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 *le in 2015. As an amateur he qualified for the 2008 Olympics.

Contents

• 1 Amateur career
• 2 Professional career
  • 2.1 Johnson vs Castaneda
  • 2.2 Johnson vs Quigley
  • 2.3 Johnson vs Munguia
• 3 Olympics results
• 4 Professional boxing record
• 5 References
• 6 External links

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 compe*ively, 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

References

External links

• Boxing record for Tureano Johnson from BoxRec (registration required)
• Bio
• 2nd Qualifier
• Profile
• sports-reference
• Tureano Johnson - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live