Johnson defeats McClendon

24/10/2006

Johnson defeats McClendon

Press Release: Corey “Primetime” Johnson and “Classy” Chris Gray, both promoted by Silverhawk Boxing, registered wins this past weekend on two different shows. In a battle of former 140-pound world title challengers, Johnson (34-3-2, 11 KOs) completely dominated veteran Virgil McClendon (22-10, 8 KOs), pitching a “shutout” last Saturday night in his six-round victory by unanimous decision (60-54 three times) on Joe Donofrio’s “Ring Kings of the Palace” show at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Johnson, who lost to Kostya Tszyu at junior welter in the 1990s, is now a super middleweight. A southpaw from Detroit, Johnson has now won two of three bouts in his comeback, after being  inactive for 4 ½ years. Meanwhile, Gray (4-2, 1 KO) defeated previously unbeaten hometown favorite “King” Gabriel Rosado (5-1, 3 KOs) in their six-round co-feature at the Legendary Blue Horizon in Philadelphia. Gray overcame a slow start in the opening round of the junior middleweight bout, using his jab to bait Rosado and throw effective two and three punch combinations en route to sweeping the last five rounds on two of three judges’ scorecard. Gray won by scores of 59-55, 59-55 58-56.