NEW YORK – Tiger Johnson was impressive in stopping Paulo Galdino in the opening round of their eight-round junior welterweight bout.
The bout took place at The Madison Square Garden Theater and was streamed live on ESPN+
In round one, Johnson landed a blistering right hand that set up a perfect left uppercut that put Galdino down. With Galdino hurt, Johnson landed a hard right that sent Galdino back on the ropes and the fight was stopped at 2:49.
Johnson, 140.4 lbs of Cleveland is 12-0 with six knockouts. Galdino, 141.8 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is 13-8-2.
Johnson, 25 is managed by Split-T Management and is promoted by Top Rank.
Photo: Courtesy: Mikey Williams/Top Rank
