Las Vegas, NV — The heavyweight division just got a serious shake-up. Johnny Magna stormed into Power Slap 15 with confidence, power, and one of the cleanest knockouts of the night, stopping Ricky Southall cold in the first round. It was the kind of statement win that instantly put the division on notice.
Redemption and Confidence
For Magna, this wasn’t just another match—it was redemption. His debut loss to Ryan Kenny lit a fire under him, motivating months of training and technical refinement.
“That first fight was the best thing that could’ve happened to me,” Magna said. “My slap was ghetto as shit when I came in. I didn’t have much time to work with John Dodson before that fight, but afterward, I knew exactly what to fix.”
The result of that evolution? A knockout so clean that Southall was out before he even hit the mat.
A Perfect Strike
While some fans questioned the angle of the knockout, Magna was quick to clear it up.
“If you pause the video right on contact, my pinky’s on his jawline and my fingers are up toward his ear—perfect form,” he explained. “I hit him so fast it looked like I missed, but it was textbook.”
That strike made him the only fighter on the card to score a complete, lights-out knockout. “Every other fight, the guy was kind of there trying to make his way back,” Magna noted. “Mine was different—he was gone.”
Looking Ahead
With the highlight-reel finish and growing confidence, Magna already has his eyes on big names in the heavyweight division. One name that keeps surfacing: Aaron Turner.
“He’s got way more experience than me, and he’s fought big guys like Vernon Cathey,” Magna said. “That’d be a good fight. I’d technically be the underdog in that one.”
But Magna’s not limiting his options. He’s also eyeing a fan-favorite matchup with Austin “Turp Daddy Slim” Turpin.
“Turpin and I are both shit-talking sons of bitches. That fight would be gold,” Magna grinned. “We’d sell the hell out of that one. The fans would love it.”
The Callout
When asked to send a message directly to Power Slap executives, Magna didn’t hold back.
“If you want to punish Austin Turpin for missing weight three times in a row, let me do it,” he said with a smirk. “I’ll knock his ass out easy. He wouldn’t stand a chance against me. His slap’s weak, he’s shorter, and he can’t take what I’m bringing.”
With a performance like this, Johnny Magna has made himself impossible to ignore. Whether it’s Turner, Turpin, or another heavyweight contender, one thing’s certain—Magna’s here to stay, and he’s coming for knockouts.