By Tommaso Nappo: On Jan 29th 2011, in The Pontiac Silverdome one of the most anticipated unification fights in some time is being fought in the light welterweight division. The winner will be widely considered the divisions best ( with all due respect to Amir Khan the current WBA Champion ) , and no doubt scale the p4p list as well. Timothy ” Dessert Storm ” Bradley is the current WBO Jr Welterweight Champion and ranked 9th by Ring Magazine in it’s pound for pound ranking. Bradley is undefeated in 27 fights 26 W 0L 1 NC (11 KO’s).
Devon Alexander
2011 look ahead for Britain’s finest – part 1: Khan vs. Bradley/Alexander, Macklin vs. Pirog & Hatton vs. Senchenko
By Shaun Campbell: British boxing has a lot of brilliant fights lined up for 2011 with a number of world, European and commonwealth champions looking to establish their-selves. It’s exciting times for the public who have a host of fighters on the brink of world glory, and also some that have already reached that level. Here are just some of the possible fights to look forward to.
Bradley-Alexander winner may have to wait for Khan
By Dan Ambrose: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan is talking about fighting other guys next year before he takes on the winner of the January 29th light welterweight clash between World Boxing Organization (WBO) light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) and WBC title holder Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s).
Khan says he’d like to fight Mosley, Marquez, Ortiz and the Bradley-Alexander winner in 2011
By Jason Kim: World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) has big dreams for 2011 in terms of opponents he’d like to fight. Khan, 24, barely survived his bout with Marcos Maidana last weekend and had to hold, push and run from Maidana in the last three rounds after getting tagged hard by Maidana in the 10th.
Bradley-Alexander in Super Fight on 1/29
By Jason Kim: In the fight that may actually have the two best light welterweights in the division going up against each other, WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) battles World Boxing Organization (WBO) light welterweight title holder Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) next month on January 29th at the Silverdome, in Pontiac, Michigan. One of these two fighters may end up being crowned the eventual top guy in the light welterweight division once the smoke clears from the series of fights that these guys will be in during the next year.
Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander on January 29th
By Dan Ambrose: WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) has an important fight coming up against World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) on January 29th at the Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan. This was supposed to have been a unification bout but Bradley wasn’t interested in paying the sanctioning fees for the WBC title, so if he beats Alexander, the WBC title will go vacant but it won’t go to Bradley. It seems that Bradley doesn’t care about winning one more title because it would likely slow him down by forcing him to fight uninteresting contenders from time to time.
Bradley vs. Alexander to take place at the Silverdome
By Chris Williams: The January 29th bout between WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) and WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) will be fighting at the Silverdome, in Detroit, Michigan, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.
Devon Alexander wants fight with Pacquiao – News
By Jason Kim: Unbeaten WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) is hoping he can get lucky and win the lottery to get a big mega money fight against Manny Pacquiao in the near future, according to boxing news from the Saint Louis Post Dispatch. Alexander, 23, first much beat WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley in their fight on January 29th at the Chaifetz Arena, in Saint Louis, Missouri. However, even if Alexander beats Bradley, which is doubtful given how average Alexander looked in his recent fight against Andriy Kotelnik, Alexander will then likely have to face the winner of the Marcos Maidana vs. Amir Khan fight which takes place next month.
Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander to take place in Saint Louis
By Eric Thomas: The January 29th fight between WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) and WBC light welterweight title holder Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) will be taking place in Saint Louis, Missouri, according to the latest boxing news. This will give Alexander, 23, the home town advantage in the fight. If you think that’s small matter then take a close look at Alexander’s last bout against Andriy Kotelnik, which took place in Alexander’s home city of Saint Louis, and you’ll notice that Alexander is incredibly lucky to have gotten the decision in that fight.
Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander fight for WBO light welterweight title on 1/29
By Chris Williams: The January 29th fight between World Boxing Organization (WBO) light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) and WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) will only have Bradley’s WBO title on the line for the fight, according to World Boxing News . Net. It seems that Bradley doesn’t want to pay the sanctioning fees for the WBC title to be on the line. It hardly matters if the fight won’t be a unification title, because it’s clear that these are two of the better fighters in the light welterweight division and having another strap on the line or not on the line in this case doesn’t matter one bit to the average fan.