The headlining bout of the ‘LA Friday Night Fights’ event this Friday, April 25th at from Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California has been changed to a welterweight duel between Fort Lauderdale, Florida’s 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 was postponed after a sparring injury to Gallardo. Streamed by DAZN and presented by Paco Presents and Golden Boy Promotions, the eight-round co-feature will see junior lightweight Justin Viloria (8-0, 6 KOs) of Whittier, CA, taking on Mexico’s Alejandro Yung Wong (12-1, 6 KOs). Tickets for “LA Friday Night Fights” are available at events.thunderstudios.com.
With an amateur pedigree of over 200 bouts, Tudor won the Silver Gloves and National PAL Boxing Championships and earned place on the Romanian ntional tam before turning pro in February 2022. Raised in Florida, the 23-year old switches between boxing and power punching with ease. Tudor rebounded from his only professional loss, an eight-round decision defeat in late 2023, with three consecutive victories. Tudor was last seen defeating the then 28-1 Harold Calderon by 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, Johnson turned pro 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 140-pound champion, Richardson Hitchins.
Along the way, Johnson has collected several impressive victories and taken the undefeated “0” from no less than five opponents. He also holds a stoppage victory over former 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 won’t be able to find any cover from this storm!”
Also scheduled for action is junior welterweight 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 junior welterweight Javier Meza (2-0, 2 KOs) of Amarillo, TX, facing Buenos Aires’ Luciano Ramos (2-9) over four rounds; bantamweight Roy Cano making his four-round pro debut against LA’s Larry Serrano Romero (3-4-1); and Miami junior welterweight Danilo Diez (2-0) facing Venezuela’s Giovanny Gonzalez (2-6, 2 KOs) in a four-rounder.
