{"id":754835,"date":"2026-06-23T10:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/754835\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:24:09","slug":"boxing-news-jake-paul-gifts-cherneka-johnson-harley-davidson-with-condition-ahead-of-thorslund-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/754835\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing news: Jake Paul gifts Cherneka Johnson Harley-Davidson with condition ahead of Thorslund fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jake Paul has dialled up the drama once again — literally — personally calling Aussie world champ Cherneka Johnson to surprise her with a brand-new Harley-Davidson — but there\u2019s a catch.<\/p>\n

\u201cSugar Neekz\u201d, who is currently training for her showdown with Dina Thorslund on August 9, was left stunned when she received a call from Paul, who runs Most Valuable Promotions.<\/p>\n

Paro v Crocker | Wednesday June 24 from 7pm AEST | Liam Paro gets his long awaited title shot against IBF welterweight champion, Lewis Crocker plus Nelson Asofa-Solomona vs George Burgess. | Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The promotion has a new standing rule that if a fighter becomes the youngest undisputed champion in their country, then they get gifted a new car.<\/p>\n

Johnson, who has unified the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO bantamweight titles, fits the bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou earned it,\u201d said Paul on the now viral call.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat car do you want?\u201d<\/p>\n

But Johnson had something else in mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d be happy with a bike upgrade,\u201d she said hopefully.<\/p>\n

\u201cA nice Harley Davidson \u2013 I think I\u2019d look pretty good on that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cherneka Johnson and Jake PaulSource: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n

Paul looked a little confused by the request but shrugged his shoulders and went along with it.<\/p>\n

There was, however, one condition. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll get you a Harley, but you can\u2019t ride it until after you fight Dina,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want you getting injured.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson told Fox Sports Australia this week she had heard about the promotion\u2019s new reward but assumed she\u2019d missed out, having won her undisputed crown in 2025. <\/p>\n

\u201cI am extremely grateful for the gift from Jake and Nakisa,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t expecting the rule to be backdated.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the bike itself, Johnson is already eyeing a custom job.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the bike that I want just would like it customised to suit me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to have to wait for the reveal post fight when I\u2019m allowed to ride it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a legacy fight to dominate in before enjoying the rewards of my hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, Fox Sports Australia revealed that Australia\u2019s unified middleweight world champion Desley Robinson will also be defending her crown<\/a> on the same card.<\/p>\n

The title fights will be shown live on Fox Sports and Kayo Sports at no extra cost to subscribers.<\/p>\n

Johnson said her preparations for the clash with Thorslund are tracking perfectly.<\/p>\n

\u201cFight prep couldn\u2019t be any better,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had a nice reset — a great learning block to level up my IQ, and now it\u2019s about implementing everything I\u2019ve learned into camp,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just excited to bring the best version of me to fight night, give the fight fans a hell of a fight, and bring my belts back home to Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Aussie faces a huge test against Thorslund, the former unified champion who remains one of the division\u2019s most dangerous fighters.<\/p>\n

The Dane vacated her WBC and WBO titles in July 2025 after announcing her pregnancy, before returning to the ring in pursuit of reclaiming the throne she never lost — setting up a clash Johnson is determined to win.<\/p>\n

Paro and Crocker ready for title clash | 01:32<\/p>\n

\u201cThose belts were hers — she was the division\u2019s No.1 — so I really want that fight,\u201d Johnson previously told Fox Sports. <\/p>\n

\u201cI want to own the division and prove those belts are mine.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jake Paul has dialled up the drama once again — literally — personally calling Aussie world champ Cherneka…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":754836,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-754835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/754835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=754835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/754835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/754836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=754835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=754835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=754835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}