By Edward Chaykovsky
Former four division world champion Adrien Broner (32-2, 24 KOs) is prepared to pack up his luggage and fly over to the UK for a showdown with Ricky Burns (41-5-1, 14 KOs) - if the money is right.
The two boxers were slated to face each other at 130-pounds, but then Burns moved up to lightweight. After Broner moved up to the lightweight division, there was more talk of them facing each other, but Burns once again moved up to junior welterweight. Broner skipped 140 and went all the way up to welterweight to capture a world title. After losing to Marcos Maidana, he dropped down to 140 to capture another world title.
Last fall, there was a lot of talk that Broner and Burns would finally collide in the early part of 2017 in Las Vegas. Their negotiations fell apart when Broner decided to go in another direction, but it's not exactly clear what prompted Broner's decision.
Broner is now scheduled to fight on February 18 against Adrian Granados, while Burns will take part in a WBA, IBO, IBF junior welterweight unification with Julius Indongo on April 15 in Glasgow.
Broner has no problem with entertaining a fight against Burns, and he's willing to give up the home advantage, if Burns' promoter Eddie of Matchroom Sport comes calling with the right financial package.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Broner said: “It’s going to be an enormous year for me and I’m at a much more positive, great stage and on a real good path now. My fight is on February 18, but before that two of my fighters, Rau’shee Warren and Robert Easter Jr, are fighting on February 10 defending world titles so big things are going on.
“I would love to face Ricky Burns and most definitely you could get me to the UK. Make my numbers right and we will have one hell of a fight.”
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