Careful What You Wish For: Johnson Wants Golovkin, Cotto

This past Friday at the Madison Square Garden Theater, Bahamian middleweight contender Tureano Johnson (18-1, 13 KOs) captured the WBA International and WBC Silver titles, with a bruising victory against Colombian contender Alex Theran (17-2, 2 KOs).

Johnson thumped the former Olympian Theran over five rounds, dropping him once in the fourth round, then again in the fifth. Theran, who suffered an injury and could not return for the sixth round, was taking a beating before bowing out of the bout.

Rated WBC #8, WBA #12 and IBF #12, Johnson is looking to step up and challenge any of the champions in middleweight division. After beating a solid fighter like Theran, and losing controversially to Curtis Stevens, Johnson is confident he can beat any of the current champions at 160 lb.

“I’m ready to fight Gennady Golovkin, Miguel Cotto, Jermain Taylor or any other champion out there,” said Johnson. “These are the type of fights I would like to pursue. David Lemieux is also on my hit list. I’m here to take over the division.

“Everyone knows I should be undefeated, so I’m going to leave no doubt about it every time I step in the ring. I can’t afford to be robbed again. With Gary Shaw putting me in a great position, I’m going to make the most of every opportunity. My goal in 2015 is to become a world champion.”

“Tureano Johnson is marching up the rankings and should be applauded for his fighting style.” said Gary Shaw. “He’s the type of fighter everyone wants to see.

“I’m going to push hard to get him back on TV, hopefully against a guy like Gennady Golovkin. Johnson is a force in the middleweight division and you will see him in some big fights coming up.”