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ALL the big fights seem to be coming together at the moment.

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By Jake Donovan - Strike while the iron is hot. If there’s a fight to be made, then by all means make it. The longer you wait for it to build up before making it a reality, the greater the chance that something goes wrong. There are plenty of examples to be cited, but doing so would only conjure up endless – and pointless – debates over why it hasn’t yet happened, who’s to blame, whose is bigger and all that nonsense. However, there are those fights where perhaps putting a little bit of time between concept and reality isn’t such a bad thing. A pending junior welterweight showdown between Timothy Bradley and Amir Khan is rapidly shifting towards that category. When HBO first floated the idea of an unofficial junior welterweight tourney, the aforementioned matchup was one that most experts envisioned as its grand finale. Khan had long ago put in the rearview mirror a humiliating first round knockout loss to Breidis Prescott, rattling off seven straight wins. His last five have catapulted him towards the top of the junior welterweight rankings, including wins over Andriy Kotelnik, Paul Malignaggi and his thriller with Marcos Maidana last December. The only remaining road block between Khan and divisional supremacy, is the level of superiority exuded by Bradley over the course of the past three years. His reign began with a well-earned road win over Junior Witter in his first ever fight outside of California, never mind traveling to the titlist’s backyard to score what at the time was regarded as a considerable upset. As time marched on, fans have come around to recognize that the title win was no fluke. Victories over Kendall Holt and previously unbeaten Lamont Peterson bookended a super 2009 campaign, and has since snatched two more “0’s” with HBO-televised wins over Luis Abregu and Devon Alexander.

According to sources close to the negotiations, there is "no commitment completed for the Tim Bradley-Amir Khan fight," on July 23, and "The fight's not done."

WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan is pushing Golden Boy Promotions to close a unification deal to fight WBC/WBO champion Tmothy Bradley on July 23rd in the United States. The fight will either take place in Las Vegas or California. Bradley last fought on April 16, winning a technical decision over Paul McCloskey. Bradley fought in January, winning a technical decision over Devon Alexander. Both fighters had their bouts cut short due to accidental head clashes.

During a recent visit to the Wild Card Boxing Club, trainer Freddie Roach was mobbed by reporters at Manny Pacquiao's open media workout. While the building was packed well before Pacquiao's arrival, it was Roach who was then the center of attention as he addressed a myriad of topics related to the sport and his own personal career.

WBO/WBC junior welterweight champion Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley wasn't too impressed by WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan's most recent performance. Khan defeated Paul McCloskey via technical decision on Saturday in Manchester, England. Bradley watched the performance on HBO and told BoxingScene.com, "If he is going to fight like that against me it is going to be easy work for me."

According to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, an agreement was reached to extend the promotional agreement with WBA junior welterweight king Amir Khan (25-1, 17KOs). The British star has signed a new multi-fight deal with Golden Boy. Last Saturday night in Manchester, Khan won a unanimous six round technical decision over Irish fighter Paul McCloskey.

Amir Khan was keen to move on to bigger and better things after an unsavoury week ended with an unsatisfactory win over furious WBA light-welterweight title challenger Paul McCloskey.

WBO/WBC junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley is just waiting for the moment to get his hands on Amir Khan, the champion of the WBA. If the fight doesn't happen in the summer, Bradley doesn't seem to care. He says there are many options out there, at 140 and 147. Khan must first take care of business later tonight at the MEN Arena in Manchester, when he defends his title against undefeated Paul McCloskey.