Carl Johanneson

Infobox Boxer


name=Carl Johanneson
realname=Carl Johanneson
nickname=Ingemar
weight=Super Featherweight
nationality=flagicon|UKBritish
birth_date=Birth date and age|1978|8|1|df=y
birth_place=Leeds, England
death_date|=
death_place|=
style=Southpaw
total=29
wins=26
losses=3
draws=0
no contests=0
KO=18|

Carl Johanneson (born 1 August 1978 in Leeds, England) is super featherweight boxer. [cite web |url=http://www.britishboxing.net/boxers_10335-Carl-Johanneson.html|title=Carl Johanneson|accessdate=2007-03-27|work=BritishBoxing.net] His nickname, "Ingemar" is a nod to the famous Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson and is the nephew of former Leeds United player Albert Johanneson.

Johanneson began his career in the United States, fighting a variety of journeyman-level competition with two exceptions -- he lost a split decision to Koba Gogoladze in 2003, and ended Harold 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 at Wembley Stadium for the WBF super featherweight title.cite web|url=http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=038458|title=Carl Johanneson|accessdate=2007-04-01|work=Boxrec.com]

In 2006, he beat Billy Corcoran to win the British super featherweight title.cite web |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20070209/ai_n17227504|title=Johanneson poised to raise profile|accessdate=2007-03-27|work=The Independent]

On Friday the 13th of July 2007 Carl lost to Leva Kirakosayan in a fight for Kirakosayan's European (EBU) Super-Featherweight title.

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