 1995	Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark
25	Win	25–0	Kino Rodriguez	PTS	8	8 Sep 1995	Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark
24	Win	24–0	Chris Gomez	UD	8	9 Jun 1995	Bramdrupdam Hallerne, Kolding, Denmark
23	Win	23–0	Kenny Mitchell	PTS	8	17 Mar 1995	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
22	Win	22–0	Conn McMullen	PTS	8	7 Oct 1994	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
21	Win	21–0	Adey Benton	PTS	8	16 Sep 1994	Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark
20	Win	20–0	Eduardo Nazario	UD	12	25 Mar 1994	Aakirkeby Hallerne, Aakirkeby, Denmark	Retained WBO super-flyweight title
19	Win	19–0	Eduardo Nazario	DQ	4 (12), 2:54	29 Oct 1993	Storebaelthallen, Korsør, Denmark	Retained WBO super-flyweight title
18	Win	18–0	Antonio Morales	KO	3 (8)	17 Sep 1993	Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark
17	Win	17–0	Rafael Caban	UD	12	26 Mar 1993	Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Retained WBO super-flyweight title
16	Win	16–0	Jose De Jesus	KO	1 (8)	12 Feb 1993	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
15	Win	15–0	José Quirino	UD	12	4 Sep 1992	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	Won WBO super-flyweight title
14	Win	14–0	Donnie Hood	TKO	7 (12)	14 Mar 1992	Scandinavia Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark	Won vacant EBU bantamweight title
13	Win	13–0	Lionel Jean	TKO	7 (8)	6 Dec 1991	Idraetshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
12	Win	12–0	Antonio Picardi	PTS	8	17 May 1991	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
11	Win	11–0	Antti Juntumaa	KO	3 (10)	15 Feb 1991	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark	Won Scandinavian super-flyweight title
10	Win	10–0	Benito Martinez	KO	5 (8)	8 Dec 1990	Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark
9	Win	9–0	Andrea Mannai	KO	5 (6)	19 Oct 1990	Skive Hallerne, Skive, Denmark
8	Win	8–0	Peter Buckley	PTS	6	17 May 1990	Nordjysk Messecenter, Aars, Denmark
7	Win	7–0	Jamie McBride	RTD	5 (6), 3:00	3 May 1990	Greve Hallen, Greve Strand, Denmark
6	Win	6–0	Miguel Matthews	PTS	6	3 Dec 1989	Scandinavia Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark
5	Win	5–0	Gordon Shaw	PTS	6	9 Jun 1989	Tivoli Friheden, Aarhus, Denmark
4	Win	4–0	Francisco Garcia	PTS	6	17 Apr 1989	Skive Hallerne, Skive, Denmark
3	Win	3–0	Joe Mullen	PTS	6	17 Mar 1989	Brædstrup Kro, Brædstrup, Denmark
2	Win	2–0	Chris Clarkson	PTS	6	16 Feb 1989	Lorry, Copenhagen, Denmark
1	Win	1–0	Gordon Stobie	PTS	6	8 Dec 1988	Hotel Sheraton, Copenhagen, Denmark

References

^ Jensen, Claus (13 October 2004). "WBA champ Bredahl retires!". Fightnews. Archived from the original on 26 October 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

External links

Boxing record for Johnny Bredahl from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
Minor world boxing titles
Inaugural Champion	IBO bantamweight champion February 16, 1996 - 1998 Vacates	Vacant Title next held by Noel Wilders
Major world boxing titles
Preceded by José Quirino	WBO super-flyweight champion September 4, 1992 - July 16, 1994 Stripped	Vacant Title next held by Johnny Tapia
Preceded by Eidy Moya	WBA bantamweight champion April 19, 2002 - February 26, 2005 Retires	Vacant Title next held by Volodymyr Sydorenko

[1] Jensen, Claus (13 October 2004). "WBA champ Bredahl retires!". Fightnews. Archived from the original on 26 October 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

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