Tim Bradley Questions Russell’s Plan to Delay Shakur Fight

Menu Results Schedule Rankings Videos Tickets Forum Contact Us Menu Rankings Schedule Results Boxing Live Tim Bradley Questions Russell’s Plan to Delay Shakur Fight Google News Preferred Source By Boxing News 24 Desk - 09/27/2026 - Comments Gary Antuanne Russell wants a fight with Shakur Stevenson to grow, but Tim Bradley says the WBA champion is gambling with an opportunity already in front of him. According to Bradley, Russell has been offered $2 million to face Shakur in a 140-pound unification. Russell’s talk of making the fight later left Bradley asking what more he expects to gain by waiting.

Dan Rafael reported that Zuffa Boxing contacted PBC with an offer for Russell, and Shakur then called him out publicly. The reported offer did not disclose a purse, so the $2 million figure remains Bradley’s claim. Russell has indicated he would rather make the fight down the line.

“When $500,000 is your biggest paycheck, okay? And you got an opportunity to make $2 million to fight one of the best fighters on planet Earth, right? You can dethrone him. And this is for the 140 lb crown. And you turn it down. You talking about duck," said Bradley on his channel about Antuanne Russell.