On February 22, 1998, the 26-year-old IBF flyweight world champion, Mark Johnson (33-1, 24 KOs), faced Arthur Johnson, in a title defense fight.
Johnson came in to the fight on a 32-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 6 days.
Mark Johnson made quick work of Arthur Johnson, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Johnson improves his record to 34-1 (25 KOs)
On May 4, 1996, 24-year-old Mark Johnson (28-1, 21 KOs) and Francisco Tejedor fought for the vacant IBF flyweight title.
Johnson came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 23 days.
Mark Johnson made quick work of Francisco Tejedor, stopping Tejedor via KO in the 1st. Johnson improves his record to 29-1 (22 KOs)
On June 1, 1997, the 25-year-old IBF flyweight world champion, Mark Johnson (31-1, 23 KOs), faced Cecilio Espino, in a title defense fight.
Johnson came in to the fight on a 30-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 22 days.
Mark Johnson made very easy work of Cecilio Espino, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Johnson improves his record to 32-1 (24 KOs)
On September 4, 1998, the 27-year-old IBF flyweight world champion, Mark Johnson (35-1, 25 KOs), faced José Laureano, in a title defense fight.
Johnson came in to the fight on a 34-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 9 days.
Mark Johnson stopped José Laureano via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF flyweight title. Johnson improves his record to 36-1 (26 KOs)
On March 6, 2004, the 32-year-old WBO super-flyweight world champion, Mark Johnson (42-3, 27 KOs), faced Luis Bolano, in a title defense fight.
Johnson came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 19 days.
Mark Johnson stopped Luis Bolano via KO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO super-flyweight title. Johnson improves his record to 43-3 (28 KOs)
On August 16, 2003, 32-year-old Mark Johnson (41-3, 27 KOs) and 24-year-old Fernando Montiel (27-0-1, 21 KOs) fought for the vacant WBO super-flyweight title.
Johnson came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days. Montiel was on a 15-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 7 days.
Mark Johnson defeated Fernando Montiel via majority decision . Johnson improves his record to 42-3, while Montiel adds a loss to his record at 27-1-1.
On August 5, 1996, the 24-year-old IBF flyweight world champion, Mark Johnson (29-1, 22 KOs), faced Raul Juarez, in a title defense fight.
Johnson came in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 1 day.
Mark Johnson stopped Raul Juarez via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF flyweight title. Johnson improves his record to 30-1 (23 KOs)
On April 24, 1999, 27-year-old Mark Johnson (36-1, 26 KOs) and Ratanachai Sor Vorapin fought for the vacant IBF super-flyweight title.
Johnson came in to the fight on a 35-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 20 days.
Mark Johnson defeated Ratanachai Sor Vorapin via unanimous decision . Johnson improves his record to 37-1
On February 10, 1997, the 25-year-old IBF flyweight world champion, Mark Johnson (30-1, 23 KOs), faced Alejandro Montiel, in a title defense fight.
Johnson came in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 5 days.
Mark Johnson defeated Alejandro Montiel via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF flyweight title. Johnson improves his record to 31-1
On July 26, 1998, the 26-year-old IBF flyweight world champion, Mark Johnson (34-1, 25 KOs), faced Luis Rolon, in a title defense fight.
Johnson came in to the fight on a 33-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 4 days.
Mark Johnson defeated Luis Rolon via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF flyweight title. Johnson improves his record to 35-1