Tureano Johnson: record, next fight and profile →
According to a report by TVA Sports, former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux will back in action on December 15th at Madison Square Garden in New York City, as part of the undercard to the Canelo Alvarez vs. Rocky Fielding card.
MIAMI, OK. - Sergiy Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 KOs) remained unbeaten as he stopped Tureano Johnson (20-2, 14 KOs) in the 12th and final round of their middleweight world title eliminator that headlined a special Friday night edition of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes
In an IBF final middleweight eliminator, Sergiy Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 KOs) dropped, battered and stopped Tureano Johnson (20-2, 14 KOs) in the twelfth round. The contest was the headline bout of a special Friday night edition of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 from Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma.
Derevyanchenko vs. Johnson - official weights photos - Powerful middleweights Sergiy Derevyanchenko (10-0, 8 KOs) and Tureano Johnson (20-1, 14 KOs) will square-off in a middleweight world title eliminator that headlines a special Friday night edition of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes on August 25from Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma. Photos by Gary Crow/PBC
Powerful middleweights Sergiy Derevyanchenko (10-0, 8 KOs) and Tureano Johnson (20-1, 14 KOs) will square-off in a middleweight world title eliminator that headlines a special Friday night edition of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes on August 25 from Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma.
Lou DiBella, promoter for middleweight contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko (10-0, 8 KOs), won the mandatory purse bid set down by the International Boxing Federation for the final eliminator with Tureano Johnson (20-1, 14 KOs). DiBella submitted a winning bid of of $121,000 - which overcame the bid by Johnson's promoter, Golden Boy Promotions - and they submitted a bid of $62,000.
BoxingScene.com has learned that the IBF has ordered a middleweight championship elimination match between Tureano Johnson and Sergiy Derevyanchenko. Johnson has until Friday to accept this challenging eliminator or he’ll be dropped from the top spot in the IBF’s 160-pound rankings. If the Bahamas-based boxer agrees to face Ukraine’s Derevyanchenko by Friday, representatives for the No. 1-ranked Johnson (Golden Boy Promotions) and the No. 2-ranked Derevyanchenko (Lou DiBella) will be granted a negotiating period to make a fight that would determine the mandatory challenger for IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs).
Quigley vs. Tapia Weigh-in Photos - LOS ANGELES - Renowned ring announcer and television personality Michael Buffer will serve as the VIP guest for the action-packed March 23rd ESPN show at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino headlined between Middleweight contenders Jason "El Animal" Quigley (12-0, 10 KOs) and Glen "Jersey Boy" Tapia (23-3, 15 KOs) for the vacant NABF Middleweight title. Photos by Lisa Baker.
Middleweight contender Tureano Johnson was set to make his return to the ring this past weekend at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California, but after failing to make the middleweight limit, his opponent Antonio Gutierrez walked away from the fight.
Tureano Johnson (19-1, 13 KOs), in active since October 2015 due to injury, will return tomorrow night as part of a Golden Boy Promotions card in Indio, California. The event will feature an HBO televised doubleheader with Francisco Vargas facing Miguel Berchelt and Takashi Miura battling Miguel Roman.