Johnny Walker moves to heavyweight for short-notice bout with Waldo Cortes-Acosta

Johnny Walker is moving up to heavyweight for a short-notice main event against Waldo Cortes-Acosta.

The bout is a change in weight class for Walker, who has also discussed how he is preparing for the fight.

Cortes-Acosta is his opponent in the headline bout.

Walker said he expects the fight to be fun.

The short notice shapes Walker's preparations, though no further details about those preparations were given.

He also discussed his decision to move up in weight and his brief time living in Canada.

The bout brings Walker into the heavyweight division, but no date or location for the fight was specified.