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Luis Sandoval catches up with WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley to discuss his big split decision win over former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Ryan Burton catches up with Joel Diaz, trainer of WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, to discuss his fighter's win over former four division champion Juan Manuel Marquez at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Ryan Burton catches up with Angel "Memo" Heredia, the strength and conditioning coach of former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez, to discuss the twelve round split decision loss to WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
On Saturday night, Palm Springs native Tim Bradley produced perhaps the most complete performance of his career in defeating Juan Manuel Marquez over twelve tense rounds. After the final bell sounded, two tallies reading 116-112 and 115-113 favored Bradley, granting him the split-decision victory over Marquez, who also received a 115-113 nod. Throughout the fight Bradley showed great reflexes, a sharp jab, and excellent movement with his legs. Marquez landed the occasional blow to get the crowd into the fight, but ultimately the Mexico City star simply failed to get into enough of an offensive rhythm to the tide of the fight. At the post-fight press conference, Marquez’s longtime trainer Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Beristain seemed gracious when speaking to the press.
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas - On Saturday night, WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (31-0-1, 12KOs) boxed his way to a twelve round split decision victory over former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40KOs). The scores were 115-113 for Marquez, 115-113 for Bradley, 116-112 for Bradley. Following the contest, Marquez complained that he was robbed of a championship winning decision and proclaimed that he needs a knockout in order to secure a victory in Las Vegas. On the other hand, Bradley felt he gave Marquez a "boxing lesson."
Luis Sandoval catches up with Nacho Beristain, the trainer of former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez, who was very upset with Saturday's split decision loss to WBO welterweight king Timothy Bradley. Nacho believes his fighter was victorious by a comfortable margin.
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas - Ryan Burton catches the post-fight press conference to Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Timothy Bradley. Hear from Marquez, Bradley, Orlando Cruz, Orlando Salido, Vasyl Lomachenko, Jose Ramirez, Nacho Beristain, Top Rank's Bob Arum, Joel Diaz and more.
Las Vegas – Timothy Bradley battled to a split-decision triumph over Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday to retain his World Boxing Organization welterweight title. Bradley remained unbeaten, and denied 40-year-old Marquez a world title in a fifth weight class. The bout featured the last two fighters to beat Filipino ring hero Manny Pacquiao going head-to-head in a close, tactical contest. To the jeers of a pro-Marquez crowd at the Thomas and Mack Center, two judges awarded the bout to Bradley, 116-112 and 115-113, while the third judge saw it 115-113 for Marquez. Bradley almost sent Marquez down with a left hook in the closing seconds of the 12th.
Timothy Bradley won by a split decision, with Glenn Feldman scoring it 7 to 5 for JMM. Robert Hoyle saw is 7-5 for Bradley, and Patricia Morse-Jarman scored it 8 rounds to 4 for Bradley. Glenn Feldman was in the majority in more rounds than Jarman and Hoyle, however.
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas - Former four division champion Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40KOs) was far from happy with scores for his twelve round split decision loss to WBO welterweight king Timothy Bradley (31-0, 12KOs). Two judges saw it 115-113, 116-112 in favor of Bradley, and the third had 115-113 for Marquez. Marquez believes he was robbed for the sixth time in his career. The only defeat that he actually admits is the one-sided twelve round decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2009.