Carl Johanneson | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1978-08-01)1 August 1978 (age 46) Leeds, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Ingemar |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1] |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 39 |
| Wins | 32 |
| Wins by KO | 20 |
| Losses | 7 |
Carl Johanneson (born 1 August 1978) is a British formerprofessional boxer. He held the British super featherweight title from 2006 to 2008. His nickname, "Ingemar" is a nod to the famous Swedish boxerIngemar Johansson and is the nephew of formerLeeds United playerAlbert Johanneson. He served for four years in theDuke of Wellington's Regiment of theBritish Army.[2]
Born inLeeds,England, Johanneson began his career in theUnited States, for coach John Durkin fighting a variety of journeyman-level competition with two exceptions; He lost a split decision toKoba Gogoladze in 2003, and endedHarold Grey's career with a TKO in the 5th of 8.
Johanneson began fighting out of England less than a year later, beginning the British phase of his career by TKO'ing Carl Greaves in 3 rounds atWembley Stadium for the World Boxing Foundation (WBFo)super featherweight title.[3]
In 2006, he beatBilly Corcoran to win the British super featherweight title.[4]
On Friday 13 July 2007 Johanneson lost toLeva Kirakosayan in a fight for Kirakosayan's European (EBU) Super-Featherweight title.[3] Johanneson returned to winning ways with a 6th round stoppage win overMichael Gomez in a fight for his British Title. On Saturday 8 March Carl lost his British Title toKevin Mitchell in a 9th-round TKO.[3]
Johanneson returned to the ring in 2010 and scored routine six round points wins over Youssef Al Hamidi, Arek Malek, and George Watson.[3] On 5 March 2011 he fought for the British title once more, losing toGary Sykes at the Huddersfield Sports Centre.[5]
In September 2012 he facedMartin Gethin for the vacant IBF International lightweight title, Gethin stopping him in the eleventh round.[6] His final fight was a points defeat to Craig Woodruff three months later.[7]