Reggie Johnson

Reggie Johnson retained his WBA middleweight title with a unanimous decision over Wayne Harris in a scheduled 12-round bout in Denver.

Reggie Johnson retained his WBA middleweight title with a unanimous decision over Wayne Harris in a scheduled 12-round bout in Denver.

Reggie Johnson of Long Beach won a 12-round majority decision from Steve Collins at East Rutherford, N.J., to gain the vacant World Boxing Assn. middleweight crown. One judge scored it 115-113 for Johnson, another had it 115-114 and the third had it a draw. Collins was bleeding from the left eye in the ninth round and was cut above the right eye in the 10th. However, Johnson appeared to slow in the 11th and 12th rounds. Johnson improved to 31-2-1 as Collins fell to 21-2.

Reggie Johnson of Long Beach won a 12-round majority decision from Steve Collins at East Rutherford, N.J., to gain the vacant World Boxing Assn. middleweight crown. One judge scored it 115-113 for Johnson, another had it 115-114 and the third had it a draw. Collins was bleeding from the left eye in the ninth round and was cut above the right eye in the 10th. However, Johnson appeared to slow in the 11th and 12th rounds. Johnson improved to 31-2-1 as Collins fell to 21-2.

James Toney will defend his International Boxing Federation middleweight championship for the first time today at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. Toney was a 17-1 underdog May 10 when he knocked out champion Michael Nunn in a baseball park at Davenport, Iowa. Toney's first defense will be against Reggie Johnson of Long Beach, a Forum regular who spent most of the last 18 months hoping for a fight with Nunn. Toney, of Ann Arbor, Mich., is 26-0-1.

The big fight in Las Vegas this week is the Mike Tyson-Razor Ruddock rematch, heavyweights in a nontitle bout Friday night at the Mirage. Each will earn about $5 million. But Saturday afternoon, at the Las Vegas Hilton, a young Long Beach middleweight named Reggie Johnson will appear in a championship bout for $60,000, hoping that a victory over James Toney will propel him to paydays that may not be on a level with Tyson's, but at least will carry an extra digit.

Reggie Johnson scored a technical knockout of Ki-yun Song 40 seconds into the eighth round to retain the World Boxing Assn. middleweight title in Boise, Ida. On the undercard, Rafael Ruelas of Arleta, Calif., knocked out Roberto Burgos in the first round of a scheduled 10-round middleweight fight.

Reggie Johnson of Long Beach retained his United States Boxing Assn. middleweight championship Monday night at the Forum with a 12-round unanimous decision over Sanderline Williams of Cleveland. Judges Robert Byrd and Dr. James Jen-Kin both scored it 119-111, and Vince Delgado had it 118-110. Johnson is 24-1-1 with 14 knockouts. Williams is 24-11 with 14 knockouts. There were no knockdowns.

James Toney will defend his International Boxing Federation middleweight championship for the first time today at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. Toney was a 17-1 underdog May 10 when he knocked out champion Michael Nunn in a baseball park at Davenport, Iowa. Toney's first defense will be against Reggie Johnson of Long Beach, a Forum regular who spent most of the last 18 months hoping for a fight with Nunn. Toney, of Ann Arbor, Mich., is 26-0-1.

The big fight in Las Vegas this week is the Mike Tyson-Razor Ruddock rematch, heavyweights in a nontitle bout Friday night at the Mirage. Each will earn about $5 million. But Saturday afternoon, at the Las Vegas Hilton, a young Long Beach middleweight named Reggie Johnson will appear in a championship bout for $60,000, hoping that a victory over James Toney will propel him to paydays that may not be on a level with Tyson's, but at least will carry an extra digit.