Thompson Boxing Promotions returns to the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California for its final show of 2005. In the main event, Thompson's own Timothy Ray Bradley will put his WBC youth welterweight title on the line against Jorge Padilla. This will headline a six bout card on Monday, November 21st.

    Timothy Ray Bradley has been one of the more talked about young prospects in the Southern California area. Trained by Joel Diaz, brother of Julio and Antonio, Bradley is 9-0 with 5 KOs. Bradley combines speed, and slickness to go along with power. In his last fight, Bradley took a major step up against Francisco Rincon, who was 10-2, and Bradley had no problems as he cruised to a shutout unanimous decision. On Monday night, Bradley will face another tough test in Jorge Padilla, who is 6-2.

    Also on the card will be junior welterweight Shaun "The Pitbull" Plessis of Sparwood, British Columbia, who has won seven in a row and has a 15-2 record. Plessis is trained by Hall of Fame Trainer Jessie Reid, and has been looking more impressive with each fight. He will take on Daniel Gonzalez of Billings, Montana in an 8 round junior welterweight bout. Gonzalez comes in with a record of 7-4-2.

    There will be four other fights on the "Path to Glory" card. In a six round middleweight bout, Jaudiel Zepeda will take on Horatio Garcia of Sacramento. Zepeda will be fighting for the first time outside of Mexico, and has an impressive record of 4-0 with 4 KOs. Garcia comes in with a 13-5, 1 KO record, having fought the likes of Antonio Margarito, and has a victory over Juan Carlos Rubio. In an intriguing four round super middleweight bout, Ramon Espinoza of Pacoima, California will take on James Parison of San Diego. Parison sports a 3-0 record, but takes on the upset minded Espinoza, who is 6-4. Espinoza has garnered a reputation for upsetting undefeated fighters, as he has done this on two separate occasions.

11-18-2005