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Mark Johnson

American boxer, born 1971

Born
13 August 1971, Washington, D.C.
Citizenship
United States
Sport
boxing
Discipline
super flyweight, flyweight
Occupation
boxer
Recorded fight record
44 wins, 5 losses

Marcellus Joseph Johnson (born August 13, 1971), better known as Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2006. He is a three-time world champion in two weight classes, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight title from 1996 to 1999; the IBF junior-bantamweight title from 1999 to 2000; and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior-bantamweight title from 2003 to 2004.

A fast and skilled southpaw, Johnson reached a peak Ring magazine pound for pound ranking of fifth in 1998, and is the first African-American boxer to win a flyweight world title. In 2012 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

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Facts from Wikidata Q3294120 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.