LONG BEACH, CA – The headlining bout of the LA Friday Night Fights event on Friday, April 25, from Thunder Studios in Long Beach, CA, and streamed live on DAZN (9:00 pm ET/6:00 pm PT), has been changed to a welterweight duel between Fort Lauderdale, Floridaߣs once-beaten Eric Tudor (12-1, 7 KOs) and the always tough Kevin “Thunderstorm” Johnson (12-5, 8 KOs) of Las Vegas.
The original main event, a light heavyweight showdown between Yair Gallardo and David Stephens had to be postponed after a sparring injury to Gallardo.
Presented by Paco Presents and Golden Boy Promotions, the eight-round co-featured bout will see undefeated super featherweight Justin Viloria (8-0, 6 KOs) of Whittier, CA, taking on Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexicoߣs Alejandro Yung Wong (12-1, 6 KOs).
Tickets for “LA Friday Night Fights” are available at events.thunderstudios.com.
With an impressive amateur pedigree of over 200 bouts Eric Tudor captured many top amateur accolades including winning the Silver Gloves and National PAL Boxing Championships and earning a place on the Romanian National Team before turning professional in February 2022.
Raised in Fort Lauderdale, FL, 23-year-old Tudor has become known for his ability to adapt, switching seamlessly between boxing and power punching with ease. Tudor rebounded from his only professional loss, a shock eight-round decision defeat in late 2023, by looking better than ever in his last three consecutive victories. Tudor was last seen defeating the then 28-1 Harold Calderon by eye-catching near-shutout unanimous decision in November of last year.
“I am so excited to be headlining for the first time on DAZN,” said Eric Tudor. “I have been working hard in the gym, and I am going to prove that I have what it takes to be the best. Thank you to my entire team for making this happen!”
Originally from Detroit, Kevin Johnson turned professional in late 2016 and rattled off five consecutive wins before suffering his first career loss. And, while Johnson has gone on to suffer four more career losses, they have all come against top-flight competition with combined records of 53-2, including a close decision loss to current IBF Super Lightweight World Champion, Richardson Hitchins.
Along the way, Johnson has collected several impressive victories and taken the undefeated from no less than five opponents. He also holds a stoppage victory over former world title challenger Vicente Martin Rodriguez.
“They call me Thunderstorm. Just tell my opponent there is a severe weather alert coming to Long Beach, California, on fight night,” said Johnson. “Be ready, because you wonߣt be able to find any cover from this storm!”
Also scheduled for action that night is super lightweight Ricardo Sonny Robledo (10-0, 3 KOs) of Mission Hills, CA, taking on Dante Ettore (11-1-2, 7 KOs) of Las Vegas in an eight-round battle; plus super lightweight Javier Meza (2-0, 2 KOs) of Amarillo, TX, facing Buenos Aires, Argentinaߣs Luciano Ramos (2-9) over four rounds; bantamweight Roy Cano making his four-round professional debut against LAߣs Larry Serrano Romero (3-4-1); and Miami super lightweight Danilo Diez (2-0) facing Venezuelaߣs Giovanny Gonzalez (2-6, 2 KOs) in a four-rounder.
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Executive Writer, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a passion for Combat Sports and also a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s also a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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