Unbeaten WBC super lightweight champion Timothy Bradley (23-0, 11 KOs) successfully defended his world title for the first time with a twelve round unanimous decision over #6 rated Edner Cherry (24-6-2, 12 KOs) in a very entertaining fight on Saturday night at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. Cherry connected early in round one, but champion began control the bout with sharp, quick punches. Cherry landed a good left hook in the fourth round, but Bradley simply outboxed and outpunched Cherry, finally dropping Cherry in round eight with a huge right hand. Bradley dominated until the eleventh when Cherry landed a clean right hand. Both fighters let their hands go, throwing big shots in the twelfth. Scores were 117-110, 118-109, 119-109. On a side note, the WBC eventually relented and agreed to accept the scoring of the judges assigned by the Mississippi Commission.
Former WBO 122- and 130-pound Joan Guzman did not make the lightweight limit of 135 pounds at Friday's weigh in (3 1/2 pounds over) and informed the Mississippi Athletic Commission in his hotel room at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino at approximately 6 p.m. CT tonight that he would elect to not fight IBF, WBO, and WBA lightweight champion Nate "The Galaxxy Warrior" Campbell, who had made the weight as prescribed at the official weigh in.
Forrest regains WBC 154lb belt!
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