Krystal Rosado faces Alondra Hernandez and Jan Paul Rivera takes on Abraham Perfecto among the new bouts added to the Johnson vs Thorslund undercard. The event takes place on August 8 at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.
- Rosado (9-1, 2 KOs) of Puerto Rico and Mexico’s Hernandez (10-2, 2 KOs) square off in an eight-round bantamweight contest.
- Puerto Rico’s Rivera (15-0, 7 KOs) meets Mexico’s Perfecto (14-2, 9 KOs) in an eight-round featherweight matchup.
Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced the bouts on Wednesday.
The undercard also includes:
- A six-round middleweight bout between Sebastian Juarez (11-0, 8 KOs) of Brownsville, Texas, and Rance Ward (9-6-1, 2 KOs) of Houma, Louisiana.
- A 10-round heavyweight showdown between Cuba’s Dainier Pero (13-0, 10 KOs) and Aleem Whitfield (10-1, 6 KOs) of Geneva, New York.
- A four-round featherweight bout between Angelo Hernandez (1-0, 1 KO) of Munster, Indiana, and Jose Fernandez (2-1, 2 KOs) of Venezuela.
- A four-round lightweight matchup between Tampa’s Jadden Addison (2-0, 1 KO) and James Webb (1-0) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- Brazil’s Pedro Conceicao (6-0, 4 KOs) competing in a six-round welterweight bout against an opponent to be named.
In the main event, undisputed bantamweight champion Cherneka Johnson (18-2, 7 KOs) of Australia by way of New Zealand defends her title against two-division champion Dina Thorslund (23-0, 9 KOs) of Denmark.
In the co-feature, Australia’s Desley Robinson (12-3, 4 KOs) makes the second defense of her unified IBF and WBO middleweight titles against Canada’s Tammara Thibeault (4-0, 3 KOs).
The previously announced eight-round super flyweight bout on the undercard pits Dallas’ former champion Shurretta Metcalf (14-4-1, 2 KOs) against Canada’s former undisputed title challenger Amanda Galle (12-1-1, 1 KO).
The finalized fight card is expected to be announced shortly.
- How to watch: The event airs live on ESPN and the ESPN App.