Timothy Bradley, fighting with Teddy Atlas in his corner for the first time, looked extremely sharp in stopping Brandon Rios in the 9th round on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KO’s) was very busy and punished an out-of-shape Rios with clean shots to the body and head throughout.
Rios (33-3-1, 24 KO’s) looked out of shape and reportedly weighed 170 lbs. as he entered the ring for the welterweight title fight.
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Tagged Brandon Rios, HBO Boxing, Romulo Koasicha, Timothy Bradley Jr., Vasyl Lomachenko
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Timothy Bradley Jr. won a unanimous decision over Jesse Vargas at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA, but it wasn’t that simple. It never is for Bradley.
Bradley (32-1-1, 12 KO’s) turned back a strong challenge from Vargas in the early rounds and pulled away over the second half of the fight to build a comfortable margin. But Vargas (26-1, 9 KO’s) landed the punch of the night in the waning seconds of the 12th round and had Bradley badly hurt. While Vargas was trying to capitalize, with Bradley holding on, referee Pat Russell thought he heard the final bell (it was the 10-second warning) and declared the fight over.
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Tagged HBO Boxing, Jessie Vargas, Timothy Bradley Jr.
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