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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]]
|nationality={{flagicon|CUB}} [[Cubans|Cuban]]
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1981|6|6|df=y}} 
|birth_place=Cuba
|home=
|style= [[Southpaw stance|Southpaw]]
|total=20
|wins=17
|KO=9
|losses=3
|draws=0
|no contests=0
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalCountry | {{CUB}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Light-Welterweight]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1999 Pan American Games|1999 Winnipeg]] | Featherweight}} 
{{MedalCompetition|[[Central American and Caribbean Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2006 Central American and Caribbean Games|2006 Cartagena]] | [[Boxing at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games|Light Welterweight]]}} 
{{MedalCompetition|[[Goodwill Games]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[2001 Goodwill Games|2001 Brisbane]]|[[Boxing at the 2001 Goodwill Games|Welterweight]]}}
}}

'''Yudel Johnson Cedeno''' (born 6 June 1981) is a [[Cubans|Cuban]] 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]] was the Cuban champ.

Johnson added a silver at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in the Light-Welterweight [[Boxing]] division [[Dilshod Mahmudov]] and [[Boris Georgiev]] but lost to [[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]] in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]. Before the Athens Games, he won the 2004 [[Acropolis Cup International Boxing Tournament|Acropolis Boxing Cup]] in [[Athens, 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]]. In 2008 he fought at welter losing to [[Carlos Banteaux]] in the final of the national championships.

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

==Professional career==
Johnson defected along with [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] and [[Yordanis Despaigne]] to the United States and made his pro debut on May 22, 2009, in [[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>
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;"
|  style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Res.'''
|  style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Record'''
|  style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Opponent'''
|  style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Type'''
|  style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Rd., Time'''
|  style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Date'''
|  style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Location'''
|  style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''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 [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] 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]]
|{{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 (boxer)|Willie Nelson]]
|{{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 Domingo, Dominican Republic|Santo Dominigo]]}}
|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]], [[Florida]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] FECARBOX [[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]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Won vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] FECARBOX [[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, Florida|Miami]], [[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, Louisiana|Marksville]], [[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, Florida|Miami]], [[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]], [[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise]], [[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]]}}
|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]], [[Miami, Florida|Miami]], [[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]], [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]], [[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]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[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]], [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]], [[Florida]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Professional Debut}}
{{S-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

{{Footer Pan American Champions Featherweight}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Yudel}}
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