Adrien Broner
| Adrien Broner | |
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 Broner in his corner between rounds of his fight against DeMarco | |
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Adrien Jerome Broner |
| Nickname(s) |
"The Problem"[1] "Lil Brother"[2] "About Billions" "AB" "The Can Man" |
| Rated at |
Super Featherweight (130 lb) Lightweight (135 lb) Light Welterweight (140 lb) Welterweight (147 lb) |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
July 28, 1989 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 31 |
| Wins | 30 |
| Wins by KO | 22 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Adrien Jerome Broner, (born July 28, 1989) is an American professional boxer. He is a three-time world champion and is the former WBC lightweight champion, WBO super featherweight champion and WBA welterweight champion of the world. He reached a peak position of #6 Pound For Pound by The Ring magazine.[3]
Professional boxer
Adrien Broner became a three-division world champion by the age of 23. He is a Cincinnati native, who started boxing when he was 6 years old, and stated that the sport saved him from a life on the streets.[4]
Fighting style
Adrien Broner is an orthodox, highly defensive fighter with speed and power and good boxing skills, who has widely drawn comparisons to Floyd Mayweather, Jr., who Adrien himself considers his 'big brother'. The similarities between the two include the shoulder roll defense used by both boxers.
Super Featherweight
Adrien Broner is a fighter who turned professional on 31 May 2008 and scored three consecutive first round knockouts against Allante Davis, David Warren Huffman and Ramon Flores. In Broner's fourth fight he faced Terrance Jett at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on the undercard of the Ricky Hatton vs Paulie Malignaggi fight. Broner defeated Jett with a stoppage in the sixth round. In Broner's fifth professional fight and final of 2008, he faced Scott Furney on the undercard of Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao fight. Broner stopped Furney in the first round bringing his record to 5(5)-0-0.
In January 2009 he was forced to go the distance with Jose Alfredo Lugo, at the Staples Center on the undercard of Shane Mosley vs Antonio Margarito. Broner returned to the ring in March scoring a unanimous decision over Eric Ricker. Three weeks later Broner stopped Angel Rodriguez in the fourth round. In his eighth fight Broner stepped up to eight rounds in a hard fought fight with Fernando Quintero, pulling out a controversial majority decision victory in a fight that Quintero took on 4 days' notice. In June at the Staples Center Broner met Australian William Kickett, scoring a sixth round knockout. On the Juan Díaz vs Paul Malignaggi undercard in Houston Broner make short work of Edgar Portillo, victory coming via stoppage in the first round. Broner defeated Henry White Jr via KO in September and finished his busy year against Tommy Atencio. Broner stopped Atencio in the first round, for the sixth time in thirteen fights. Broner then had a fourth round stoppage victory over Roberto Acevedo. Broner fought 4 more times in 2010 against Rafael Lora, Carlos Claudio, Guillermo Sanchez, and Ilido Julio, stopping all of them.
Broner vs. Ponce De Leon
Broner took his first major step up in weight when he competed against former Super Bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce de León on March 5, 2011. In what was truly a very closely contested fight, Broner came away with a controversial unanimous decision victory. Broner got off to a slow start, having trouble penetrating De Leon's high guard. Broner came on strong in the fourth, hurting De Leon with a body shot. Broner slowed down in the middle and later rounds, though landed the cleaner shots, while De Leon proved to be the busier fighter. CompuBox had Broner landing 126 of his 351 (36%) of his total punches, while De Leon landed 127 of his 592 (21%) punches. Harold Lederman scored the fight: 96-94, in Ponce De Leon's favour.
Broner's next fight was on HBO's Boxing After Dark show from Guadalajara, Mexico, Adrien Broner took on Top 10 Super Featherweight contender Jason Litzau in a fight scheduled for ten rounds. Broner landed combos on the ropes late in the first, with a straight right, left hook and then a right uppercut hurting the Minnesotan badly. He crumpled, and the ref leaped in, seeing he was out. The official end came at 2:58 of the first round.
