Daily Media Weigh-in

Featherweight Lopez A Budding Star » If he were American, and about 30 pounds heavier, he’d be a superstar. • But as it stands, Puerto Rican southpaw Juan Manuel Lopez is already a pretty big deal… Lyle Fitzsimmons, www.sportsnetwork.com

Bradley Gets Taste Of Hollywood » HOLLYWOOD — For one day at least, the mild-mannered Timothy Bradley went Hollywood, holding an open media training session at the Fortune Gym off of Sunset. • Now ranked among the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world, Bradley’s camp wanted to hold a media session in Los Angeles to maximize his exposure for the July 17 fight against Carlos Abregu at The Show inside the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa. The fight will be televised on HBO… LEIGHTON GINN, www.mydesert.com

Inside Boxing: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Making A Name For Himself » He has one of the great names in boxing history, but it had been more of a hindrence than a help. Comparisons with his dad were inevitable and always unfair. • He will never emerge completely from his father’s shadow, but two weeks ago (a week after Father’s Day), Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. created his own shadow in the Alamodome in San Antonio, where his father fought a draw with Pernell Whitaker 17 years ago… BOB HANNA, www.southcoasttoday.com

Juan Manuel Lopez photo by Chris Farina/Top Rank