Timothy Bradley

On May 15, 2010, he got married to his childhood buddy, Monica Manzo, thereby becoming the adoptive father to Monica’s son and daughter from her previous marriage. The couple had a daughter in July 2011.

He is popularly known as “Desert Storm”, a name chosen by himself, which he heard in the background of the rapper ‘Fabolous’. Besides, he finds it amazing to invite his opponents and fans to fight him each time he enters the boxing ring.

He is currently being trained by Joel Diaz, an ex-fighter himself, while his father is his conditioning guide and coach.

Born as Timothy Ray ‘Tim’ Bradley Jr. on August 29, 1983, in Palm Springs, California, to Timothy and Kathleen Bradley, this boxing professional had set his eyes on the boxing ring since childhood.

He spent his growing years in Cathedral City and completed his schooling from Cathedral City High School.

A born athlete, he was encouraged to join football; however, he chose to chase his passionate dream of becoming a boxing champion, from the age of 10.

His boxing training started in his teenage years, though he worked as a dishwasher and waiter in a local hotel initially before he took up boxing as a fulltime profession.

He started his boxing career at ten years, compiling an unbelievable 140 bouts to his growing list. He has defeated various unbeatable boxers, like Devon Alexander, Luis Carlos Abregu, Lamont Peterson and Eli Addison.

Apart from becoming a popular face in the United States, he showcased his talent in France, Germany and Tahiti as well, and went on to conquer the titles of Under-19 National Tournament Champion and Junior Golden Gloves Champion.

By the time he was prepared to plunge into full-time boxing, he was the third best boxer in America and had claimed the National Championship twice.

In August 2004, Bradley began his professional career by defeating Francisco Martinez in a Technical Knockout (TKO) in the second round, at Omega Products International in Corona, California.

His first title belt came through in September 2005, where he clinched the vacant WBC (World Boxing Council) Youth World Welterweight Title, by beating Francisco Rincon from Mexico.

In October 2008, he fought for the full world title after Jose Luis Castillo failed to enter the WBC super lightweight championship. He fought and defeated British boxer and local favorite, Junior Witter to win the WBC Junior Welterweight title.

In April 2009, he played a major fight that unified the WBC and WBO (World Boxing Organization) titles, by defeating Kendall Holt of United States to defend his WBC title and Holt’s WBO title and becoming the new WBO champion.

His fight against the light welterweight title holder, WBC champ Devon Alexander, in January 2011, at Silverdome Arena, Pontiac, was one of his most prominent victories, where he retained his WBO junior welterweight title.

His controversial victory against the Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, multiple-title holder in eight different weight categories, in June 2012, and the WBO Welterweight title created wide speculations among media, critics and fans alike.

He successfully defended his WBO Welterweight title in March 2013, when he fought Ruslan Provodnikov in an exciting and fast-paced match.