Apr 11, 2014; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Timothy Bradley Jr. on the scale for the weigh in for his rematch with Manny Pacquiao (not pictured) for the WBO welterweight title on Saturday, April 12 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY SportsUSA TODAY Sports

Timothy Bradley Injury: Updates on Boxing Star's Cheek and Return

Joseph ZuckerDec 13, 2014

Timothy Bradley suffered a cheekbone injury in Saturday's fight against Diego Gabriel Chaves. Although it was confirmed that it wasn't fractured on Mondnay.

Continue for updates.

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Bradley MRI Negative

Monday, Dec. 15

Chris Williams of boxingnews24.com provides an update on Timothy Bradley after undergoing an MRI on his cheek:

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Tim Bradley’s X-rays after his fight against Diego Chaves (23-2-1, 19 KOs) turned out to be negative for a fractured cheekbone, according to Top Rank.
Bradley feared that he suffered a fracture of his left cheekbone due to the swelling during the fight at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Fortunately for Bradley and Top Rank, he didn’t suffer a fracture.
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Bradley Injures Cheek

Saturday, Dec. 13

Timothy Bradley's frustration from his draw on Saturday night against Diego Gabriel Chaves will only be compounded after he appeared to have suffered a noticeable facial injury.

The 31-year-old admitted in the post-fight interview that he likely fractured his cheekbone, per Yahoo Sports' Kevin Iole:

Iole more detail as well:

Many felt that Bradley was the deserving winner, despite one of the judges giving the fight to Chaves and another scoring it a draw. ESPN's Dan Rafael was less than pleased with the final outcome:

Bradley's had a rough year—first losing to Manny Pacquiao in April and closing out 2014 with this contentious draw.

With no other info about the injury, it's hard to say when he'll return to the ring in 2015.