When I initially reported that Timothy Bradley may have already began discussing making fights with Top Rank, every boxing news outlet disputed the report. Some “journalists” even took jabs at FightHype for running the story, but it looks like my story has indeed come to fruition. According to various sources, including a report by FightHype’s own Ben Thompson that ran two weeks, it looked like Bradley would be making his Top Rank debut on the undercard of Pacquiao-Marquez. Those reports turned out to be true as both Bradley and his new promoter, Bob Arum, announced his signing with Top Rank late Thursday evening. He’ll be fighting on the November 12 undercard of Pacquiao vs. Marquez 3 against an opponent yet to be finalized, however former champion Joel Casamayor appears to be the frontrunner to land the assignment. Bradley can make big money against future stablemates Brandon Rios, Mercito Gesta, Mike Jones, but he’ll no doubt be looking to land a big fight against Manny Pacquiao down the line.
