Cherneka Johnson puts her undisputed bantamweight crown on the line against former two-weight world champion Dina Thorslund in Florida on Saturday.
Johnson (19-2, 8 KOs) defends her WBC, IBF, WBO and WBA titles against Thorslund (24-0, 9 KOs) at the Caribe Royale in Orlando.
The Australian champion won the belts with a ninth round stoppage of Shurretta Metcalf last July and successfully defended for the first time with a dominant points victory over Amanda Galle in December on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s demolition of Jake Paul.
Thorslund is a seasoned operator having previously reigned as both bantamweight and super bantamweight champion.
The Copenhagen native is unbeaten in 24 professional bouts and moved up in weight to claim the WBC interim featherweight title in January, but returns to her old division in a bid to dethrone the 31-year-old.
Johnson vs Thorslund – Date, Venue, Start Time and Ring Walks
- The pair will fight on Saturday August 8th, live from the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida.
- The broadcast will begin at 8pm ET/5pm PT/1am BST (Sunday)
- The main event will begin at approximately 11pm ET/8pm PT/4am BST (Sunday)
Johnson vs Thorslund – How To Watch
- The card is available to watch live on ESPN+ in the USA and on Sky Sports in the UK
Johnson vs Thorslund – Last Three Fights
Cherneka Johnson
- Cherneka Johnson bt Amanda Galle – Unanimous Decision
- Cherneka Johnson bt Shurretta Metcalf – 9th round TKO
- Cherneka Johnson bt Nina Hughes – 7th round TKO
Dina Thorslund
- Dina Thorslund bt Almudena Alvarez – Unanimous Decision
- Dina Thorslund bt Terumi Nuki – Unanimous Decision
- Dina Thorslund bt Seren Cetin – Unanimous Decision
Undercard
- Desley Robinson (12-3, 4 KOs) vs Tamm Thibeault (4-0, 3 KOs) – IBF and WBO middleweight world titles (10 rounds)
- Dainier Pero (13-0, 10 KOs) vs Aleem Whitfield (10-1, 6 KOs) – heavyweight (10 rounds)
- Shurretta Metcalf (15-5-1, 2 KOs) vs Amanda Galle (12-1-1, 1 KO) – super flyweight (8 rounds)
- Krystal Rosado (9-1, 2 KOs) vs Alondra Yamile Hernandez Mendoza (11-2, 2 KOs) – bantamweight (8 rounds)
- Jan Paul Rivera-Pizarro (15-0, 7 KOs) vs Abraham Perfecto Valdez (14-2, 9 KOs) – featherweight (8 rounds)
- Sa’Rai Brown-El (1-0) vs Sheyla Moreno Castillo (5-0-1, 1 KO) – light flyweight (6 rounds)
- Sebastian Juarez (11-0, 8 KOs) vs Rance Ward (9-6-1, 2 KOs) – middleweight (6 rounds)
- Angelo Hernandez (1-0, 1 KO) vs Jose Fernandez (2-1, 2 KOs) – featherweight (4 rounds)
- Jadden Addison (2-0, 1 KO) vs TBA – lightweight (4 rounds)
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