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Former Welterweight World Champion Jessie Vargas Drops Aaron Herrera on His Way to Unanimous Decision Victory in the Main Event of a Special Friday Night Edition of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 &BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes from Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, Califa.

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Jamal James Delivers Vicious Body Shot for
Third Round Knockout of Diego Chaves
John Molina Jr. Rises from Knockdown to Stop Ivan Redkach In
Round Four of Super Lightweight Slugfest
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Wale Omotoso Wins by Unanimous Decision Over
Freddy Hernandez
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Premier Boxeo League – (Photos to be added shortly)
LANCASTER, TAL. (Decembro 16, 2017) – Former welterweight world championJessie Vargas (28-2, 10 Kos) returned to drop and defeat Aaron Herrera (24-8-1, 15 Kos)by unanimous decision in the main event of a special Venres night edition of Premier Boxing Champions Martes toe-de-toe en FS1 e Boxeo League on FOX Deportes from Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California.
“I’m very happy to be back after a long layoff,” Dixo Vargas. “It was a long time off and I felt the ring rust. I stayed patient and tried to stick to my distance. The inconsistencies affected me more than I thought it would and Herrera kept pushing the fight.
“I was setting him up and waiting for him to punch before attacking him. I expect more in my next performance and I’m disappointed I didn’t finish him, but a win is a win. We’ll get back to the drawing board. I showed I have the power with the knockdown, I just have to finish it off next time.”
Vargas was effective early and often, landing a strong lead left hook to the head of Herrera at the end of round one before controlling the second round with series of combinations. Herrera slowly increased his output as the fight went on, but was never able to slow down the attack of Vargas.
Midway through round six, Vargas sent Herrera to the canvas with a left hook that initially stunned him and a combination that put him down. Herrera rose to the canvas but continued to be picked apart by the skilled and composed Vargas.
“I felt relaxed in the ring,” Dixo Vargas. “I was trying finish him with the hook. His head movement threw me off and kept him in the fight. We have to keep improving and look better in the next fight.”
Despois 10 rounds, Vargas earned a unanimous decision by the score of 100-89 three times in his first fight en 13 meses as he seeks another title in the welterweight division.
“I’m ready for anyone,” Dixo Vargas. “I’m going to start preparing mañá for anyone. I’m looking forward to facing Keith Thurman, the Errol Spence Jr. vs. Lamont Peterson winner, or Danny Garcia. I’m back and I’m ready to stay busy and get back in the ring as soon as possible to reach my goals.”
The co-main event saw once-beaten welterweight Jamal James (22-1, 10 Kos) earn a third-round knockout over veteran contender Diego Chaves (26-3-1, 22 Kos) with a sensational left hook to the body that gave James the most impressive victory of his career to date.
James used his jab and significant height advantage from the outset in an attempt to set up combinations, while Chaves looked to attack the body and close the distance. Both fighters traded attacks early, but it was James who broke through first with a barrage in the third round.
After stunning Chaves with a right hand, James went on the attack as his opponent stopped throwing punches. He took full advantage of the opportunity by perfectly placing the left hook to the body that sent Chaves down and eventually counted out by referee Tom Taylor.
In an action-packed super lightweight showdown, John Molina Jr. (30-7, 24 Kos) delivered a fourth round stoppage of Ivan Redkach (20-3-1, 16 Kos) after both men hit the canvas in the first three rounds.
“Foi unha gran loita,” Dixo Molina. “Eu estaba un pouco oxidado, but it’s not an excuse, Redkach was a really tough guy. We got the job done and never gave up. A fight is a fight, it’s not over until it’s over.”
Both men came out looking to throw power punches from the start, and it was Redkach who struck first, pinning Molina in the corner in round two before dropping him with a combination. Molina was able to drastically change the tide of the fight in round three fight a perfect right hand that landed flush as Redkach was already off balance and sent him to the canvas.
Redkach was able to survive the round, but Molina connected again in round four with a right hand that stunned Redkach and a clubbing left hook that put him down again. This knockdown prompted referee Eddie Hernandez to wave off the bout 1:27 into the fourth round, giving Molina a big victory with his family watching ringside.
“You always dig deep with your family watching,” Dixo Molina. “You never want to lose in front of your family. I’m always going to fight until the very end. I had a tough opponent in front of me but I did what I had to to get the victory.”
The opening bout of the telecast saw Wale Omotoso (27-3, 21 Kos) score a unanimous decision victory over Freddy Hernandez (34-9, 22 Kos) in a 10-round welterweight contest.
Hernandez had success early in the fight, hitting Omotoso with counter left hands consistently and using his range effectively. As the fight wore on Omotoso increased his pressure and broke through in round eight with a straight right hand that stunned Hernandez.
Omotoso was unable to score a knockdown, but had success throughout the final three rounds on his way to earning the decision by scores of 96-94, 97-93 e 100-90.
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Fans can live stream the fights on FOX Sports GO, available in English or Spanish through the FS1 or FOX Deportes feeds. The fights are available on desktop at FOXSportsGO.com and through the app store, or connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku. Alén, all programs are also available on FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app.
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Rising Prospects Enter the Ring as 2016 U.S. Olympian Karlos Balderas & 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist Misael Rodriguez Compete in Separate Bouts on Friday, Decembro 15 from Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, Califa.

