Bob Arum to ESPN: It's Bradley vs Marquez, Pacquiao vs Rios or Alvarado

Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum confirmed to ESPN's Dan Rafael that the groups of Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez have agreed to terms for a bout in September or October, while Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao is slated to fight Mike Alvarado or Brandon Rios "in the fall in Asia."

Marquez-Bradley had been rumored last week, when the Mexican Marquez told ESPN Deportes Radio that he was leaning towards the American Bradley.

However, at that time, Bradley's manager Cameron Dunkin denied that a fight between the two had been set, telling The Desert Sun, "We don't know anything about it, I don't know any hint about it."

That bout, between the two boxers who inflicted losses on Pacquiao last year, is tentatively set for Las Vegas, in either September or October, as Floyd Mayweather Jr. is slated to fight on September 14, also in Vegas.

Bradley recently picked up a unanimous 115-112, 114-113, 114-113 decision win against Ruslan Provodnikov in March, to retain his WBO welterweight title, while Marquez put off retirement in January to get back into the ring.

Meanwhile, Pacquiao's opponent is still up in the air, though Arum did confirm that the fight would be held in Asia, most likely in Macau, which recently hosted the Brian Viloria vs Juan Francisco Estrada match.

Pacquiao's two opponents, Mike Alvarado and Bradon Rios, recently fought a rematch last March, with Alvarado getting a unanimous 115-113, 115-113, 114-113 decision for the interim WBO light welterweight title. 

article source: AMD, GMA News, gmanetwork.com

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