According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, WBO Jr. Welterweight champion Timothy Bradley will make his first appearance on HBO on June 26th against Luis Carlos Abregu at the Agua Caliente resort in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
“Tim wants to fight the best 140-pounders in the world — Amir Khan, Devon Alexander, [Marcos] Maidana, you name it,” Said Cameron Dunkin swho is Bardley’s manager at the Gaylord Texan hotel, the fight headquarters for Saturday’s Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey fight at Cowboys Stadium in nearby Arlington. “Hopefully, this is the start of getting those big fights.”
“He’s a really strong guy with a good chin and he’s bigger than Tim. He’s physical and puts on great fights,” Dunkin said of the 27-year-old Abregu.
Said Sean Gibbons, Abregu’s agent, “It’s a great opportunity for Abregu to be on HBO. He’s a bigger, stronger guy than Bradley and he’s got nothing to lose by taking the fight. We can’t wait.”
“Timmy did not sign a thing with Showtime,” Dunkin said. “He certainly appreciates what they have done for him and he loves Showtime, but he has to take this opportunity.”
