# Yudel Johnson

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{{short description|Cuban boxer}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2013}}
{{family name hatnote|Johnson|Cedeno|lang=Spanish}} 
{{Infobox boxer
|image=
|name=Yudel Jhonson 
|realname=Yudel Jhonson Cedeno
|nickname=
|weight=[Light Middleweight](/source/Light_Middleweight)
|nationality={{flagicon|CUB}} [Cuban](/source/Cubans)
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1981|6|6|df=y}} 
|birth_place=Cuba
|home=
|style= [Southpaw](/source/Southpaw_stance)
|total=20
|wins=17
|KO=9
|losses=3
|draws=0
|no contests=0
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalCountry | {{CUB}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver | [2004 Athens](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics) | [Light-Welterweight](/source/Boxing_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalGold| [1999 Winnipeg](/source/1999_Pan_American_Games) | Featherweight}} 
{{MedalCompetition|[Central American and Caribbean Games](/source/Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)}}
{{MedalGold| [2006 Cartagena](/source/2006_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games) | [Light Welterweight](/source/Boxing_at_the_2006_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)}} 
{{MedalCompetition|[Goodwill Games](/source/Goodwill_Games)}}
{{MedalGold |[2001 Brisbane](/source/2001_Goodwill_Games)|[Welterweight](/source/Boxing_at_the_2001_Goodwill_Games)}}
}}

'''Yudel Johnson Cedeno''' (born 6 June 1981) is a [Cuban](/source/Cubans) welterweight professional boxer, who is best known for winning an Olympic Light-Welterweight silver 2004 as an amateur. Some sources write the family name '''Jhonson'''.

==Amateur career==
Southpaw Johnson won the gold medal in the men's featherweight division at the 1999 Pan American Games. He moved up afterwards but skipped lightweight as the dominant [Mario Kindelán](/source/Mario_Kindel%C3%A1n) was the Cuban champ.

Johnson added a silver at the [2004 Summer Olympics](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics) in the Light-Welterweight [Boxing](/source/Boxing) division [Dilshod Mahmudov](/source/Dilshod_Mahmudov) and [Boris Georgiev](/source/Boris_Georgiev) but lost to [Manus Boonjumnong](/source/Manus_Boonjumnong) in the final. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the [2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament](/source/2nd_AIBA_American_2004_Olympic_Qualifying_Tournament) in [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro%2C_Brazil). Before the Athens Games, he won the 2004 [Acropolis Boxing Cup](/source/Acropolis_Cup_International_Boxing_Tournament) in [Athens, Greece](/source/Athens%2C_Greece) by defeating Turkey's Mustafa Karagollu in the final of the light welterweight division.

Johnson also won at the 2006 Central American Games but had strong domestic competition in [Inocente Fiss](/source/Inocente_Fiss). In 2008 he fought at welter losing to [Carlos Banteaux](/source/Carlos_Banteaux) in the final of the national championships.

===Olympic results===
*Received a bye in the 1st round
*Defeated [Davis Mwale](/source/Davis_Mwale) (Zambia) RSC-3 (1:49)
*Defeated [Dilshod Mahmudov](/source/Dilshod_Mahmudov) (Uzbekistan) 32–18
*Defeated [Boris Georgiev](/source/Boris_Georgiev) (Bulgaria) 13–9
*Lost to [Manus Boonjumnong](/source/Manus_Boonjumnong) (Thailand) 11–17

==Professional career==
Johnson defected along with [Guillermo Rigondeaux](/source/Guillermo_Rigondeaux) and [Yordanis Despaigne](/source/Yordanis_Despaigne) to the United States and made his pro debut on May 22, 2009, in [Miami](/source/Miami). As of September 2011 he is undefeated with 11 wins, 7 of which were by way of knockout.