Super Featherweight title
After having no luck in securing a fight Ricky Burns, the former WBO super featherweight champion, to fight him on November 26, 2011,[5] Broner fought contender Vicente Martin Rodriguez on the undercard of the Saul Alvarez vs. Kermit Cintron fight card on HBO as part of a double header.[6] He defeated Rodriguez by knockout in the third round, to win the vacant WBO Super Featherweight World title.
Broner made a successful first defense of his WBO belt against Top 10 Super Featherweight contender and mandatory challenger Eloy Perez on a Feb. 25, 2012 HBO-televised card.[7] with a knockout victory. Broner controlled the pace and action from start to finish, beating Perez to the punch and walking him down with ease. The fight ended when Broner landed a straight hand on Perez, followed by another right hand as Perez was going down.
Broner's next scheduled fight was to be on July 21, 2012, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, against Super Featherweight contender Vicente Escobedo. However, at weigh-in for the fight on July 20, Broner was 133 1/2 pounds, well over the 130-pound limit for the Super Featherweight class, and was automatically stripped of his title. The fight went on as scheduled and Broner won by 5th round TKO when Escobedo's corner threw in the towel.[8]
Lightweight
Broner vs. DeMarco
Broners next fight was scheduled for November 17, 2012, in Atlantic City at Boardwalk Hall, and was aired on HBO. The fight marked Broner's debut in the Lightweight division. The opponent was the WBC Lightweight champion and Ring No. 1-ranked Lightweight, Antonio DeMarco. Broner started the fight off boxing DeMarco, working behind his jab and using his shoulder roll defense to frustrate DeMarco. In the early rounds, Broner was able to hit DeMarco with his quick counter left hook several times. By the 4th round, Broner and DeMarco decided to stand toe-to-toe in the center of the ring and trade punches. It was Broner who got the better of the inside fight though, with his speed and quick combination punching taking its toll on DeMarco. By the 6th round, DeMarco had cut and his face swollen in several places, as he still opted to stand toe-to-toe with Broner, with Broner barely missing his right uppercuts and working the body of DeMarco as well. Then, in the 8th round, Broner opened up another fast combination which hurt DeMarco and than a swinging left uppercut sent DeMarco to the canvas for the first time in his career. DeMarco's corner stopped the fight right after the knockdown, giving Broner his second world title in as many weight classes.
Broner vs. Gavin Rees
CompuBox had Broner landing 241 of his 451 total punches. After the fight, Broner said he'd be interested in fighting Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Márquez and current WBO Lightweight champion Ricky Burns. Broner is set to make his first title defense on February 16, 2013, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Having no luck at getting fellow Lightweight champion Ricky Burns to fight him in February, Broner is set to fight Ring No. 6-ranked Lightweight Gavin Rees.
Broner stopped Rees in five rounds, after Rees' corner threw in the towel at the end of the round. Rees had some success early, when Broner was clowning and showboating, landing jabs and body shots. By round 3, Broner was in complete control, hitting Rees with his counter left hook at will, as well as hitting Rees at will on the inside. In the 4th round, Broner sent Rees to the canvas with a quick right uppercut, and landed more combinations as the round ended. In the 5th, after a brief clinch between the two, they separated and Broner landed a hard left body shot on Rees, dropping Rees to a knee. Broner ended the round teeing off on Rees, with Rees' trainer throwing in the towel from the corner. CompuBox had Broner landing 48% of his punches in the fight, as well as ending the fight landing 40 of 57 in the final round.
Welterweight
Broner vs. Malignaggi
After failing to secure a fight with fellow Lightweight champion Ricky Burns, Broner decided to move up two weight classes to Welterweight in order to fight two division champion Paulie Malignaggi. Malignaggi was the WBA Welterweight Champion and ''Ring'' No. 6 ranked Welterweight. Broner defeated Malignaggi in a split decision, with one judge scoring the fight 115-113 for Malignaggi, and the other two scoring 117-111 and 115-113 for Broner, making him a 3 weight world champion at just 23 years of age. Malignaggi started the fight fast and aggressive, throwing many punches and applying his jab often. Malignaggi won many of the early rounds on many peoples scorecards. Broner found his timing by the middle of the fight, effectively timing Malignaggi with lead right hands and counter left hooks. CompuBox had the totaled Broner landing 246 (47%) of his total punches, and 214 (51%) of power punches. While Malignaggi landed 120 jabs throughout the fight, but only 94 (25%) power punches. Many people felt Compubox did not reward Malignaggi for his body shots. This led to a controversial split decision that some ringside observers had Malignaggi winning, although The Associated Press scored the fight 117-111 for Broner.
