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The highly-anticipated, title unification bout between Amir Khan and Timothy Bradley is a step closer to reality, according to Bradley’s co-promoter, Gary Shaw.

After speaking with Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions – which represents Khan – Shaw said a “deal in principle” is in place to have the two light welterweight champions fight on July 23 on HBO.

Cameron Dunkin, Bradley’s manager, confirmed the preliminary agreement, stating that his fighter is willing to extend his contract, which ends in June, with Shaw and Thompson Boxing to make the fight come to fruition.

“Gary said [to Bradley], ‘Would you be willing to extend our agreement long enough to get this fight done?’ Timmy told us to go ahead and pursue it,” Dunkin said.

With the first steps of negotiations in place, Shaw emphasized that both fighters must now review the terms of the contracts before signing off on the agreements.

“Nothing is done until that happens,” Shaw said.

In addition, Khan also must defeat undefeated Paul McCloskey on April 16 at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England.

With several stipulations remaining, the fight is far from complete. However, Dunkin seems confident it will occur.

“Khan wants this fight; Timmy is open to fighting anyone,” Dunkin said. “We’re not far along but this is a very, very doable fight.”

Khan (24-1, 17 KOs), the WBA light welterweight champion, outpointed Marcos Rene Maidana on Dec. 11, in a slugfest the Boxing Writers Association of America called the 2010 “Fight of the Year”. In polar opposite fashion, the WBO and WBC light welterweight champion, Bradley, is a fresh off a disappointing 10-round technical decision over Devon Alexander on Jan. 29.

—Alex Neely