Trainer: Tim Bradley Still Planning For 6/13 in NYC

by David P. Greisman

Former 140- and 147-pound titleholder Timothy Bradley returned to the gym on April 6 in preparation for a bout on June 13 in New York City, according to his trainer, Joel Diaz Sr.

The opponent has not yet been announced.

“We should know within the next few days,” Diaz said on April 10.

A majority of Bradley’s fights have been in California; 25 of his 34 bouts have been there, with another five in Nevada as his stardom has grown, one in Michigan, one in Quebec, one in Mississippi and one in the United Kingdom.

Diaz thinks it’s a great idea to come to the Big Apple.

“Tim has been fighting in California most of his career, in Vegas and in California. Tim needs to step out of his comfort zone, which is the West Coast, and come to the East Coast and get some new fans and give some people some of him, some action, some boxing,” he said.

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