Overview
- Dina Thorslund defeated Cherneka Johnson by unanimous decision to take the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO bantamweight titles back from the reigning champion.
- All three judges scored the fight 100-90 as Thorslund fought aggressively from the start and outlanded Johnson 103 punches to 62, according to post-fight counts.
- Thorslund had vacated two bantamweight belts in mid-2025 because of pregnancy and publicly disclosed a subsequent miscarriage before returning to win an interim featherweight bout in January.
- Johnson entered the fight as the undisputed titleholder and Australia's first four-belt champion, with a 19-2 record before the loss and a reputation built after beating Shurretta Metcalf in July 2025.
- The bout headlined MVPW-05 at Caribe Royale Orlando with live coverage on ESPN and ESPN+, and the card included a co-feature for the WBO/IBF middleweight titles that underscores growing mainstream TV exposure for elite women's boxing.