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"Washington, D.C., New Orleans, Atlanta and Detroit are all sites that are being looked at" as potential hosts for the Jan. 29, HBO televised junior welterweight (140 pounds) unification clash between WBO champion Tim Bradley (pictured above, at right) of Palm Springs, Calif., and southpaw WBC and IBF counter part Devon Alexander of St. Louis, Mo., Bradley's promoter, Gary Shaw, told FanHouse.
Bradley is 26-0, with 11 knockouts, and Alexander, 21-0, with 13 stoppages.
Shaw denied reports that Miami's American Airlines Arena has been discussed as a potential venue with co-promoter Don King, even though King has secured that venue for a heavyweight WBC eliminator bout between former 2004 Olympic gold medalist, Odlanier Solis (16-0, 12 knocouts), of Miami by way of Cuba, and Ray Austin (28-4-4, 18 KOs), of Cleveland whose winner becomes the mandatory challenger to WBC titlist Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KOs).
"There has been no discussion about finalizing Miami's American Airlines Arena. Zero. There are many sites that are under consideration," said Shaw. "At this time, it is not even close to being a done deal. This is a co-promotion. There is not one party that can bind the other."
King could not be reached for comment. But according to Alan Hopper, King also will feature IBF light heavyweight (175 pounds) champion Tavoris Cloud (21-0, 18 KOs) on the Solis-Austin under card against an opponent to be determined.
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