Broner vs. Maidana
Broner made his first defense at Welterweight against former Light Welterweight champion Marcos Maidana. Broner had stated before the fight that he did not take training camp seriously for the Malignaggi fight, and that he was going to make a statement in his first defense. From the opening bell, Maidana swarmed Broner, punishing him to the body and the head. In the second round, a left hook sent Broner down for the first time in his career. Broner recovered and seemed to be on the verge of taking control over a tiring Maidana, but a Maidana right to the body followed by a left hook to the head once again put Broner down in round 8. Maidana punished a humbled Broner for the remainder of the fight, winning the fight via unanimous decision and giving Broner his first loss as a pro.
Junior Welterweight
Broner vs. Taylor
Following a unanimous decision victory against Carlos Molina, Broner remained at junior welterweight to fight Emmanuel Taylor. Taylor won his last fight by way of unanimous decision against Karim Mayfield. Emmanuel Taylor started the fight charging Broner. Broner spent a large portion of the early rounds on the ropes, appearing to be unaffected by Taylor's punches. In the middle rounds, Broner increased his punch activity, making for back and forth action. By round 8, Taylor's activity reduced dramatically, allowing Broner to secure the last four rounds. Broner sealed the decision in his favor with a left hook to the jaw of Taylor which sent Taylor to the canvas in round 12. Broner won the fight via unanimous decision with the judges scorecards as 116-111, 116-111, 115-112.[9] Broner landed 201 of 524 punches thrown (38%) while Taylor landed 181 of 655 punches thrown (28%).[10]
Professional boxing record
| 30 Wins (22 Knockouts, 8 Decisions), 1 Loss, 0 Draw[11] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 30–1 |  John Molina, Jr. |
UD | 12 | 2015-03-07 | MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 29–1 | Emmanuel Taylor |
UD | 12 | 2014-09-06 | U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 28–1 | Carlos Molina |
UD | 10 | 2014-05-03 | MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Won vacant WBA International Light Welterweight title. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 27–1 |  Marcos Maidana |
UD | 12 | 2013-12-14 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
Lost WBA Welterweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 27–0 | Paulie Malignaggi |
SD | 12 | 2013-06-22 | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York |
Won WBA Welterweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 26–0 |  Gavin Rees |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:59 | 2013-02-16 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Retained WBC Lightweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 25–0 |  Antonio DeMarco |
TKO | 8 (12), 1:49 | 2012-11-17 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Won WBC Lightweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 24–0 | Vicente Escobedo |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:42 | 2012-07-21 | U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 23–0 | Eloy Pérez |
KO | 4 (12), 2:44 | 2012-02-25 | Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri |
Retained WBO Super Featherweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 22–0 | Vicente Martín Rodríguez |
KO | 3 (12), 1:43 | 2011-11-26 | U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Won vacant WBO Super Featherweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 21–0 | Jason Litzau |
TKO | 1 (10), 2:58 | 2011-06-18 | Arena VFG, Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, Jalisco |
Won vacant WBC USNBC Super Featherweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 20–0 | Daniel Ponce de León |
UD | 10 | 2011-03-05 | Honda Center, Anaheim, California |
Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Super Featherweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 19–0 | John Revish |
RTD | 1 (8), 3:00 | 2011-01-15 | Taft Masonic Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Won vacant WBC USNBC Lightweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 18–0 |  Ilido Julio |
TKO | 1 (8), 1:34 | 2010-11-06 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 17–0 |  Guillermo Sanchez |
TKO | 2 (10), 1:48 | 2010-09-04 | Hamiltion County Fairgrounds, Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 16–0 | Carlos Claudio |
RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 2010-06-19 | Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Won vacant WBC Youth Inter-Continental Super Featherweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 15–0 |  Rafael Lora |
TKO | 1 (10), 3:00 | 2010-05-14 | Paradise Theater, The Bronx, New York |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 14–0 | Roberto Acevedo |
TKO | 4 (6), 0:14 | 2010-01-23 | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 13–0 | Tommy Atencio |
TKO | 1 (6), 2:58 | 2009-11-28 | Duke Energy Convention Center, Cincinnati, Ohio |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 12–0 | Henry White, Jr. |
KO | 3 (6), 3:00 | 2009-09-05 | Hamiltion County Fairgrounds, Cincinnati, Ohio |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 11–0 | Edgar Portillo |
TKO | 1 (10), 1:37 | 2009-08-22 | Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 10–0 |  William Kickett |
KO | 6 (8), 2:58 | 2009-06-27 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 9–0 | Fernando Quintero |
MD | 8 | 2009-05-08 | Sundance Square, Fort Worth, Texas |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 8–0 | Angel Rodriguez |
TKO | 4 (6), 0:23 | 2009-04-04 | Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 7–0 | Eric Ricker |
UD | 6 | 2009-03-14 | Duke Energy Convention Center, Cincinnati, Ohio |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 6–0 | Jose Alfredo Lugo |
UD | 6 | 2009-01-24 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 5–0 | Scott Furney |
TKO | 1 (6), 1:14 | 2008-12-06 | MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 4–0 | Terrance Jett |
TKO | 6 (6), 0:33 | 2008-11-22 | MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 3–0 | Ramon Flores |
TKO | 1 (4), 2:11 | 2008-09-27 | The Home Depot Center, Carson, California |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 2–0 | David Warren Huffman |
TKO | 1 (4), 1:20 | 2008-08-30 | Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" | Win | 1–0 | Allante Davis |
KO | 1 (4), 0:32 | 2008-05-31 | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Professional debut. |
Filmography
| Television Series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | 2 Days: Adrien Broner | Himself | Documentary |
| 2 Days: Adrien Broner Part II | |||
| 2013 | A Day in the Life | ||
Entrance themes
- "Lurkin'" by Waka Flocka Flame (July 21, 2012)
- "Backseat Freestyle" by Kendrick Lamar (November 17, 2012)
- "Ain't Worried About Nothin'" by French Montana (June 22, 2013) [12]
- "Box Chevy" by Rick Ross (May 3, 2014) [13]
- "Lifestyle" by Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan (September 6, 2014) [14]
References
- ↑ Ethridge, Brian (July 4, 2013). "Adrien Broner Lies To Fans About Next Opponent". IBT Media. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ↑ Christ, Scott (March 10, 2014). "Floyd Mayweather: Adrien Broner was warned about tougher fights and didn't listen". Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Adrien Broner #6 P4P in Ring ratings".
- ↑ Adrien Broner | Premier Boxing Champions
- ↑ "Warren: Burns Heading To Lightweight, WBO Title Shot - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ "Adrien Broner to fight Vicente Martin Rodriguez on November 26th on Alvarez-Cintron undercard". Boxingnews24.com. 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ Satterfield, Lem (2011-12-08). "Broner-Perez a done deal for Alexander-Maidana card | RingTV". Ringtv.craveonline.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ Rafael, Dan (2012-07-20). "Adrien Broner stripped of title". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ↑ Adrien Broner vs. Emanuel Taylor Results: Winner, Scorecard and Analysis | Bleacher Report
- ↑ Adrien Broner defeats Emanuel Taylor in 12 entertaining rounds - ESPN
- ↑ "Adrien Broner Professional boxing record". BoxRec Americas. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ↑ Montana, F. "Ain't Worried About Nothin'"
- ↑ Ross, R. "Box Chevy"
- ↑ Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan, and Birdman Walk Adrien Broner to The Ring | Complex
External links
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant Title last held by Ricky Burns |
WBO Super Featherweight Champion November 26, 2011 – July 20, 2012 Stripped |
Vacant Title next held by Román Martínez |
| Preceded by Antonio DeMarco |
WBC Lightweight Champion November 17, 2012 – January 29, 2014 Stripped |
Succeeded by Omar Figueroa Interim champ promoted |
| Preceded by Paulie Malignaggi |
WBA Welterweight Champion June 22, 2013 – December 14, 2013 |
Succeeded by Marcos René Maidana |