Overview
- Johnson collapsed late in a scheduled heavyweight Thai boxing fight at the Matador Fighter Challenge at Cicero Stadium on Friday night.
- An ambulance was called at 8:38 p.m., he was taken to Loyola University Medical Center, and he was pronounced dead at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.
- Cicero police have launched a death investigation, and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office scheduled an autopsy to determine manner and cause.
- No official cause of death has been released, and one outlet reported that a Saturday autopsy did not determine a cause.
- Event promoter Joe Goyita said medical staff treated Johnson on site and posted condolences, as tributes from the local fight community continued.