Timothy Bradley to Make First Defense of 140-Pound Title on September 13

Posted by Ramon Aranda on 08.14.2008

Bradley will battle Edner Cherry on the undercard of Campbell-Guzman.

On September 13 on Showtime, Nate Campbell will face Joan Guzman in defense of his unified lightweight titles in the main event of Showtime Championship Boxing.

It was also announced today that on the undercard, WBC junior welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley (22-0, 11 KOs) will defend his belt against Edner "Cherry Bomb" Cherry (24-5-2, 12 KOs).

This will be Bradley's first title defense since upsetting Junior Witter on May 10th on ShoBox: The Next Generation.

"I'll never forget when they read the scores and I was announced as the new world champion," said the 24-year-old Bradley who lives in Palm Springs, Calif. "It was a dream come true."

"I'm here to prove that my fight against Witter was just the beginning. I have plenty of exciting fights left and I intend to successfully defend my title against Cherry. I've worked extremely hard to become a world champion and I have to admit, I enjoy the view from up here."

Cherry himself is coming off a three fight winning streak having recently knocked out Stevie Johnson in May.

"I relish challenges and will never back down from a championship fight," said the 26-year-old Cherry. "I was considered a big lightweight so moving up five pounds won't be as a big a deal for me as it would be for others.

"I think I'm in the same position as Bradley was when he fought Witter in May. Bradley had nothing to lose and was hungry for a win since it was his first world title fight. Now it's me who has the appetite for a world title. The challenger, as Bradley proved, is extremely dangerous in these types of situations."