The World Boxing Council would like to congratulate Timothy Bradley for winning the WBC super lightweight world championship and the green and gold belt with a close but clear split decision in a very good fight against Junior Witter, who lost the title with honor and dignity. The event was promoted in England by the prestigious and always improving Mick Hennessy.

“Junior Witter will continue to be highly rated by the WBC, as he was a great champion and deserves other opportunities, while Timothy Bradley showed that his undefeated record and his class as a fighter were highly deserving of the opportunity.

“The neutral judges were Omar Mintun, México, 115-113, Bradley; Daniel Van de Wiel, Belgium, 114-113 , Bradley ; and Franco Ciminale, Italy, 112-115, Witter. The decision showed the merit and impartiality of neutral judges in a system that is respected and practiced in every country of the 164 affiliated with the WBC except the United States.

“I remember how disappointed and frustrated Timothy Bradley was after the cancellation of his WBC final elimination bout against Jose Luis Castillo on a medical ruling, but that day he won his official challenger position to fight the great champion Junior Witter.

“It was funny to listen to the Showtime commentators saying that Bradley had no reason to be the official challenger when, to them, he was not rated in the top 10, which was not the first time that this has happened. They are the experts in commentating on TV, but the WBC is the expert in ratings by having a worldwide committee formed of historians and statistical experts with integrity and love for the sport.

“Timothy Bradley proved once again the importantance of the WBC professional Youth Championship. He is a former WBC Youth champion, as is Samuel Peter, Jorge Arce, Juan Diaz, Sithsamuochai Oleydong, and Krystof Wlodarsky.”




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