Boxing: Bradley agrees to Pacquiao bout

LOS ANGELES: Manny Pacquiao is poised to fight Timothy Bradley on June 9 in Las Vegas after the unbeaten American agreed in principle to a deal, according to the Los Angeles Times. Earlier reports indicated that Philippine icon Pacquiao had agreed to put his World Boxing Organization welterweight belt on the line against Bradley, but that terms had not been finalised. “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,” said Bradley. However, he did not reveal the terms of the agreement. Bradley boasts a record of 28-0 with 12 knockouts.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 11^th, 2012.