Bradley-Vargas

Jessie Vargas: I’m getting this win over Tim Bradley no matter what

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bradley567By Chris Williams: After struggling and looking poor in his last three fights against Khabib Allakhverdiev, Anton Novikov and Antonio DeMarco, Jessie Vargas (26-0, 9 KOs) feels that he’s going to find success in his fight in 11 days from now against former two division world champion Tim Bradley (31-1-1, 12 KOs) at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

Their promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank has been saying that the WBO welterweight title will be on the line for this fight, but I don’t think that’s the case. The WBO 147 pound title belongs to Floyd Mayweather Jr. after he dominated Manny Pacquiao to get the victory on May 2nd of last month. The Bradley-Vargas fight is pretty much just a fight between contenders.

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Jessie Vargas Breaks “El Terrible” News to Tim Bradley

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LAS VEGAS, NV (May 29, 2015) — Former four-division world champion and Mexican boxing icon ERIK “El Terrible” MORALES is the new trainer for undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight world champion JESSIE VARGAS. Morales, who received the call a few days ago, is already in Vargas’ Las Vegas-based training camp preparing him for the biggest fight of his professional career, against former two-division world champion TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” BRADLEY JR. Vargas (26-0, 9 KOs), a native of Los Angeles who now lives in Las Vegas, and Bradley (31-1-1, 12 KOs), from Palm Springs, Calif., will go mano a mano for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight world title, Saturday, June 27, at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. The fight will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®, beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.

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Humberto Soto vs. Ray Beltran on Bradley-Vargas card on June 27th

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beltran1By Dan Ambrose: The Tim Bradley vs. Jessie Vargas fight card just got a lot better with the addition of a light welterweight clash between Raymundo Beltran )30-7-1, 18 KOs) and former two division world champion Humberto Soto (65-8-2, 35 KOs) on June 27th at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

Soto-Beltran fight will be the co-feature bout on the Bradley vs. Vargas card, and it might very well out-shine the main event. Braley-Vargas could turn out to be a dull tactical fight with a lot of jabbing, moving and clinching. That’s how Vargas likes to fight, and it’s sometimes mind numbingly boring to watch.

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Bradley vs. Vargas winner must defend WBO 147lb title against Sadam Ali next

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bradley433By Chris Williams: The winner of the June 27th on HBO between #1 WBO 147lb contender Tim Bradley (31-1-1, 12 KOs) and light welterweight Jessie Vargas (26-0, 9 KOs), who isn’t ranked at all in the welterweight division, must face #4 WBO Sadam Ali (22-0, 13 KOs) in their first defense of the WBO title, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.

The Bradley-Vargas Top Rank promoted fight will be taking place at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. The title should be in the hands of Floyd Mayweather Jr. after his one-sided 12 round decision win over an injured Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd, but he didn’t want the title.

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Tim Bradley and Jessie Vargas to battle for vacant WBO 147lb title

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bradley3By Chris Williams: Next month’s fight between Tim Bradley (31-1-1, 12 KOs) and unbeaten WBA 140lb champ Jessie Vargas (26-0, 9 KOs) on June 27th will have the vacant WBO welterweight title on the line when the two fighters face each other at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

The Bradley-Vargas fight will be televised on HBO Championship Boxing. This is the WBO 147lb title that was recently won by Floyd Mayweather Jr. off of his victory over Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd of this month at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Jessie Vargas hoping a win over Tim Bradley will get him Pacquiao fight

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vargasBy Chris Williams: WBA light welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (26-0, 9 KOs) is hoping that a victory over former two division world champion Tim Bradley (31-1-1, 12 KOs) on June 27th will open doors for him to get a big fight against former eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao in the future.

Vargas, Bradley and Pacquiao all share the same promoter in Bob Arum of Top Rank, and for that reason it makes it almost a certainty that the 26-year-old Vargas will get a fight against Pacquiao if he beats Bradley, and if Pacquiao continues his boxing career.

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Timothy Bradley vs. Jessie Vargas: Saturday, June 27 Live on HBO

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LOS ANGELES (May 18, 2015) — Former two-division world champion and highly-rated pound for pound fighter TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” BRADLEY JR. and undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight world champion JESSIE VARGAS will make their long-awaited 2015 debuts when they square off in a 12-round welterweight rumble, Saturday, June 27, under the stars at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. The Southern California natives’ fight will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing, beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.

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Tim Bradley vs. Jessie Vargas official for June 27th on HBO from StubHub Center, Carson, CA

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bradley356By Chris Williams: In an example of Bob Arum’s mixing and matching between members of his Top Rank stable, #1 WBO welterweight contender Tim Bradley (31-1-1, 12 KOs) will be facing unbeaten WBA 140lb champ Jessie Vargas (26-0, 9 KOs) on June 27th at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. The fight will be shown on HBO World Championship Boxing.

Neither of these guys have looked good recently. Bradley is coming off of a 12 round draw against Diego Chaves in his last fight, and he looked really poor in that fight. Instead of facing Vargas, Bradley should be facing Chaves again to prove that his poor performance wasn’t just a fluke thing.

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Tim Bradley vs. Jessie Vargas on June 27th at StubHub, Carson, California

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bradley91By Chris Williams: #1 WBO, #3 IBF, #5 WBC, #6 WBA welterweight contender Tim Bradley (31-1-1, 12 KOs) will be fighting WBA World light welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (26-0, 9 KOs) on June 27th at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Vargas, 25, will be moving up to 147 to take the fight against the former two division world champion Bradley in this fight. The fight will be televised on HBO Championship Boxing.

This fight isn’t surprising because both Bradley and Vargas are with Top Rank, and the head of the company Bob Arum likes to have a lot of in house fights. For instance, Bradley has already fought the Top Rank promoted Manny Pacquiao twice.

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