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JOHNSON
WANTS A SHOT AT THE NEW CHAMP
HOLLYWOOD, FL, February 16 – With a new king atop the light heavyweight
throne, former IBF, IBO, and IBA World Champion Glen Johnson is ready to
throw his name in the mix to face new WBC Champion Chad Dawson. In fact,
Glen traveled up to Kissimee, Florida this past Saturday with his
manager Henry Foster, and his promoter Leon Margules of Seminole
Warriors Boxing, to see Dawson fight, congratulate the new champion, and
challenge him to fight.
“I congratulate Chad Dawson on his victory over Tomasz Adamek, and by
the looks of things, he’s a real fighter who won’t duck any challenges,”
said Johnson, the revered ‘Road Warrior’, who owns a 44-11-2 (29 KOs)
record that includes a knockout win over Roy Jones Jr. and victories
over Antonio Tarver, Clinton Woods and Eric Harding. “Of course, having
said that, I expect that he would have no problem giving fight fans what
they want by meeting me in the ring as soon as he’s ready to make his
first title defense.”
Johnson, a native of Jamaica who now makes his home in Florida, is 38
years young and like a fine wine, he is seemingly getting better with
time. Winner of two of his last three bouts, with the only loss coming
via a controversial split decision to IBF Champion Clinton Woods in
their third fight last September, Johnson is eager to put together
another year like 2004, the year he swept the awards for Fighter of The
Year while beating Woods, Jones, and Tarver in successive bouts. To get
there, he wants to begin by meeting and beating Dawson.
“Chad Dawson is the future of this division, but I still believe that I
am the present, and I want to show the world that I am still the top
Light Heavyweight in the world by beating a young and skilled Champion
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