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Tuloy na ang laban sa Hunyo 9

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MANILA, Philippines - Katulad ng dapat asa­han, pumayag na si Timothy Bradley, Jr. na labanan si Manny Pacquiao sa Hun­yo 9 sa MGM Grand sa Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ito ang inihayag kaha­pon ng 28-anyos na si Brad­­ley sa panayam ng Los Angeles Times.

"This is about being the num­ber one fighter in the world, and that's what my goal has been for as long as I can remember," sabi ni Bradley.

Ang pirma na lamang sa kanilang mga fight contract ang itatakda ni Bob Arum ng Top Rank Promotions para sa Pacquiao-Brad­ley fight.

Itataya ng Filipino world eight-division champion na si Pacquiao ang kanyang suot na World Bo­xing Organization (WBO) wel­terweight belt kontra kay Brad­ley.

Huling lumaban si Brad­ley, ang kasalukuyang WBO light welterweight tit­list, sa welterweight division noong 2010.

Tanging si Bradley ang na­tira sa mga naunang iki­nunsidera na labanan ni Pac­quiao makaraang maplantsa ang banggaan nina Floyd Mayweather, Jr. at Mi­guel Cotto sa Mayo 5 at ang rematch nina Lamont Pe­terson at Amir Khan sa Ma­yo 19.

Si Peterson ang naunang pinuntirya ni Juan Ma­nuel Marquez na labanan.

Inagaw ni Peterson ang mga suot na World Boxing Association (WBA) at International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles ni Khan noong Disyembre 10.

Bitbit ng 33-anyos na si Pacquiao ang 53-3-2 win-loss-draw ring record kasama ang 38 KOs, habang taglay ni Bradley ang 28-0-0 (12 KOs) card.

Kumpiyansa si Bradley na tatalunin niya si Pacquiao.

“He can be beat,” ani Brad­ley kay Pacquiao. “I just need to get in there and fol­low my game plan. I know his weaknesses, his favorite com­binations. In my mind, I’m de­finitely going to win. I’ll take it to this guy.”

Tinawag ni trainer Freddie Roach si Bradley na isang 'dir­ty fighter' dahil sa pagga­mit nito ng kanyang siko at ulo para magulangan ang kan­yang kalaban.

Napanood si Bradley sa undercard ng Pacquiao-Marquez III noong Nobyembre 12 kung saan niya tinalo si Joel Casamayor ng Cuba via eight-round TKO.

“It wasn’t so much that Mar­quez exposed Pacquiao, as much as he is not as spec­ta­cular,” sabi ni Bradley. “It’s har­der for Pacquiao to land his shots now, and you even saw that in the (May 2011) Sha­ne Mosley fight. Look, Marquez had Pacquiao’s number, and Marquez is 38 and past his prime.”

Sinabi pa ng American fighter na hindi dapat magkumpiyansa si Pacquiao sa kanilang laban.

“This will be no walk in the park for Manny Pac­quiao,” paniniguro ni Brad­ley.   

AMIR KHAN

BOB ARUM

BRADLEY

FLOYD MAYWEATHER

FREDDIE ROACH

INTERNATIONAL BOXING FEDERATION

JOEL CASAMAYOR

MARQUEZ

PACQUIAO

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