Jimmi Bredahl

Jimmi Bredahl Johansen (born 26 August 1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark), known professionally as Jimmi Bredahl or Jimmy Bredahl, is a former professional boxer. Bredahl is the former WBO world super featherweight champion and the older brother of fellow boxer Johnny Bredahl.

Jimmi Bredahl
Statistics
Real nameJimmy Bredahl Johansen
Weight(s)Super featherweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach67 12 in (171 cm)
Nationality Danish
Born (1967-08-26) 26 August 1967
Copenhagen, Denmark
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins26
Wins by KO7
Losses3
Draws0
No contests0

Professional career

In March 1989, Bredahl turned professional winning his first fight in Brædstrup, when Bredahl beat England's Des Gargano with a points decision over six rounds.

Title fights

Bredahl won his first title belt, the vacant EBU (European) super featherweight title, in March 1992 with an eleventh-round knockout win over France's Pierre Lorcy. The following weekend his brother Johnny won the bantamweight version of the European title.

In his next fight, later that year Bredahl won the WBO super featherweight title with a win over Daniel Londas. On the same bill his brother Johnny won the super flyweight version of the WBO title.

De La Hoya fight

Bredahl's highest profile fight in March 1994 at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, in the United States when he defended his WBO Super Featherweight belt super featherweight title. against Oscar De La Hoya. However, Bredahl suffered the first defeat of his career when De La Hoya beat Bredahl. After being on the canvas in the first and second rounds Bredahl lost by knockout in the tenth round to lose his title.

Bredahl then lost a European super featherweight title fight later that year to Jacobin Yoma.

Later career

After suffering these two straight defeats Bredahl then returned to the ring five months later and went on a string of ten straight victories including winning the IBO super featherweight title in 1996.

In his last fight of his career, Bredahl faced little fancied American Troy Dorsey. Bredahl retired from the fight between the 7th and 8th rounds and would never fight again.

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See also

  • List of super-featherweight boxing champions

References

    • Boxrec. "Jimmi Bredahl". Boxrec Fighter Page.
    Sporting positions
    Major world boxing titles
    Preceded by
    Daniel Londas
    WBO super featherweight champion
    4 September 1992 - 5 March 1994
    Succeeded by
    Oscar De La Hoya
    Minor world boxing titles
    Vacant
    Title last held by
    Israel Cardona
    IBO super featherweight champion
    29 March 1996 - 1996
    Vacates
    Vacant
    Title next held by
    Israel Cardona


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