Both land and throw similar amount of punches in all categories. Timothy Bradley has faced the much, much tougher opposition. Opponents (Chaves, Pacquiao I & II, Marquez, Provodnikov, Casamayor & Alexander) landed 37% of their power punches vs. Bradley.
Former two-division world champion and highly-rated pound for pound fighter TIMOTHY "Desert Storm" BRADLEY JR. (31-1-1, 12 KOs), of Palm Springs, Calif., and undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight world champion JESSIE VARGAS (26-0, 9 KOs), of Las Vegas, NV., collide in a world welterweight championship fight Tonight! Saturday, June 27, at StubHub Center (18400 Avalon Blvd., Carson, Calif. 90746). Bradley, who has held a world title every year since 2008, will be looking to extend his streak. The evening will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®, beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT. It will mark HBO's 1,000th televised fight. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. First Bell is at 4:00 p.m. PT.
Two-time Mexican Olympian and undefeated human wrecking machine ÓSCAR VALDEZ (16-0, 14 KOs), of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, making his HBO debut in the co-main event, in a 10-round featherweight bout, takes on former world title challenger RUBEN "Canelito" TAMAYO (23-5-4, 15 KOs), a southpaw from Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. Valdez vs. Tamayo will open the HBO telecast.
Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Tecate, remaining tickets to the Bradley vs. Vargas world welterweight championship event, priced at $150, $75, $50 and $25, (plus applicable taxes and fees), can be purchased online at http://www.axs.com, by telephone at (888) 929-7849 or at the StubHub Center box office, Monday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Suites are available by calling (877) 604-8777. For information on group discounts, please call (877) 234-8425.