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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - At 6-feet, 3-inches tall and upwards of 240-pounds, it’s pretty hard to miss Kevin Johnson.
Unless, that is, you’re a boxer claiming elite-level status in the heavyweight division.
In that case, according to Star Boxing President/CEO Joe DeGuardia anyway, ignoring the 30-year-old native of Asbury Park, N.J. has been far too easy for way too long.
“We have been trying to get the biggest, most meaningful fights for Kevin for some time now. He is the man that everyone has avoided,” DeGuardia said. “Quite simply, Kevin is the best American out there and that is why the time is ripe for this fight.”
The “this fight” he refers to is Johnson’s impending big break, when the veteran of 23 pro outings gets his first crack at a world heavyweight championship – in the form of imposing 6-foot-7 WBC incumbent Vitali Klitschko.
The two will meet Dec. 12 at PostFinance Arena in Bern, Switzerland.
It’ll be Klitschko’s third defense of his third alphabet title reign, and his first ring action since a decisive 10-round destruction of the most-recent American flavor of the month – Californian Chris Arreola – on Sept. 26 in Los Angeles.
Incidentally, the last time he tried a third defense, he lost – by ninth-round TKO to Chris Byrd in 2000. [details]
Unless, that is, you’re a boxer claiming elite-level status in the heavyweight division.
In that case, according to Star Boxing President/CEO Joe DeGuardia anyway, ignoring the 30-year-old native of Asbury Park, N.J. has been far too easy for way too long.
“We have been trying to get the biggest, most meaningful fights for Kevin for some time now. He is the man that everyone has avoided,” DeGuardia said. “Quite simply, Kevin is the best American out there and that is why the time is ripe for this fight.”
The “this fight” he refers to is Johnson’s impending big break, when the veteran of 23 pro outings gets his first crack at a world heavyweight championship – in the form of imposing 6-foot-7 WBC incumbent Vitali Klitschko.
The two will meet Dec. 12 at PostFinance Arena in Bern, Switzerland.
It’ll be Klitschko’s third defense of his third alphabet title reign, and his first ring action since a decisive 10-round destruction of the most-recent American flavor of the month – Californian Chris Arreola – on Sept. 26 in Los Angeles.
Incidentally, the last time he tried a third defense, he lost – by ninth-round TKO to Chris Byrd in 2000. [details]
.....you just gotta give me a year to gain 60lbs.
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