Johnny Bredahl

Infobox Boxer
name=Johnny Bredahl


realname=Johnny Bredahl Johansen
nickname=
weight=Bantamweight
nationality=flagicon|Denmark Danish
birth_date=birth date|1968|8|27|df=y
birth_place=Copenhagen, Denmark
death_date|=
death_place|=
style=Orthodox
total=58
wins=56
losses=2
draws=0
no contests=0
KO=26|

Johnny Bredahl (born Johnny Bredahl Johansen on 27 August, 1968 in Copenhagen, Denmark), aka Johny Wahid Johansen, is a professional boxer in the bantamweight (118 lb) division. Bredahl is the former WBA world bantamweight champion.Boxrec Fighter Page] Bredahl fights at the bantamweight division but could has also competed at divisions either side.

Amateur career

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

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 his first title belt, the Vacant EBU (European) Bantamweight Title, in March 1992 with a seven round knockout win over Scotland's Donnie Hood. Later that year Bredahl won 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 Northern Ireland's 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 won the Vacant IBO Bantamweight Title in his next fight and in June 1998, Brodie won the WBU Bantamweight Title and added the Vacant IBC Bantamweight Title in May 1995.

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ee also

* List of WBA world champions

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