Timothy Bradley (32-1-1, 12 KOs) defeated previously unbeaten Jessie Vargas (26-1, 9 KOs) by a unanimous decision on Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
But there was drama and confusion in the final moments of the fight before Bradley won by scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 115-112.
American Bradley took the fight to his countryman Vargas from the first round. Vargas did land some punches of his own and rocked the former two-division world champion in the fifth but…