Wayne Johnsen
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Wayne Johnsen is a professional American boxer
. Born and raised in Lyndhurst, New Jersey
, Johnsen is a carpenter and the engaged father of one child.
Johnsen is a standout athlete in several sports. While on a football scholarship at the University of New Haven
, Johnson 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
The former NJ Golden Glove Finalist served as a sparring partner for world middleweight champion Jermain Taylor
as Taylor prepared for his Oct 23 rematch against Bernard Hopkins
.
Johnsen (16-1), won a unanimous decision recently on the under-card of the WBA Championship fight between Miguel Cotto
and Zab Judah
.
Johnsen, who recently signed with Main Events, is a favorite of Bob Arum
, and when Top Rank is doing a show on the East Coast, Johnsen has an opportunity to be part of the card.
series, The Contender 3
, which premiered September 4, 2007 on ESPN
. 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.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
. Born and raised in Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Lyndhurst is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 20,554.Lyndhurst was originally formed as Union Township on February 19, 1852 from portions of Harrison Township...
, Johnsen is a carpenter and the engaged father of one child.
Johnsen is a standout athlete in several sports. While on a football scholarship at the University of New Haven
University of New Haven
The University of New Haven is a private university that combines a liberal arts education with professional training. The university comprises five colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the Tagliatela College of Engineering, the Henry C...
, Johnson 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
The former NJ Golden Glove Finalist served as a sparring partner for world middleweight champion Jermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy...
as Taylor prepared for his Oct 23 rematch against Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner is an American boxer and the current Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion...
.
Johnsen (16-1), won a unanimous decision recently on the under-card of the WBA Championship fight between Miguel Cotto
Miguel Cotto
Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez is a Puerto Rican professional boxer and the reigning WBA light middleweight champion. He is the younger brother of contender Jose Miguel Cotto and cousin of Abner Cotto...
and Zab Judah
Zab Judah
Zabdiel Judah is an American professional boxer. Judah has won five world titles between the junior welterweight and welterweight divisions, and is a former undisputed welterweight champion....
.
Johnsen, who recently signed with Main Events, is a favorite of Bob Arum
Bob Arum
Robert "Bob" Arum is the founder and CEO of Top Rank, a professional boxing promotion company based in Las Vegas. He also worked for the US Attorney's Office for the southern district of New York in the tax division....
, and when Top Rank is doing a show on the East Coast, Johnsen has an opportunity to be part of the card.
The Contender
He was one of the featured boxers on the boxing reality televisionReality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series, The Contender 3
The Contender 3
The Contender 3 is a reality television show based on the sport of boxing, but with an element of the competitor's lives and relationships with each other within the show's living quarters, based in Pasadena, California. The first episode aired September 4 on ESPN, with a live finale on November 6...
, which premiered September 4, 2007 on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
. He was knocked out by Jaidon Codrington
Jaidon Codrington
Jaidon "The Don" Codrington is a professional boxer. He fights at Light Heavyweight out of Queens, New York and had a record of 20 wins and 2 losses, with 16 wins by knockout....
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
Sam Soliman
Sam Soliman is an Australian boxer of Coptic Egyptian descent. Soliman began his boxing career after studying multiple forms of martial arts, such as Tae Kwon Do, Karate, and Kick-Boxing.-Amateur Boxing Career:...
to finish in 4th place in the tournament.