Career
Both Wayne (2008 inductee) and Gianna (2006 inductee) are Hall of Famers for their high school Street.Marys in Rutherford, New Jersey, her for softball and him for football. While on a football scholarship at the University of New Haven, Johnsen, a standout athlete in several sports, blew out his knee and turned to boxing to stay in shape for football. Johnsen was soon recognized in the boxing community as a rising star.
Johnsen recently signed with Main Events.
He was one of the featured boxers on the boxing reality television series, 3, which premiered September 4, 2007 on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. He was knocked out by Jaidon Codrington one minute and seventeen seconds into the first round of the sixth fight of the show. Johnsen lost the Bronze medal match versus Sam Soliman to finish in 4th place in the tournament.
