Adrien Broner

Adrien Broner
Broner in 2012
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Real name	Adrien Jerome Broner
Nickname(s)	The Problem[1] Lil Brother[2] About Billions (AB) The Can Man
Rated at	Super featherweight Lightweight Light welterweight Welterweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Reach	71 in (180 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1989-07-28) July 28, 1989 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	34
Wins	31
Wins by KO	23
Losses	2
No contests	1

Adrien Jerome Broner (born July 28, 1989) is an American professional boxer and the current WBA (Super) super lightweight champion. He is a four-weight world champion, having previously held the WBC lightweight, WBO super featherweight and WBA welterweight titles. 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 fighter with good speed, power and boxing skills, who has widely drawn comparisons to Floyd Mayweather, Jr., due to his implementation of the 'shoulder roll' defensive tactic and counterpunching skills, and also for his persona outside of the ring.

Super Featherweight

Adrien Broner is a boxer who turned professional on May 31, 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. Broner found his timing by the middle of the fight, effectively timing Malignaggi with lead right hands and counter left hooks. CompuBox had Broner landing 246 (47%) of his total punches, and 214 (51%) of his power punches. Malignaggi landed 120 jabs throughout the fight, but only 94 (25%) power punches. Though there was some contention at ringside after the fight as to who deserved the split decision, The Associated Press agreed with the two judges who scored the fight for Broner, mirroring the score of 117-111 by one judge.

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

34 fights, 31 wins (23 knockouts), 2 losses, 1 no contest[11]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
N/A	N/A	Ashley Theophane[12]	N/A	- (12)	N/A		Defending WBA (Super) Light Welterweight title.
Win	31–2	Khabib Allakhverdiev	TKO	12 (12), 2:23	2015-10-03	U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio	Won vacant WBA Light Welterweight title.
Loss	30–2	Shawn Porter	UD	12	2015-06-20	MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	30–1	John Molina, Jr.	UD	12	2015-03-07	MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	29–1	Emmanuel Taylor	UD	12	2014-09-06	U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Win	28–1	Carlos Molina	UD	10	2014-05-03	MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won vacant WBA International Light Welterweight title.
Loss	27–1	Marcos Maidana	UD	12	2013-12-14	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas	Lost WBA Welterweight title.
Win	27–0	Paulie Malignaggi	SD	12	2013-06-22	Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York	Won WBA Welterweight title.
Win	26–0	Gavin Rees	TKO	5 (12), 2:59	2013-02-16	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained WBC Lightweight title.
Win	25–0	Antonio DeMarco	TKO	8 (12), 1:49	2012-11-17	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Won WBC Lightweight title.
Win	24–0	Vicente Escobedo	TKO	5 (12), 2:42	2012-07-21	U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio	Lost WBO Super Featherweight title on the scales.
Win	23–0	Eloy Pérez	KO	4 (12), 2:44	2012-02-25	Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri	Retained WBO Super Featherweight title.
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.
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.
Win	20–0	Daniel Ponce de León	UD	10	2011-03-05	Honda Center, Anaheim, California	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Super Featherweight title.
Win	19–0	John Revish	RTD	1 (8), 3:00	2011-01-15	Taft Masonic Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio	Won vacant WBC USNBC Lightweight title.
Win	18–0	Ilido Julio	TKO	1 (8), 1:34	2010-11-06	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Win	17–0	Guillermo Sanchez	TKO	2 (10), 1:48	2010-09-04	Hamiltion County Fairgrounds, Cincinnati, Ohio
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.
Win	15–0	Rafael Lora	TKO	1 (10), 3:00	2010-05-14	Paradise Theater, The Bronx, New York
Win	14–0	Roberto Acevedo	TKO	4 (6), 0:14	2010-01-23	Hyatt Regency Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio
Win	13–0	Tommy Atencio	TKO	1 (6), 2:58	2009-11-28	Duke Energy Convention Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Win	12–0	Henry White, Jr.	KO	3 (6), 3:00	2009-09-05	Hamiltion County Fairgrounds, Cincinnati, Ohio
Win	11–0	Edgar Portillo	TKO	1 (10), 1:37	2009-08-22	Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Win	10–0	William Kickett	KO	6 (8), 2:58	2009-06-27	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Win	9–0	Fernando Quintero	MD	8	2009-05-08	Sundance Square, Fort Worth, Texas
Win	8–0	Angel Rodriguez	TKO	4 (6), 0:23	2009-04-04	Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
Win	7–0	Eric Ricker	UD	6	2009-03-14	Duke Energy Convention Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Win	6–0	Jose Alfredo Lugo	UD	6	2009-01-24	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Win	5–0	Scott Furney	TKO	1 (6), 1:14	2008-12-06	MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	4–0	Terrance Jett	TKO	6 (6), 0:33	2008-11-22	MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	3–0	Ramon Flores	TKO	1 (4), 2:11	2008-09-27	The Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Win	2–0	David Warren Huffman	TKO	1 (4), 1:20	2008-08-30	Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio
Win	1–0	Allante Davis	KO	1 (4), 0:32	2008-05-31	Hyatt Regency Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio	Professional debut.

Filmography

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) ^[13]
• "Box Chevy" by Rick Ross (May 3, 2014) ^[14]
• "Lifestyle" by Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan (September 6, 2014) ^[15]

See also

• List of current world boxing champions
• List of WBC World Champions
• List of WBO World Champions
• List of WBA World Champions
• List of super featherweight boxing champions
• List of super lightweight boxing champions
• List of light welterweight boxing champions
• List of super welterweight boxing champions
• List of boxing triple champions
• List of boxing quadruple champions

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Adrien Broner from BoxRec
• Adrien Broner on Twitter