On May 10, 2008, Junior Witter (36-1-2, 21 KOs), the super-lightweight WBC champion, defends his title against American challenger, Timothy Bradley (21-0, 11 KOs).
Junior Witter is coming in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round KO victory over Vivian Harris, 8 months and 3 days ago. Timothy Bradley is on a 21-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Miguel Vázquez, 9 months and 13 days ago.
The winning odds are at 72.9-27.1 in favor of Junior Witter, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Timothy Bradley will put on a really good performance, Witter will be required to be at his best.
Timothy Bradley defeated Junior Witter via split decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Bradley improves his record to 22-0, while Witter adds a loss to his record at 36-2-2.