Last week, veteran US heavyweight contender and former world title challenger Kevin Johnson caused something of a stir by stating how he is now a Russian citizen.
This one’s an interesting story. Kevin Johnson, the long-time heavyweight contender known as “Kingpin,” now wishes to be called by another name entirely – Kevin Vladimirovich.
43 year old ring veteran Kevin Johnson has been in the ring with just about everybody – Tyson Fury, Vitali Klitschko, Derek Chisora, Anthony Joshua, Kubrat Pulev, Andy Ruiz, Daniel Dubois, Filip Hrgovic.
Kevin Johnson keeps on ticking. The tough, durable, skilled and slick heavyweight with the ‘I’ll fight anyone, anywhere’ attitude is now 42 years old, yet he shows zero signs of slowing down any – or of going away.
Over the years, the task of shifting Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson has proven an almost impossible one for even the elite heavyweights.
Heavyweights Agit Kabayel and Kevin Johnson will collide in Germany on June 5, the two to go it in in Magdeburg, Germany in an open-air stadium.
According to a piece by Russian boxing writer Igorek Osetinskii, former cruiserweight champ Murat Gassiev will face Kevin Johnson on October 31 in Sochi.
“I Will Fight Twice More This Year“ – Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson scored an upset win in Germany on Saturday night in stopping former cruiserweight champ Yoan Pablo Hernandez in the seventh round.
At one point in time, and not all that long ago, the age of 40 was not only a far too advanced age for any fighter to still be fighting, it was also dangerous for a man of such an advanced age to be boxing.
In an impressive performance, former heavyweight world title challenger Kevin Johnson (35-17-1, 19 KOs) showed that he still has a little left in the tank in stopping former IBF cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (29-2, 14 KOs) in the 8th round on Saturday night at the Elbau Park Floating Stage in Magdeburg, Germany.