Johnny Bredahl

Johnny Bredahl Johansen (born 27 August 1968 in Copenhagen, Denmark), known professionally as Johnny Bredahl or Johny Wahid Johansen, is a Danish former professional boxer who competed between 1989 to 2006. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO super-flyweight title from 1992 to 1994 and the WBA bantamweight title between 2002 and 2004.

Johnny Bredahl
Statistics
Real nameJohnny Bredahl Johansen
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Nationality Danish
Born (1968-08-27) August 27, 1968
Copenhagen, Denmark
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights58
Wins56
Wins by KO26
Losses2
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men’s Boxing
European Amateur Championships
1987 Turin Flyweight

Amateur career

Bredahl boxed as an amateur and represented Denmark in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea before turning professional.

1988 Olympic results

Below is the record of Johnny Bedahl, a Danish flyweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:

  • Round of 64: lost to Hamed Halbouni (Syria) referee stopped contest in the second round

Professional career

In December 1988, Bredahl turn professional winning his first fight at the Sheraton Hotel in Copenhagen, when Bredahl beat England's Gordon Stobie with a points decision over six rounds. Bredahl won seven of his first eight fights in a similar fashion.

Bredahl won the vacant EBU bantamweight title, in March 1992 with a seven-round knockout win over Scotland's Donnie Hood. Later that year, Bredahl won his first world title belt, the WBO super-flyweight title with a win over Jose Quirino.

Bredahl first opportunity to fight for a recognised world title belt came in December 1995, when he challenged Wayne McCullough for his WBC bantamweight title. However, Bredahl suffered the first defeat on his career when McCullough beat Bredahl by a knockout in the seventh round to retain his title.

Bredahl also won minor world titles from the IBO, WBU, and IBC.

In April 2002, he once again became a world champion by beating Eidy Moya to win the WBA bantamweight title. He went on to successfully defend the title 3 times and announced his retirement on October 2004.[1]

