Adrien Broner: record, next fight and profile →
LAS VEGAS – Adrien Broner removed his designer sunglasses for effect late Saturday night. Broner wanted to show everyone that attended this post-fight press conference that you wouldn’t know he got hurt multiple times by Manny Pacquiao, nor that he lost for the fourth time as a pro about an hour earlier.
LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao expected Adrien Broner to throw more punches. Who doesn’t, right? Nevertheless, Pacquiao altered his strategy during their 12-round, 147-pound title fight Saturday night once it became evident Pacquiao would need to initiate the action on a consistent basis. Pacquiao discussed during their post-fight press conference how switching approaches during their fight helped him win a unanimous decision and retain his WBA world welterweight title at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
This wasn’t the one. The night will come where Manny Pacquiao doesn’t have enough left in the tank for a guy like Adrien Broner. We aren’t there yet. It says a lot about the professionalism and desire of Pacquiao that he has managed to stay in the kind of shape he needs to keep going at this level. He’s not remotely what he was a decade ago and yet what remains is still too much for guys just outside the elite level of the sport.
Adrien Broner went through three phases during the week leading up to his fight against Manny Pacquiao. He went from ‘About Billions’ to ‘A New Beginning,’ so he claimed in a recorded interview prior to stepping inside the ring before a crowd of 13,025 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
According to GMA News, WBA "regular" welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao suffered a minor injury to his left eye following his twelve round decision win over former four division world champion Adrien Broner. The contest took place on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
By Tris Dixon - WE might feast on the comeuppance Adrien Broner is dished out with each passing defeat. The novelty was first tasted when he lost to Marcos Maidana, a victory that made the Argentine a cult hero. We have had four such doses with subsequent defeats to Shawn Porter, Mikey Garcia and now, on Saturday...
According to report on TMZ, a burglary was reported Sunday at a Los Angeles home which belongs to eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao. A citizen contacted authorities to report the burglary on the 500 block of N. Plymouth Boulevard in the Larchmont area at approximately 4:15 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Two-time Olympic gold medal winner and unified world champion Claressa Shields was shaking her head while watching Manny Pacquiao dominate Adrien Broner over twelve rounds, as he retained his WBA "regular" welterweight title in his first fight on US soil in two years -- and his first as a 40-year-old.
LAS VEGAS – Virtually everyone inside MGM Grand Garden Arena reacted the same way when Adrien Broner claimed he had beaten Manny Pacquiao. Everyone except Pacquiao, apparently. Pacquiao didn’t disrespect Broner during their post-fight press conference when he was asked about Broner’s bizarre contention that he won a bout Broner clearly lost.
Pacquiao, Broner Fight Photos Gallery - WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao showed flashes of his past brilliance as he delivered a dominant performance to earn a unanimous decision victory over Adrien Broner in Las Vegas on Saturday. (photos by Ryan Hafey, Esther Lin)