Johnson, 17-2 (7 KOs), is a 30-year-old who hails from Melbourne, Australia, and holds her own women’s bantamweight title. Originally, Metcalf was set to face WBO and WBC titleholder Dina Thorslund, but Thorslund was unable to compete because of her pregnancy. Metcalf is irked that, despite Johnson taking the fight on short notice, it is her name that appears first on the banner.
