PROMO: Watch Pacquiao vs. Bradley II on HBO Pay-Per View April 12th

Round 2 of the Pacquiao vs. Bradley match is live on April 12th.

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June 2012. A young upstart named Tim Bradley, Jr. was moving up a weight class to try and take the crown from a heavily favored reigning champion, who, after a seven-year and 15-match win streak, had become a living legend (not to mention a congressman). Many expected it wouldn't even last 12 rounds. They were wrong. Not only did it go all the way, but the now legendary match ended with a split-decision heard round the world. The impossible had happened. Manny Pacquiao had lost.

Now it's time for round two.

On April 12, Top Rank will present the most anticipated rematch in recent memory, when eight-time champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao will once again take on the undefeated welterweight champ, Tim Bradley, Jr., in front of a packed house at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In his first U.S. fight of the year, Pacman will attempt to erase any doubt about whether that split decision was as bogus as many thought it was. For his part, "Desert Storm" Bradley is out to prove that his victory was no fluke. Some point to his recent wins over Ruslan Provodnikov and Juan Manuel Márquez as proof that Bradley has greatly matured as a fighter, while others cite the closeness of those same matches as reason to wonder whether he can even endure another bout with Manny. 

Pacquaio vs. Bradley II will be shown on HBO Pay-Per-View on Saturday, April 12, with all the undercard action beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 PM PT. The entire non-televised portion of the card will also be streamed live on www.toprank.tv.

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