Commonwealth title lure for Bradford
GEELONG Muay Thai sensation Chris Bradford is weighing up the possibility of a Commonwealth title bout after claiming the biggest victory of his career.
After a career- defining unanimous points decision over Brad Traynor in the Australian Caged Muay Thai series on the Gold Coast, Bradford is considering fighting in another main event.
The 35-year-old has put retirement on hold as promoters plot a lightheavyweight bout for the vacant Commonwealth title in March.
‘‘It’s exciting times at the moment, but it’s all just words at the moment. But if it did come to fruition it would be an amazing thing,’’ Bradford said.
‘‘I’ll sit back and relax for now and spend time with wife and family and we’ll see what happens.’’
Bradford produced a nearf l awless f i ght to down Queenslander Traynor, 30-27.
‘‘It was definitely one of the best wins of my career because it’s one of Australia’s premier events at the moment,’’ Bradford said.
‘‘An audience like that on Foxtel is amazing and for me to come away with a really strong, convincing win just really helps put my gym (Top Tier) and myself as a fighter on the map.’’
Bradford said everything went to plan. ‘‘My weight cut was fantastic, I dropped 71⁄ kilos in 32 hours, so by the time weigh-in came I was spot-on with my weight and within the next 24 hours I’d rehydrated fully and had put all of those kilos back on and was fighting-fit,’’ he said.
‘‘When I stepped into the cage, I didn’t take a backward step.
‘‘I pushed the action the whole time – came forward and caught my opponent a little off-guard because I was always pushing forward and throwing punches, kicks and elbows. The judges saw my hard work and gave me the unanimous decision, so I was very happy.’’