Delante Johnson (born August 13, 1998) is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBO-NABO welterweight title since November 2025 and the WBO Continental Americas and IBF North American welterweight titles since July 2026. As an amateur, Johnson won a gold medal at the 2016 Youth World Championships and bronze at the 2019 Pan American Games as well as competing at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.
Amateur boxing career Johnson won a gold medal at the 2016 Youth World Championships and bronze at the 2019 Pan American Games. He represented the United States at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics where he was defeated in the quarterfinals by eventual gold medalist Roniel Iglesias of Cuba.
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.
On November 7, 2025 at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida, Johnson stopped Nicklaus Flaz in the fourth round to win the vacant WBO-NABO welterweight title. He successfully defended the title and added the WBO Continental Americas and vacant IBF North American welterweight titles to his résumé by defeating the previously unbeaten Christopher Guerrero via unanimous decision at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio on July 4, 2026.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes18Win18–0Christopher GuerreroUD10Jul 4, 202617 Win17-0Nicklaus FlazTKO4 (10), Nov 7, 202516 Win16-0Janelson Figueroa BocachicaUD10Jun 7, 202515 Win15-0Kendo CastanedaTKO5 (8), Mar 29, 202514 Win14-0Yomar ÁlamoUD8Sep 27, 202413 Win13–0Tarik ZainaUD8Jun 08, 202412Win12–0Paulo Cesár GaldinoTKO1 (8), Feb 16, 202411 Win11–0Jimerr Espinosa8Dec 09, 2023 10 Win10–0Ricardo Quiroz8Sep 15, 20239Win9–0Jonathan Montrel UD8Jul 01, 20238 Win8–0Alfonso OlveraUD8Apr 1, 20237Win7–0Mike Ohan Jr.TKO5 (6) Dec 10, 20226Win6–0Esteban GarciaUD6 Oct 29, 20225Win5–0Harry Gigliotti 5 (6) Aug 27, 20224Win4–0Agustin Gerbaldo KucharskiTKO3 (6), May 21, 20223Win3–0Sebastian Gabriel ChavesTKO 4 (6), Mar 26, 20222Win2–0Xavier Madrid4Jan 29, 20221Win1–0Antonius Grable4 (4), Nov 20, 2021
References
External links
Profile for Delante Johnson from Team USA