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Johnston training in Colorado Springs "Rocky Mountain Mayhem
LAS VEGAS (May 9, 2007) - IBA World lightweight champion Stevie "Lil'
But Bad" Johnston has been training in Colorado Springs since May 1 to
re-acclimate himself to the area's high altitude for his May 18th title
defense against WBC Latino & WBA FEDEBOL super featherweight champion
Humberto "El Fuerte" Toledo in the 12-round main event, headlining
"Rocky Mountain Mayhem: Return of the Champ," at the Broomfield Event
Center in Broomfield, Colorado.
"Rocky Mountain Mayhem: Return of the Champ" is presented by Silverhawk
Championship Boxing, sponsored in part by The Courtyard by the Marriott
Boulder/Louisville.
"I'm feeling good," Denver-native Johnson (40-4-1, 18 KOs), now living
in Vero Beach (FL), reported from training camp. "I'm getting used to
the altitude. I feel the difference already. I'm strictly focused on
training and I'm right on weight."
Johnston's typical training camp day starts at 6 AM with a four-mile
run, followed by breakfast and a short nap before going to the gym at
11, where Stevie generally does 20-25 rounds, including sparring, before
returning home, showering and resting until the next day.
Johnston hasn't fought in Colorado in 61/2 years. Toledo (31-3-2, 19
KOs), rated No. 16 by the WBC, is from Ecuador. He fought world-rated
contender Humberto Soto (40-5-2) earlier this year.
NBA light welterweight champion Adrian "Juanito" Mora (18-0-1, 10 KOs),
of Thornton (CO), faces former NABO title challenger Marc Thompson
(15-1, 12 KOs) in the 12-round co-feature for the vacant IBA light
welterweight championship.
Adrian's older brother, light welterweight Anthony "The Matrix" Mora
(15-1, 10 KOs), takes on an opponent to be determined in a six-round
bout.
Also scheduled to fight on the "Rocky Mountain Mayhem: Return of the
Champ" card is heavyweight slugger Cedric "The Bos" Boswell (23-1, 18
KOs) against veteran Steve "Storm" Pannell (34-11, 28 KOs), as well as
undefeated welterweight sensation Salvador "Alexis" Camacho (14-0, 13
KOs) versus Rob Adamson (9-1-1, 8 KOs), and lightweight prospect Jaime "Superfly"
Sandoval (14-1, 12 KOs) vs. TBA. All fighters and bouts subject to
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