Bredahl briefly came back and fought Alexander Fedorov. However, he immediately went back to retirement after the fight.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
58 fights 56 wins 2 losses
By knockout 26 1
By decision 28 1
By disqualification 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
58 Win 56–2 Alexander Fedorov DQ 7 (12), 0:43 30 Mar 2006 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Won vacant WBA and WBO Inter-Continental bantamweight titles;
Fedorov was disqualificated after repeatedly throwing illegal strikes.
57 Win 55–2 Nobuaki Naka UD 12 13 Mar 2004 Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark Retained WBA bantamweight title
56 Win 54–2 David Guerault UD 12 24 Oct 2003 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Retained WBA bantamweight title
55 Win 53–2 Leo Gamez UD 12 8 Nov 2002 Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark Retained WBA and IBC bantamweight titles
54 Win 52–2 Eidy Moya KO 9 (12), 2:40 19 Apr 2002 Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark Won WBA bantamweight title
53 Win 51–2 Evangelio Perez UD 6 13 Oct 2001 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
52 Win 50–2 Andres Martinez KO 3 (8), 2:59 16 Jun 2001 Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark
51 Win 49–2 Joel Junio UD 12 9 Mar 2001 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Retained WBA Inter-Continental and IBC bantamweight titles
50 Win 48–2 Alexandre Da Silva KO 5 (12) 1 Dec 2000 Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark Retained WBA Inter-Continental and IBC bantamweight titles
49 Win 47–2 Leonardo Gutierrez PTS 8 3 Nov 2000 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
48 Win 46–2 Roberto Lopez UD 12 1 Sep 2000 Kolding-Hallen, Kolding, Denmark Won WBA Inter-Continental bantamweight title
47 Loss 45–2 Paulie Ayala MD 12 4 Mar 2000 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, US For WBA bantamweight title
46 Win 45–1 Paul Lloyd TKO 1 (12) 29 Oct 1999 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Retained IBC and EBU bantamweight titles
45 Win 44–1 Sandile Sobandla UD 8 3 Sep 1999 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
44 Win 43–1 Len Martinez TKO 2 (8) 18 Jun 1999 Idraettens Hus, Vejle, Denmark
43 Win 42–1 Kamel Guerfi KO 6 (12) 4 May 1999 Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark Won vacant IBC and EBU bantamweight titles
42 Win 41–1 Nelson Ramon Medina KO 1 (8) 19 Mar 1999 Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark
41 Win 40–1 Xolani Ndleleni KO 3 (8) 27 Nov 1998 Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
40 Win 39–1 Gerardo Garcia KO 2 (8) 16 Oct 1998 Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark
39 Win 38–1 Patrick Quka TKO 5 (12) 5 Jun 1998 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Won WBU bantamweight title
38 Win 37–1 Alexander Yagupov UD 12 3 Apr 1998 Holbæk Stadionhal, Holbæk, Denmark Retained IBO and EBU bantamweight titles
37 Win 36–1 Cruz Carbajal UD 8 13 Feb 1998 Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark
36 Win 35–1 Willy Salazar UD 8 14 Nov 1997 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
35 Win 34–1 Javier Campanario KO 5 (12) 3 Oct 1997 Østre Gasværk Teater, Copenhagen, Denmark Retained IBO and EBU bantamweight titles
34 Win 33–1 Igor Gerasimov KO 5 (12) 13 Jun 1997 Antvorskovhallen, Slagelse, Denmark Retained IBO bantamweight title
33 Win 32–1 Laureano Ramírez KO 8 (12) 2 May 1997 Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark Retained IBO bantamweight title
32 Win 31–1 Drew Docherty TKO 3 (12), 2:36 14 Mar 1997 Odense Sports Park, Odense, Denmark Retained EBU bantamweight title
31 Win 30–1 Harald Geier TKO 5 (12) 30 Nov 1996 Nova Arena, Wiener Neustadt, Austria Retained IBO and EBU bantamweight titles
30 Win 29–1 Alexander Yagupov UD 12 31 May 1996 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Retained IBO bantamweight title;
Won vacant EBU bantamweight title
29 Win 28–1 Rolando Pascua KO 1 (12) 29 Mar 1996 Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark Retained IBO bantamweight title
28 Win 27–1 Efrain Pintor RTD 2 (12), 3:00 16 Feb 1996 Lillebæltshallen, Middelfart, Denmark Won inaugural IBO bantamweight title
27 Loss 26–1 Wayne McCullough TKO 8 (12), 1:55 2 Dec 1995 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland For WBC bantamweight title
26 Win 26–0 Jeff Love KO 1 (8), 0:30 20 Oct 1995 Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark
25 Win 25–0 Kino Rodriguez PTS 8 8 Sep 1995 Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark
24 Win 24–0 Chris Gomez UD 8 9 Jun 1995 Bramdrupdam Hallerne, Kolding, Denmark
23 Win 23–0 Kenny Mitchell PTS 8 17 Mar 1995 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
22 Win 22–0 Conn McMullen PTS 8 7 Oct 1994 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
21 Win 21–0 Adey Benton PTS 8 16 Sep 1994 Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark
20 Win 20–0 Eduardo Nazario UD 12 25 Mar 1994 Aakirkeby Hallerne, Aakirkeby, Denmark Retained WBO super-flyweight title
19 Win 19–0 Eduardo Nazario DQ 4 (12), 2:54 29 Oct 1993 Storebaelthallen, Korsør, Denmark Retained WBO super-flyweight title
18 Win 18–0 Antonio Morales KO 3 (8) 17 Sep 1993 Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark
17 Win 17–0 Rafael Caban UD 12 26 Mar 1993 Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark Retained WBO super-flyweight title
16 Win 16–0 Jose De Jesus KO 1 (8) 12 Feb 1993 Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
15 Win 15–0 José Quirino UD 12 4 Sep 1992 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark Won WBO super-flyweight title
14 Win 14–0 Donnie Hood TKO 7 (12) 14 Mar 1992 Scandinavia Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark Won vacant EBU bantamweight title
13 Win 13–0 Lionel Jean TKO 7 (8) 6 Dec 1991 Idraetshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
12 Win 12–0 Antonio Picardi PTS 8 17 May 1991 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
11 Win 11–0 Antti Juntumaa KO 3 (10) 15 Feb 1991 Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark Won Scandinavian super-flyweight title
10 Win 10–0 Benito Martinez KO 5 (8) 8 Dec 1990 Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark
9 Win 9–0 Andrea Mannai KO 5 (6) 19 Oct 1990 Skive Hallerne, Skive, Denmark
8 Win 8–0 Peter Buckley PTS 6 17 May 1990 Nordjysk Messecenter, Aars, Denmark
7 Win 7–0 Jamie McBride RTD 5 (6), 3:00 3 May 1990 Greve Hallen, Greve Strand, Denmark
6 Win 6–0 Miguel Matthews PTS 6 3 Dec 1989 Scandinavia Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark
5 Win 5–0 Gordon Shaw PTS 6 9 Jun 1989 Tivoli Friheden, Aarhus, Denmark
4 Win 4–0 Francisco Garcia PTS 6 17 Apr 1989 Skive Hallerne, Skive, Denmark
3 Win 3–0 Joe Mullen PTS 6 17 Mar 1989 Brædstrup Kro, Brædstrup, Denmark
2 Win 2–0 Chris Clarkson PTS 6 16 Feb 1989 Lorry, Copenhagen, Denmark
1 Win 1–0 Gordon Stobie PTS 6 8 Dec 1988 Hotel Sheraton, Copenhagen, Denmark

See also

References
  1. Jensen, Claus (13 October 2004). "WBA champ Bredahl retires!". Fightnews. Archived from the original on 26 October 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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