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Máis! Once-Beaten Prospect Marcos Hernandez
Faces Mexico’s Oscar Mora in Undercard Attraction
LANCASTER, TAL. (Decembro 13, 2017) – A stacked night of action will feature 2016 U.S. Olímpico Karlos Balderas e 2016 Bronce olímpico Misael Rodriguez entering the ringing in separate undercard matchups this Venres, Decembro 15 from Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California.
O Premier Boxeo League event is headlined by former welterweight champion Jessie Vargas taking on hard-hitting veteran Aaron Herrera in a 10-round showdown. Televised coverage on FS1 and FOX Deportes begins at 10 p.m. E/7 p.m. PT and features a welterweight matchup between rugged veteran Diego Chaves and rising contender Jamal James, plus a super lightweight bout betweenJohn Molina Jr. e Ivan Redkach. The telecast begins with exciting welterweight Wale Omotoso (26-3, 21 Kos) revestimento Freddy Hernandez (34-8, 22 Kos) in a 10-round contest.
Os ingresos para o evento en directo, que é promovido pola TGB Promocións, begin at $30 e xa están á venda. To purchase tickets visit the Pioneer Event Center’s website:www.uavpec.com. O primeiro 300 fans who bring a toy to donate to the Holiday Toy Drive will receive a free t-shirt and five dollars off of general admission tickets. The Holiday Toy Drive will benefit the Inner Circle Foster Care & Adoption Service in Palmdale, Califa.
Balderas (2-0, 2 KO) will enter the ring for a lightweight fight against Mexico’s Carlo Flores (4-7-1, 3 Kos) while Rodriguez (5-0, 3 Kos) takes on Cuba’s Yunier Calzada(6-2-1, 1 KO) in a six round super middleweight contest.
Additional undercard action will see once-beaten prospect Marcos Hernandez (10-1, 2 Kos) asumindo Oscar Mora (7-4, 6 Kos) in an eight round junior middleweight affair.
Rounding out the night of fights are a trio of prospects as unbeaten Alejandro Guerrero atenda Phillip Percy in a four-round super featherweight contest, while undefeated Efren Lopez batallas Tyler Marshall in a four-round junior welterweight bout and once-beaten Luis Coria rostros Leonardo Torres in a junior lightweight matchup.
Fighting out of Santa Maria, California, the 21-year-old Balderas is the son of Mexican parents who immigrated to the United States to give their children a better life. Balderas had an impressive amateur career that included a 2014 Youth National Championship, four National PAL championships and an impressive run in the World Series of Boxing. His amateur career culminated in a trip to the 2016 Olympic Games where he represented the U.S. and defeated fighters from Kazakhstan and Japan before a decision loss in the quarterfinals. He made his pro debut back in April, forcing Michael Thomas to retire after one round and followed that up with a first round stoppage of Eder Fajardo in July.
At last year’s Rio games, the 23-year-old Rodriguez overcame incredible odds to win the first Olympic boxing medal for Mexico since Christian Bejerano in 2000. The Chihuahua native and his teammates had to resort to begging on public buses and streets in Mexico to raise money to compete in international boxing tournaments. He completed his road to the medal stand by defeating Egypt’s Hosam Bakr Abdin to clinch a medal in the middleweight division. Rodriguez mad his pro debut in April with a dominant decision victory over Brian True and has continued his winning ways with more victories so far in 2017.
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Fans can live stream the fights on FOX Sports GO, available in English or Spanish through the FS1 or FOX Deportes feeds. The fights are available on desktop at FOXSportsGO.com and through the app store, or connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku. Alén, all programs are also available on FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app.
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Former World Champion Jessie Vargas Returns To Take On Aaron Herrera in Welterweight Clash on Special Friday Night Edition of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 & BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes December 15 from Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, Califa.

