Video: Broner vs. Rees Post Fight Press Conference
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City - Bill Emes catches the post-fight press conference to the lightweight battle between Adrien Broner and Gavin Rees. Hear from Broner, Rees, more.
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CompuBox Stats: Broner Hits 65% of Power in Final Three
WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner took over in round three and went on to outland Gavin Rees 105-44 in power shots over the last three rounds. Rees, who outlanded Broner in round two, landed 39% of his power shots in the fight. Not enough, as Broner landed 65% of his power shots over the last three rounds.
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Rees on Broner: He hits incredibly hard for a lightweight
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City - WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KOs) left a lasting impression on British challenger Gavin Rees (37-2-1, 19 KOs). Rees, who wasn't happy with his strategy, was blown away by Broner's power. He was punished in the third, and then suffered knockdowns in the fourth and fifth rounds.
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Gary Lockett Admits: I Considered Stopping After Three
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City - Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KOs) was caught off guard in the first two rounds by the aggressive nature of Gavin Rees (37-2-1, 19 KOs). Broner let his hands go in the third, and then dropped Rees in the fourth and then the fifth. Not long after the second knockdown, Rees' trainer Gary Lockett jumped on the apron and waved the white towel to sign the end of the fight.
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Adrien Broner Has No Problem Breaking 'The Rock' Down
by David P. Greisman - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The more we see Adrien Broner fight, the more we understand why his nickname of “The Problem” is so fitting. And if Gavin Rees didn’t understand that before he faced Broner on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, then it’s absolutely clear to him now. Broner knocked Rees down twice and defeated him by fifth-round technical knockout in front of an announced crowd of 4,812. Broner is too fast. He is too skilled. He is too much better than so many others who think that they can be more of a problem to him than he will pose to them. Rees thought he could give Broner difficulty. And while he was game for five rounds, it wouldn’t be long before Broner had found a way to distance himself from Rees and for the game to be over.
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Broner Punishes a Very Game Rees For TKO Win
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City - Adrien Broner (26-0, 22KOs) stopped Gavin Rees (37-2-1, 18KOs) in the fifth round to retain his WBC lightweight crown. Rees did well in the first two rounds, and may have won them, but then Broner opened up in the third with hard punches and then dropped Rees hard in the following round with an uppercut and then punished him. In the fifth, Broner scored a knockdown with a hook to the body. As Broner started letting his hands go, trainer Gary Lockett saved Rees by throwing in the towel.
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CompuBox Historical Review: Adrien Broner-Gavin Rees
British contender Gavin Rees, not a big puncher, averaged 71 punches thrown per round - a recipe for disaster vs. the counter-punching WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner, who landed half of his power punches against DeMarco, Escobedo, Perez, De Leon. Rees will have to be more accurate with his jab, as he landed only 18% against Mathews, Murray, Mbaye and Kotelnik.
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Gary Lockett: Gavin Rees Can Succeed Where I Failed
NEW YORK — Gary Lockett expects the fighter he trains to walk into Boardwalk Hall on Saturday night and accomplish what Lockett couldn’t. Like Rees, Lockett was an unheralded underdog from Wales who came to Atlantic City in June 2008 to challenge an undefeated, undisputed champion from Ohio in an HBO “World Championship Boxing” main event. Kelly Pavlik, then 33-0 and fresh off two victories over Jermain Taylor, pummeled Lockett on his way to a third-round technical knockout win nearly five years ago. But Lockett firmly believes Rees (37-1-1, 18 KOs) is more than capable of pulling off what would be considered an enormous upset against Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KOs) in their 12-round fight for Broner’s WBC lightweight title (HBO; 10:30 p.m. ET/PT).
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Calzaghe: I Bet Money on Rees, He Will Stop Broner
Trainer Enzo Calzaghe has told HattonBoxing that he put down a lot of money with the bookies on tonight's main event at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. He forked up the dollars on several wagers for Gavin Rees to defeat WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner and he predicts Rees will shock the world with a knockout victory. Clazaghe remembers back when his son, Joe Cazlaghe, was matched against Jeff Lacy in 2006. Joe a massive underdog, even in his own country, and he sealed his legacy with a one-sided domination of Lacy for a twelve round decision in their super middleweight unification.
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Lockett Warns Doubters: Rees Can Punch at This Weight!
Gavin Rees has it all to do at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on Saturday night when he challenges Adrien Broner for the WBC lightweight title. Broner is viewed as the heir apparent to Floyd Mayweather’s P4P crown; the 23-year-old from Ohio is fast, flash, brash and can certainly talk a good fight. Indeed, the Big Boi from Outkast lookalike has told people that he will shine come Saturday night, leaving Rees in the unenviable position of having to find a way to block this shine or else have to listen to Broner babble on.
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