==Professional boxing record==
{{S-start}}
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|'''12 Wins''' (8 Knockouts), '''0 Defeats''', '''0 Draws'''<ref name="boxer">[http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=494042&cat=boxer Yudel Jhonson's Professional Boxing Record]. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-11.</ref>
|-
! Res.
! Record
! Opponent
! Type
! Rd., Time
! Date
! Location
! Notes
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–1
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Mexico}} Norberto Gonzalez
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|10}}
|{{small|2014-06-06}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|USA}} Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, USA}}
|align=left|{{small|Won vacant [WBC](/source/World_Boxing_Council) FECARBOX Light Middleweight title and vacant NABA Light Middleweight title}}
|- align=center
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–1
|align=left|{{Flagicon|USA}} Lenwood Dozier
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|8}}
|{{small|2013-04-18}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|USA}} Convention Center, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–1
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Ecuador}} [Humberto Toledo](/source/Humberto_Toledo)
|{{small|KO}}
|{{small|1 0:48}}
|{{small|2013-04-05}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|Dominican Republic}} UTESA, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–1
|align=left|{{Flagicon|USA}} Dashon Johnson
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|1O}}
|{{small|2013-01-12}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|USA}} BB&t Center, Sunrise, Florida, USA}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|- align=center
|{{no2}}Lose
|12–1
|align=left|{{Flagicon|USA}} [Willie Nelson](/source/Willie_Nelson_(boxer))
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|1O}}
|{{small|2012-05-11}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|USA}} Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Eduardo Mercedes
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|3 (8), 1:00}}
|{{small|2011-10-15}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, [Santo Dominigo](/source/Santo_Domingo%2C_Dominican_Republic)}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Jose Miguel Torres
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|10}}
|{{small|2011-06-03}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|USA}} A La Carte Event Pavilion, [Tampa](/source/Tampa), [Florida](/source/Florida)}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained [WBC](/source/World_Boxing_Council) FECARBOX [Light Middleweight](/source/Light_Middleweight) title}}
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Richard Gutierrez
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|7 (10), 1:09}}
|{{small|2011-03-25}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|USA}} [Cosmopolitan Resort Casino](/source/Cosmopolitan_Resort_Casino), [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada), [Nevada](/source/Nevada)}}
|align=left|{{small|Won vacant [WBC](/source/World_Boxing_Council) FECARBOX [Light Middleweight](/source/Light_Middleweight) title}}
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Joseph De los Santos	
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|6}}
|{{small|2010-12-03}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|USA}} Magic City Casino, [Miami](/source/Miami%2C_Florida), [Florida](/source/Florida)}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|align=left|{{Flagicon|USA}} Steve Verdin
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|1 (6), 1:51}}
|{{small|2010-09-24}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|USA}} Paragon Casino, [Marksville](/source/Marksville%2C_Louisiana), [Louisiana](/source/Louisiana)}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Juliano Ramos
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|8 (10), 2:40}}
|{{small|2010-06-04}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|USA}} FIU Fuchs Pavilion, [Miami](/source/Miami%2C_Florida), [Florida](/source/Florida)}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|align=left|{{Flagicon|USA}} Chris Grays
|{{small|KO}}
|{{small|1 (6), 2:04}}
|{{small|2010-04-10}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|USA}} [BankAtlantic Center](/source/BankAtlantic_Center), [Sunrise](/source/Sunrise%2C_Florida), [Florida](/source/Florida)}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Dominica}} Dorian Beaupierre
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|1 (6), 2:18}}
|{{small|2010-02-05}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|USA}} NSU Arena, Don Taft University Center, [Fort Lauderdale, Florida](/source/Fort_Lauderdale%2C_Florida)}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|align=left|{{Flagicon|USA}} Louie Leija
|{{small|KO}}
|{{small|1 (8), 0:28}}
|{{small|2009-12-04}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|USA}} [La Covacha](/source/La_Covacha), [Miami](/source/Miami%2C_Florida), [Florida](/source/Florida)}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Frankie Santos
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|8}}
|{{small|2009-09-18}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|USA}} [Fontainebleau Hotel](/source/Fontainebleau_Hotel), [Miami Beach](/source/Miami_Beach%2C_Florida), [Florida](/source/Florida)}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|align=left|{{Flagicon|USA}} Justin Paulo
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|4}}
|{{small|2009-07-17}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|USA}} [Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino](/source/Planet_Hollywood_Resort_and_Casino), [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada), [Nevada](/source/Nevada)}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|align=left|{{Flagicon|USA}} Greg Weathers
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|1 (4), 0:52}}
|{{small|2009-05-22}}
|align=left|{{small|{{Flagicon|USA}} [Fontainebleau Hotel](/source/Fontainebleau_Hotel), [Miami Beach](/source/Miami_Beach%2C_Florida), [Florida](/source/Florida)}}
|align=left|{{small|Professional Debut}}
{{S-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{sports links}}

{{Footer Pan American Champions Featherweight}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Yudel}}
Category:1981 births
Category:Living people
Category:Olympic boxers for Cuba
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Cuba
Category:Boxers at the 1999 Pan American Games
Category:Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in boxing
Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Cuban male boxers
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists in boxing
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
Category:Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Featherweight boxers
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing
Category:Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
Category:21st-century Cuban sportsmen

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