Career
Johnson represented Canada at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, where he lost in the quarter-finals against eventual silver medallist David Izon (Nigeria). His amateur record was 76 wins and 7 losses. He had his first professional bout on April 24, 1993 against Andre Smiley.
In his first title fight in 2002 Johnson faced John Ruiz for the WBA Heavyweight Title.
In the tenth round Johnson was disqualified for low blows while losing on all of the judges" scorecards. Johnson appealed the disqualification to the WBA, on the grounds that referee Joe Cortez had erred in calling some of the low blows and did not act impartially (both Ruiz and Cortez are of Puerto Rican descent).
Though many boxing commentators agreed that the disqualification was unwarranted, the appeal was ultimately denied by the WBA. He was easily defeated by Klitschko, losing by a second round knockout. Johnson compounded the Kltschko embarrassment by coming into this fight at 260 pounds — an all-time high for him.
Comeback
After the Klitschko fight, Johnson staged a comeback.
Mora appeared to have accidentally stepped on Johnson"s foot, causing Johnson to dislocate his knee. This decision was subsequently appealed and the result changed to a Number Decision. Johnson has since recovered from his knee injury.
On April 29, 2010, Johnson returned to the ring after a four-year absence and fought journeyman Douglas Robertson defeating him via first round TKO. Johnson"s record is now at 37–2–1 (27 KOs), with one Number Decision.
During the inquiry, Johnson claimed that because of racism and racial profiling by the Halifax Regional Police he had his car stopped 28 times over five years while in Halifax. Johnson was awarded $10,000 in damages, in addition to $4,790 to cover his travel expenses.
The police service was also ordered to create a scholarship in Johnson"s name. lieutenant will be awarded annually to a student from North Preston.
