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BOXNEWS Boxer Johnathon Banks

Johnathon Banks

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Record 27 (18 ko's) + 1 + 1 = 29
Weight division Heavyweight (unlimited)
Positions in ratings 5 - WBC Heavyweight (January 2012)
11 - WBA Cruiserweight (January 2008)
11 - IBF Heavyweight (January 2012)
6 - WBO Cruiserweight (February 2009)
Nationality USA   USA
Lives & trains USA   USA, Detroit
Born USA   USA,
Profdebut30 Jul 2004
Birthday22 Jun 1982
Height (cm) 191
Hand (cm) 193
Stance Orthodox
Boxrec ID 263623

Scheduled bout

# Date Opponent Record Location
18.02.2012 USA Nicolai Firtha[20-9-1, 8]Germany  Germany, Munchenmore...


Records list

# Date Opponent Record Location Result
702.07.2011 USA Julius Long[15-15-0, 13]USA  USA, FlintW UD 10 (10)more...
611.09.2010 Mexico Saul Montana[51-15-0, 45]Germany  Germany, FrankfurtW UD 12 (12)more...
529.05.2010 USA Jason Gavern[19-7-3, 8]Germany  Germany, GelsenkirchenD MD 12 (12)more...
420.03.2010 USA Travis Walker[34-3-1, 28]Germany  Germany, DusseldorfW KO 6 (12)more...
312.12.2009 Germany Marcel Zeller[22-5-0, 21]Switzerland  Switzerland, BerneW TKO 1 (8)more...
227.02.2009 Poland Tomasz Adamek[36-1-0, 24]USA  USA, NewarkL TKO 8 (12)more...
112.07.2008 Italy Vincenzo Rossitto[36-5-2, 22]Germany  Germany, HamburgW MD 12 (12)more...







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Mormeck vs Rahman Clash on December 2 in Paris? 14 Oct 2010 15:30

Mormeck vs Rahman Clash on December 2 in Paris?

Several sources in France are reporting that former cruiserweight champion Jean-Marc "The Marksman" Mormeck, 38-years-old and a record of 35-4, 22KOs, will return on December 2 at the Halle Carpentier in Paris, France. The opponent being pushed for the fight is Hasim "The Rock" Rahman, 37-years-old and a record of 49-7-2, 40KOs read more ...
IBF orders heavyweight box-off 12 Oct 2010 14:07

IBF orders heavyweight box-off

While IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko had to search long and hard to find an opponent for his planned December 11 defense at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany (eventually settling on England’s Dereck Chisora), wheels are already in motion to find the most deserving IBF mandatory title challenger for longtime champion read more ...
Boytsov, Banks, Dimitrenko and Mormeck candidates for IBF tournament to face Wladimir Klitschko 12 Oct 2010 09:28

Boytsov, Banks, Dimitrenko and Mormeck candidates for IBF tournament to face Wladimir Klitschko

In the latest boxing news, the IBF sanctioning bodies is putting together another tournament to pick a fighter to challenge International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s). This isn’t the first time that the IBF has done this, as they did in 2008 ook the opportunity to fight Klitschko read more ...
Banks continues his rise 21 Mar 2010 00:05

Banks continues his rise

Former cruiserweight title challenger Johnathon Banks (now 24-1, with 17 KOs) continued his rise in heavyweight ranks with a sixth-round kayo of fellow American Travis Walker (34-4-1, 28 KOs). Walker chose to be an aggressor from the start, slowly chasing elusive Banks and trying to pepper him with his left jab. IBF #15 Banks, on the other hand, did little in return. In round two, however, the ex-cruiser gave Walker a taste of his powerful right hand but “The Freight Train” took it just read more ...
Adamek set for Banks! 20 Feb 2009 14:23

Adamek set for Banks!

A no-nonsense, non-stop action fighter who makes for “Fight of the Year” candidates more often than most, Tomasz Adamek returns to SHOWTIME to defend his IBF cruiserweight title against undefeated Johnathon Banks in the main event Friday, Feb. 27, on ShoBox: The New Generation (live at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). How exciting is the aggressive-minded Adamek? Three of his last nine fights have been legitimate read more ...