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An HBO-televised Jan 29 bout between WBC and IBF junior welterweight (140 pounds) king Devon Alexander (pictured above, at left) and his WBO counterpart Tim Bradley (pictured above, at right) is close to being finalized, and if it signed, Bradley isn't likely to be fighting in the fall, said Bradley's promoter, Gary Shaw.
Shaw has said that he and Alexander's promoter, Don King, "are pretty much on the same page," and HBO's President of Sports, Ross Greenburg, is high on the match up and the date.
"We're close, yes. HBO has made one offer and they're going to come back with a final offer maybe even sometime this week. And then I'll make Team Bradley the final offer to fight Devon Alexander," said Shaw.
"I know that HBO is willing to put a lot of muscle behind that fight in order to make that one of their premiere fights of 2011," said Shaw. "Their muscle and their marketing power is as important as the money that they pay for the fight. Once we sign Devon Alexander, no, Tim Bradley won't be fighting in the fall."
Bradley and Alexander are considered two of the premiere fighters in perhaps boxing's deepest and most talent-rich weight class, along with WBA champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 knockouts), WBA interim titlist Marcos Rene Maidana (28-1, 27 KOs) and Victor Ortiz (27-2-1, 21 KOs).
The 26-year-old Bradley (26-0, 11 knockouts) of Palm Springs, Calif., is coming off of last month's unanimous decision over welterweight (147 pounds) Carlos Luis Abregu (29-1, 23 KOs) of Salta Salta, Argentina, in an HBO-televised, non-title bout.
On Saturday night, the 23-year-old southpaw Alexander (20-0, 13 KOs) makes an HBO-televised second defense of his WBC title, and the first of his IBF crown against former WBA titlist Andriy Kotelnik (31-3-1, 13 KOs) before his hometown fans in St. Louis, Mo.
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