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Máis! Rugged Veteran Diego Chaves Battles Welterweight Contender Jamal James in Co-Main Event Showdown
Also in Action! Super Lightweights John Molina Jr. & Ivan Redkach Square-Off & Featherweights Stephen Fulton and Adam Lopez Meet In A Battle of Unbeaten Featherweight Prospects
Billetes xa á venda!
LANCASTER, TAL. – (Novembro 17, 2017) – Former welterweight champion Jessie Vargas returns to the ring to take on hard-hitting veteran Aaron Herrera in the 10-round main event of a special Friday night edition of Premier Boxing Champions Martes toe-de-toe en FS1 e Boxeo League na Fox Deportes Decembro 15 from Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California with televised coverage starting at 10 p.m. E/7 p.m. PT.
Promoted by TGB Promotions, the show will also feature a 10-round welterweight showdown between rugged veteran Diego Chaves and rising contender Jamal James no co-main event. Additional televised action will see hard hitters John Molina Jr. e Ivan Redkach squaring off in 10-rounds of super lightweight action and unbeaten featherweight prospects Stephen Fulton (11-0, 5 Kos) e Adam López (8-0, 3 Kos) battling in an eight-round match.
“This is one of those high energy shows that promises action from top to bottom. Jesse Vargas is one of the toughest welterweights in the sport. He always comes to fight and doesn’t disappoint,” said Tom Brown, Presidente da TGB Promocións. “His match against Herrera should provide the kind of action and entertainment that his fans have come to expect from him. Jamal James is stepping up to another level and will be tested by Diego Chaves, a rugged veteran who has been in against some of the best in the division. And you know that Molina and Redkach are going to trade shots. It promises to be entertaining for the fans at Pioneer Event Center and those tuned in on FS1 and FOX Deportes.”
Tickets for the live event begin at $30 e xa están á venda. To purchase tickets visit the Pioneer Event Center’s website: www.uavpec.com.
Vargas (27-2, 10 Kos) is returning to the ring for the first time en 13 mesesafter dropping a 12-round decision in a welterweight title defense against Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 5, 2016. The 28-year-old Vargas, who was born in Los Angeles and now lives in Las Vegas, won the welterweight title with a technical knockout victory over Sadam Ali on March 5, 2016. His only other loss came against former welterweight champion Timothy Bradley and he owns victories over the likes of Antonio DeMarco, Josesito López, Aron Martinez and Wale Omotoso.
“Every fighter is dangerous and if I give Herrera the chance, he’ll knock my head off,” Dixo Vargas. “But I come into every fight with bad intentions and I’m in a position where I know exactly what it takes to get where I want to go. I have a lot of opportunities ahead of me, but first, I have to show the fans that I’m back and look exciting while doing that. Herrera is going to give me his best, but I feel that I have the speed, the experience and the game plan to overcome anything he brings to the table.”
Herrera (33-7-1, 22 Kos) has already fought four times in 2017 including his most recent outing, a stoppage of Israel Toala in July. The 28-year-old from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico lost to Brandon Rios via knockout on Xuño 11 in a FS1 and FOX Deportes main event at Pioneer Events Center, where he will face Vargas.
“I’m going against a really good fighter, but he doesn’t punch very hard,” Dixo Herrera. “I will go bombs away from the first round. He can’t hurt me. I’m confident I will win this fight. Esta é unha grande oportunidade para min. I’ve got to start faster than I did against Brandon Rios and I can’t take anything for granted. The fans will get a great fight and definitely be winners on fight night.”
Claves (26-2-1, 22 Kos) is a tough veteran who has faced some of this generation’s best welterweights, including current unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman. The 31-year-old from Buenos Aires, Arxentina, has won three straight fights since battling to a draw against former welterweight champion Timothy Bradley in 2014 including his most recent triumph, a knockout victory over Jean Carlos Prada on Xuño 17.
James (21-1, 9 Kos) is on the comeback trail after suffering the first loss of his career to Yordenis Ugas via unanimous decision on Aug. 12, 2016. The 29-year-old James of Minneapolis, Minnesota bounced back from that loss with a unanimous decision victory over Jo Jo Dan on Xullo 15. James has fought on FS1 and FOX Deportes his last four times in the ring and has recorded three wins in that stretch. Chaves represents a major challenge for James in his attempt to climb the welterweight ladder as he looks to add another name to his list of victories that includes Wale Omotoso, Javier Molina and Juan Carlo Abreu.
Redk (20-3-1, 16 Kos) and Molina (29-7, 23 Kos) are both coming off losses and will look to go through each other to regain top contender status. The 31-year-old Redkach, who was born in Ukraine and now lives in Los Angeles, is coming off a split decision loss in a FS1 and FOX Deportes main event to Argenis Mendez in his last fight on Maio 2. Molina, 34, had one of the best performance of his career in June 2016 when he defeated Ruslan Provodnikov by unanimous decision. The Covina, Califa. native earned a shot at Terrence Crawford in December that saw him lose by TKO in the eighth round.
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Fans can live stream the fights on FOX Sports GO, available in English or Spanish through the FS1 or FOX Deportes feeds. The fights are available on desktop at FOXSportsGO.com and through the app store, or connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku. Alén, all programs are also available on FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app.
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Showtime Sports PARA presentar en directo SETE Boxing transmisións en oito semanas para pechar 2015

