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.
Khan-Bradley
Shaw interested in putting together Bradley vs. Khan bout
By Sean McDaniel: Gary Shaw, the promoter for World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) is very interested in matching Bradley against WBO light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) in the near future, according to the Examiner.com. Shaw has reportedly made contact with Golden Boy Promotions, the promoter for Khan, to see if he could set up the fight between Khan and Bradley. However, Shaw still hasn’t heard anything back as of yet. Khan, 23, will be at the Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz lightweight bout tonight at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Roach thinks that Khan and Pacquiao would beat Timothy Bradley
By Dave Lahr: If nothing else, you can never say that trainer Freddie Roach is loyal to his fighters Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan, both of which he feels would beat World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley if they were to ever fight. Of course, it’s highly unlikely that Pacquiao and Khan will ever fight Bradley, so that is kind of meaningless for Roach to even predict wins for his fighters over Bradley. Khan is being positioned to fight lightweights Juan Manuel Marquez or Juan Diaz, and Pacquiao has been stuck fighting Top Rank fighters from his own stable, and his promoter doesn’t seem interested in matching Pacquiao up with Bradley.
Timothy Bradley will beat Amir Khan
By Dennis Broadhurst: The light-welterweight division of boxing (140lbs) is on fire at the moment. There are several potentially great fighters in the division such as Amir Khan (23-1 17kos), Marcos Maidana (28-1 27kos), Devon Alexander (20-0 13kos) and Timothy Bradley (26-0 11kos). There are also some other very notable fighters that add depth to the division and provide stiff competition for the first four mentioned, these are fighters such as Victor Ortiz, Andriy Kotelnik and Juan Urango.
Khan says he’s fighting Bradley next – News
By William Mackay: World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) says he plans on fighting WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s). On Khan’s Twitter page, Khan had this to say about Bradley: “I’ll fight Tim Bradley. It’s the first time he has called me out. I’m going to Vegas and talk to Golden Boy [Khan’s promotional company that handles his boxing career]. I would love the fight. Good style for me. I’m fighting Timothy Bradley next. I’m gonna tell Golden Boy. Let’s see if they want it for real. Talk is cheap.”
Don’t Count on Khan Fighting Bradley
By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Frank Warren hinted earlier today about a unification bout between WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan and WBO champion Timothy Bradley. Khan, 22, recently defeated Ukrainian Andriy Kotelnik by a 12 round decision last month on July 18th to win Kotelnik’s World Boxing Association title.