Kirk Cyron Johnson was born on June 29,1972 and is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2010, and challenged once for the WBA heavyweight title in 2002.
10 Facts About Kirk Johnson
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Kirk Johnson had his first professional bout on April 24,1993, against Andre Smiley.
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Kirk 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.
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On December 6,2003, Kirk Johnson faced the Ukrainian contender and future champion Vitali Klitschko in New York's Madison Square Garden.
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Kirk Johnson was easily defeated by Klitschko, losing by a second-round knockout.
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Kirk Johnson weighed 232 pounds in his biggest win, over future WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskaev, in 2000.
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Kirk Johnson knocked out Mexican heavyweight Gilbert Martinez in July 2004 and won a technical decision over Cuban Yanqui Diaz in June 2005, although he lost his next bout against Californian Javier Mora in March 2006.
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Mora appeared to have accidentally stepped on Kirk Johnson's foot, causing Kirk Johnson to dislocate his knee.
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In 2003, after dropping out of a planned fight against then-heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis because of an injury, Kirk Johnson launched a protracted legal battle against the Halifax Regional Police.
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Kirk Johnson was awarded $10,000 in damages, in addition to $4,790 to cover his travel expenses.