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Callum Johnson (20-1, 14 KOs), 37-years-old, is coming out of retirement for one final run.
And this time around, Johnson will attempt to find success in the cruiserweight division.
Johnson has been out of the ring since October of 2021, when he picked up a ten round majority decision win over Server Emurlaev.
“I’ve got bored of this retirement. I’m going to come back and have a go at cruiserweight, one last roll of the dice,” Johnson said to Sky Sports News.
“I can’t live the rest of my life without having a go. Even if I have one fight when I’m back, I’ll be able to live the rest of my life in peace, but I feel I’ve got two, three, four good fights left in me.”
Johnson revealed that he was struggling to make the light heavyweight limit of 175 for some time.
“I’ve been struggling to make the weight for a long time,” Johnson explained.
“If you look at what’s happening in the domestic scene, it’s like the light heavyweight scene. The cruiserweights now are right up there. I’m not bothered who it’s against. I’m not stupid, I know I can’t just come back and say ‘I want to fight him,’ because it’s not going to work like that and I might never get the opportunity. But I’ve got to be in it to win it and I want to get back and see what happens.”
There are some big cruiserweight names on the domestic scene, like WBO champion Chris Billam-Smith, former champ Lawrence Okolie, and unbeaten contender Richard Riakporhe.
“I know what I can do, I’m not deluded,” Johnson said. “I’ve still got it in the gym. I’m looking at the cruiserweights in Britain and the world stage, like Chris Billam-Smith, and I think I can compete with them. And I think I can beat them.”
In 2018, Johnson suffered the sole defeat of his career at the hands of light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev – but, Johnson had Beterbiev down and hurt before ultimately suffering a knockout loss in the fourth round.