MIAMI, Florida (CMC) — Veteran Jamaican light heavyweight boxer Glen Johnson, fresh from registering a coveted 50th pro victory this past weekend, is now eager to recapture a world title.

The Miami-based 41-year-old delivered a smashing win over Yusaf Mack at NSU Arena in Fort Lauderdale Friday night, impressively stopping his younger American opponent via a sixth round technical knockout.

The result made Johnson the mandatory challenger for International Boxing Federation (IBF) light heavyweight title-holder Tavoris Cloud.

That world title fight is set to take place this year, probably before the summer, and a date and location will be set shortly.

“I’m looking forward to regaining the world title this year and making it one of the best years of my career,” ex-champion Johnson told reporters this week.

“Tavoris Cloud is a solid, young fighter with a bright future that I respect — just like Yusaf Mack,” added Johnson, a native of the central Jamaica parish of Clarendon.

Johnson floored the 30-year-old Mack three times in Friday night’s IBF title eliminator and referee Frank Gentile stopped the contest at two minutes, 21 seconds of round six.

The bout was a cross-roads assignment for Johnson, who is considered to be past his prime and had lost two of his last four fights.

A loss would have pushed him toward retirement but he proved his critics wrong and efficiently dismissed his younger opponent.

After setting up Mack with left jabs in the sixth round, Johnson exploded with a big right hand that dropped Mack, who fell again to another right hand soon after.

Mack beat the count but remained groggy and when Johnson floored him with a left hook near the end of the round, referee Gentile appropriately stopped the fight.

“This is a great moment for me and it came with a lot of hard work and dedication,” said Johnson.

“What made it even better for me was that I was able to get this win in front of my family and friends in South Florida, the people who have been in my corner all these years,” he said.

Johnson was the 2004 World Fighter of the Year after he defeated Britain’s Clinton Woods for the IBF belt and beat big name Americans Roy Jones and Antonio Tarver to become the true world champion.

Tarver reclaimed the title in a rematch but Johnson remained at the world-class level and now has the chance to claim the 175-pound world title again.