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Outubro. 24: Showtime Boxing INTERNATIONAL®
Kell Brook vs. Diego Chaves

Novembro. 14: Showtime Championship Boxing®
Gary Russell Jr. vs. Oscar Escandon

Novembro. 28: Showtime Championship Boxing
James Degale vs. Lucian Bute

Decembro. 5: Showtime Championship Boxing
Daniel Jacobs vs. Peter Quillin

Ademais de tres parcelas de ShoBox: A Nova Xeración
En outubro. 23, Novembro. 6 e decembro. 11

Nova York (Outubro. 3, 2015) - Showtime Sports® presentará sete transmisións en directo de boxeo nun período de só oito semanas para pechar 2015, incluíndo tres presentacións de Showtime Championship Boxing, un Showtime Boxing INTERNATIONAL televisionar e tres parcelas de ShoBox: A Nova Xeración.

Os sete transmisións será transmitido en directo na canle Showtime® e contará con, polo menos, 16 loitas, varios ataques do campionato mundial e máis de 10 matchups na serie S perspectiva de desenvolvementohoBox.

A acción comezará cun ShoBox quadrupleheader en Venres, Outubro. 23 en 10:30 p.m. ET / ES na canle Showtime do teatro de famosos en Phoenix, Silvestre. No evento principal medios 10 redondas, invicto Rob Brant (17-0, 11 Kos, 0-3 no World Series of Boxing) será cadrado fóra con Louis Rose (13-2-1, 5 Kos). En oito polivalentes, Filipino perspectiva invicto Dela Torre Harmonito (16-0, 11 Kos) atenda Wanzell Ellison (10-1-1, 5 Kos) nunha chatarra Júnior leve, Jarrell Miller (14-0-1) asume Akhror Muralimov (16-1, 13 Kos) nun boutand pesado Lavarn Harvell (15-1, 8 Kos) reunirase zurdo Samuel Clarkson (16-3, 10 Kos) nun anaco de medio-pesados.

O día seguinte,, Sábado, Outubro. 24, invicto Kell Brook (35-0, 24 Kos) vai facer a terceira defensa do seu título IBF Welterweight do Mundo contra Diego Chaves (23-2-1, 19 Kos) na Area Motorpoint en Sheffield, Inglaterra. A transmisión Showtime Boxing INTERNATIONAL presentarase vía Sky Sports no Reino Unido e será transmitido en directo na canle Showtime, na tarde cunha presentación do encore máis tarde aquela noite (SHO, 9 p.m. ET / ES).

ShoBox: A Nova Xeración retorno Venres, Novembro. 6 D Hotel en Las Vegas cunha transmisión de catro loitas: Up-and-coming Middleweight invicto Antoine Douglas (18-0-1, 12 Kos) loitará Les Sherrington (35-7, 20 Kos) no evento principal. Na co-metragem, Taras Shelestyuk (12-0, 8 Kos) será a oposición dun adversario a ser determinado. Completando a tarxeta son restos de oito redondas entre Keenan Smith (7-0, 2 Kos) e Benjamin Whitaker (10-1, 2 Kos) e O'Shanique Foster (8-0, 5 Kos) e Samuel Seah (7-1, 5 Kos) en loitas super-lixeiro e leve, respectivamente.

En Sábado, Novembro. 14 quick-fisted Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) vai arriscar a súa Campionato Mundial WBC pluma contra Oscar Escandon (24-2, 16 Kos) no evento principal da canle Showtime Championship Boxing.

Só dúas semanas despois, en Sábado, Novembro. 28, nun non pode perder match-up recén coroado Campionato Mundial IBF Super Middleweight James Degale (21-1, 14 Kos) vai afrontar o ex-campión do mundo Lucian Bute(32-2, 25 Kos) no evento principal da Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP Boxing do Centro de Videotron en Quebec City, directo na canle Showtime. Na co-metragem, nocauteador invicto e ex-campión afeccionado ruso Artur Beterbiev (9-0, 9 Kos) vai afrontar un oponente a ser anunciado nun dos medio-pesados ​​do campionato do mundo eliminación título.

