By Jim Dower: Two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (28-0, 17 KO’s) and Glen Johnson (49-12-2, 33 KO’s) will be going at it once again this fall in a fight that will be shown nationally on HBO for American audiences. Dawson, 26, previously fought the 40-year-old Johnson last year in April, beating him by a close 12-round unanimous decision at the St. Pete’s Forum, in Tampa, Florida.
Glen Johnson
Dawson Vacates IBF Title – News
By Jim Dower: Unbeaten light heavyweight Chad Dawson vacated his International Boxing Federation (IBF) title today in a move made to avoid having to take a fight against his number #1 mandatory challenger Tavoris Cloud (19-0, 18 KOs). Dawson, 26, and his promoter were hoping that the IBF would allow him to make an exception to fighting Cloud first by letting Dawson take a much more lucrative non-mandatory title defense against number #3 ranked Glen Johnson instead.
Dawson to Face Glen Johnson after All?
By Eric Thomas: It now looks as if IBF light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (28-0, 17 KOs) will be fighting his number #3 ranked opponent Glen Johnson (49-12-2, 33 KOs) after all according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. It seems as if Dawson and his promoter Gary Shaw have had a change of heart about fighting the powerful pressure fighter Johnson once more after Dawson had a tough time beating him last year in April, a fight which Dawson had to battle hard to win in a close 12 round decision over the 40-year-old Johnson
Is Dawson Afraid of Glen Johnson?
By Jason Kim: Before his rematch with Antonio Tarver on May 9th, International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson was thought to be the top fighter in the division by many fans who were impressed with Dawson’s wins over Tomasz Adamek, Eric Harding and Tarver.
Roy Jones Jr. Planning on Fighting Either Lacy or Johnson, and then Moving Up To Heavyweight
By Dave Lahr: In an interview with Boxing Talk, former middleweight and light heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) is looking at either a fight with former super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy or a rematch with Glen Johnson, and then immediately after that Jones will be moving back up to the heavyweight division where he previously held a title in 2003 with a 12-round unanimous decision over John Ruiz.
Johnson Defeats Judah, Wants Dawson Now; Ortiz vs. Arnaoutis – News
Friday night at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, former world light heavyweight champion Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson finally got his chance to put his controversial 2003 draw with Daniel Judah to rest, and he made the most of his opportunity, scoring a near shutout ten round decision over his opponent in the main event of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights.
Johnson Wins a Decisive Unanimous Decision
By Sam Gregory: In the main event 40 year old former light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson, 49-12 with 33 knockouts faced the 31 year old southpaw from Brooklyn Daniel Judah 23-4 (10) in a 10 round light heavyweight re-match.
An Open Letter From Maskaev To Vitali; Johnson vs. Judah – News
Dear Vitali,
Let’s stop the nonsense. When I fought you for the CSCA (Centrum Sports Club Army) Military Championship, I stopped you in the 1st round. You were badly hurt and your corner threw in the towel. Stop making excuses, stop lying and be a man and admit it. That was our 1st fight.
Tyson looking to unleash Fury on Peret and Sexton; Johnson-Judah – News
Heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury is predicting another explosive performance in Norwich this Saturday night when he features live on ITV4 on the undercard of Jon Thaxton’s first European Lightweight title defence. The unbeaten Fury will be going for his third straight win as a pro on the Hennessy Sports event when he takes on Daniel Peret in a scheduled 6 rounder. The Norwegian based Russian is a veteran of 35 fights but Fury isn’t impressed.
Duddy-Vanda, Cherry-Peterson, Johnson-Judah II, More – Boxing News
Undefeated Top-Five contenders “Ireland’s” JOHN DUDDY and ANTHONY PETERSON will light it up in separate bouts at Madison Square Garden, headlining the undercard of the Miguel Cotto vs. Michael Jennings / Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik vs. Marco Antonio Rubio two-city / two-title pay-per-view extravaganza. Duddy will go mano-a-mano with MATT “The Predator” VANDA and Peterson will rumble with EDNER “Cherry Bomb” CHERRY, in 10-round middleweight and lightweight bouts, respectively. Together, these four warriors boast a combined record of 116-14-2 (70 KOs) – a winning percentage of 88%.