Undefeated welterweight contenders Delante "Tiger" Johnson and Christopher "Machine Gun" Guerrero will square off in a 10-round undercard bout on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at the CSU Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
The matchup features the 27-year-old Cleveland native Johnson, who holds a 17-0 record with eight knockouts, against the 25-year-old Mexican-born, Montreal-based Guerrero, who enters with a 16-0 record and nine knockouts.
>>> Orioles Shut Out Reds 3-0 Behind Trevor Rogers' Strong Start
Fight Details and Broadcast
According to Ring Magazine, the main card event will be broadcast globally by DAZN and televised in the United States by TNT Sports and TruTV starting at 8:00 p.
m. ET.
Johnson holds a physical advantage with a 5-foot-11 stature and a 71-inch reach, compared to the 5-foot-8 height and 68-inch reach of Guerrero, as reported by SI.
com.
The American fighter is currently ranked No. 9 by the WBO and No. 14 by the IBF, while his opponent holds the No. 20 spot in the WBC rankings.
"He's my first undefeated fighter," said Johnson.
"It's a homecoming fight on top of that, so he's going to try to come and do his best.
This is a fight that I'm definitely not taking lightly."
>>> China Releases Zion Church Founder Ezra Jin After US Pressure
Johnson is trained by Brian "BoMac" McIntyre and previously secured a fourth-round knockout victory against Nicklaus Flaz in November 2025.
"I feel like the welterweight division is stacked," Johnson added.
"It's a lot of fighters in the welterweight division, and I think it's a lot of great fights to make.
I'm trying to be in the mix."
Guerrero, who maintains a 56.25 percent knockout rate, is making his United States boxing debut after a unanimous-decision win over Williams Andres Herrera in October 2025.
"It's gonna be a movie," Johnson said. "There's gonna be fireworks.
I'm coming for the kill. I ain't playing no games on July 4."
>>> Dutton Ranch Season Two Taps Veteran Showrunner After Dramatic Finale
The event takes place on the undercard of the Abdullah Mason versus Albert Bell fight, which also features a WBC featherweight title defense by Bruce Carrington against Rene Palacios.
