Taureano Dexter Johnson (variously known as Tureano, Toureano, Taureno, or Jhonson; born 12 February 1984) is a Bahamian professional boxer who held the WBC Silver middleweight title in 2015. As an amateur he qualified for the 2008 Olympics.
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. 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 Jason Quigley, ranked #5 by the WBC, #8 by the WBA and #14 by the IBF 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 WBO #1 and IBF #9 contender Jaime Munguia. 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 - Welterweight division Defeated Rolande Moses (Grenada) - PTS (18-3) Defeated Olexandr Stretskyy (Ukraine) - PTS 9-4 Lost to Kanat Islam (Kazakhstan) 4-14
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes25Loss21–3–1 Jaime MunguíaRTD6 (12), 30 Oct 2020 24Win21–2–1 Jason QuigleyRTD9 (10), 18 Jul 2019 23Draw20–2–1 Fernando CastañedaSD89 Feb 2019 22Loss20–2 Sergiy DerevyanchenkoTKO12 (12), 25 Aug 2017 21Win20–1 Fabiano SoaresKO2 (10), 23 Mar 2017 20Win19–1 Eamonn O'KaneUD1217 Oct 2015 19Win18–1 Alex TheranRTD5 (10), 9 Jan 2015 18Win17–1 Humberto ToledoTKO6 (6)5 Dec 2014 17Win16–1 Valerio MarteTKO1 (8), 20 Nov 2014 16Win15–1 Mike GavronskiUD1011 Jul 2014 15Loss14–1 Curtis StevensTKO10 (10), 4 Apr 2014 14Win14–0 Willie FortuneUD822 Feb 2013 13Win13–0 Jose MorlaTKO3 (6), 2 Oct 2012 12Win12–0 Jonalis ReyesTKO1 (4), 28 Sep 2012 11Win11–0 Cleven IsheTKO4 (6), 1 Sep 2012 10Win10–0 Arturo RodriguezKO1 (4), 20 Jul 2012 9Win9–0 Roberto YongUD616 Jun 2012 8Win8–0 Alexander HernandezTKO2 (6)14 May 2012 7Win7–0 Edvan dos Santos BarrosUD62 Mar 2012 6Win6–0 Joseph BenjaminUD418 Feb 2012 5Win5–0 Eddie GatesTKO2 (6), 7 Jan 2012 4Win4–0 Roy AshworthKO1 (4), 24 Jul 2010 3Win3–0 Anthony BowmanTKO4 (4), 30 Apr 2010 2Win2–0 Ryan BianchiniTKO1 (4), 16 Apr 2010 1Win1–0 Cleoney FuquaTKO1 (4), 5 Mar 2010
References
External links
2nd Qualifier Tureano Johnson at Box.Live