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Timothy Bradley Jr. to fight in March

Updated: February 3, 2013, 11:02 AM ET
By Dan Rafael | ESPN.com

Welterweight titleholder Timothy Bradley Jr., whose last ring appearance resulted in a highly controversial split decision win against Manny Pacquiao in June, is returning to the ring.

Bradley will make the first defense of the 147-pound belt he claimed against Pacquiao when he faces Russia's Ruslan Provodnikov (22-1, 15 KOs) on March 16 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said Saturday.

The fight will headline an HBO "World Championship Boxing" ...

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