BRADLEY VS RIOS IS ON! OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT COMING NEXT WEEK!
Although previous negotiations between Two-division world champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley Jr., (32-1-1, 12 KOs), of Palm Springs, Calif., and former world champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios (33-2-1, 23 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif had subsided, the fight has finally been made! The official announcement will come at presser next week. Bradley and Rios both have been involved in past Fights of the year, and this is shaping as a possible FOTY 2015. The missing puzzle piece is determine if it will be a title fight or not. Bradley has a mandatory title defense against Sadam Ali (22-0, 13 KOs), and the WBO will not sanction Bradley-Rios as a world title bout unless Top Rank makes a deal with Ali’s Promoter, Golden Boy Promotions for him to step aside. Of course Ali will get a step aside paycheck, but it’s hard to tell if that’s a sacrifice he’s willing to take. If he does step aside, he may be rewarded with the winner of Bradley/Rios.
Regardless if it’s a title bout or not, this fight will be explosive. The fight will be held at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, on November 7th.