Brooklyn gababa Dereitos e do Campionato Mundial WBA Middleweight estará na liña de Sábado, Decembro. 5 cando o actual campión Daniel Jacobs (30-1, 27 Kos) asume o ex-campiónPeter Quillin (32-0-1, 23 Kos) no evento principal da canle Showtime Championship Boxing en directo na canle Showtime en 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. O evento principal marquesiña será precedida dunha loita co-metragem con episodios adicionais na tarxeta aireador en directo na canle Showtime EXTREME.

Pechando o ano de boxeo para Showtime Sports será unha ShoBoxtarxeta de exhibición de dúas ou tres en directo na loita Venres, Decembro. 11.
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SHOWTIME® para televisionar Kell Brook VS. DIEGO CHAVES IBF Welterweight CAMPIONATO MUNDIAL DE SÁBADO, Outubro. 24, VIVIR DE SHEFFIELD, INGLATERRA

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Showtime Boxing INTERNATIONAL® Brook vs. Claves Airs

Live at 5:45 p.m. E/ 2:45 p.m. PT cunha presentación no Encore 9 p.m. E/PT

 

Nova York (Sete. 29, 2015) - Showtime Sports® presentará o Campionato do Mundo IBF Welterweight entre o actual campión invicto Kell Brook e contender Diego Chaves en Sábado, Outubro. 24, vivir ALTURA DE COMEZAR en 5:45 p.m. E / 2:45 p.m. PT a partir de Motorpoint Arena en Sheffield, Inglaterra.

 

O Showtime Boxing INTERNATIONAL presentación do Sky Sports telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts before and after the world championship showdown. An encore presentation of the bout will air on SHOWTIME later that evening at 9 p.m. E/PT.

 

"Estou moi feliz que a miña loita con Chaves será mostrado en EEUU", dixo Brook, who hails from Sheffield and will be the favorite in this fight. “I was thrilled when I saw my name in the top 10 da lista pound-for-pound na revista The Ring, e agora é o momento que eu teño para dar a coñecer aos fans en Estados Unidos. que eu son un loitador imperdible.

 

"Chaves é un boxer todo-acción que sempre vén para loitar, e que é o estilo perfecto para min a brillar en outubro. 24. I look forward to putting on an explosive performance and making the U.S. plantexa-se e tomar nota que eu son o mellor medio-medio do mundo ".

 

"Sabemos Brook é un loitador moi duro, moi técnico,", Dixo Diego Chaves. "Pero non é un loitador rápido e é facilmente incómodo por socos no corpo, which is one of our strengths. I believe he has problems going backwards, e nós estamos indo a probar o seu poder de perforación, moi.

 

"Eu sinto que a miña confianza medra con este reto, knowing that I will have to face a champion like Kell Brook in his home country in England. This raises the stakes for me, going up there as an Argentine and as a huge underdog. We know all the bad blood that exists between Argentina and England and this will give me much more strength. I will make history if I defeat an Englishman in his own country.”

 

"Estamos entusiasmados por estar de volta na empresa con Kell Brook, Matchroom Boxeo e Eddie Hearn e entregar este enfrontamento emocionante de arriba 10 Welterweights ao U.S. público,", Dixo Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports. “Kell won the world title on SHOWTIME in an action-packed victory over Shawn Porter last fall, establecendo-se como un dos mellores welterweights do mundo - pero Diego chaves é un loitador resistente que tamén demostrou que pode competir coa elite da división ".

 

Ribeiro (35-0, 24 Kos) fará a súa terceira defensa do título consecutivo de 2015 na súa Inglaterra natal despois de chegar á U.S. e destronar previamente invicto IBF Welterweight Campión do Mundo Shawn Porter en agosto 2014 na canle Showtime. The Sheffield native has scored knockouts in each of his defenses – a fourth round TKO of Jo Jo Dan en Marzo 28 e unha sexta rolda TKO de Frankie Gavin en Maio 30. Brook aims for a similar result against the veteran Chaves, que enfrontou algúns dos mellores loitadores na división de £ 147.

 

Claves (23-2-1, 19 Kos), de Bos Aires, Arxentina, foi un guerreiro da estrada en loitas recentes, facing favored Americans on the road in three of his last four bouts. He challenged 147-pound titlist Keith Thurman en xullo 2013 e, tras vencer por KO nunha cidade natal loitar en Arxentina, estaba á cabeza en decisión dos xuíces contra Brandon Ríosen agosto 2014 until he was disqualified for an intentional elbow to the face. Na súa última loita, Claves loitou para un empate contra o campión dos medios perenne Timothy Bradley.