Adrien Broner: record, next fight and profile →
Kevin Cunningham was as skeptical as anyone. The veteran trainer had heard many times from Adrien Broner that the inconsistent Cincinnati native was ready to rededicate himself to preparing properly for his fights. That’s why when Broner called Cunningham about training him following his decision defeat to Mikey Garcia, Cunningham told Broner he’d have to do everything Cunningham asked or their partnership wouldn’t work.
Jessie Vargas has knocked out only 33 percent of his professional opponents and Adrien Broner has never been knocked out. Once their fight begins Saturday night, though, Vargas figures Broner will be surprised by what he and his trainer, Mike McCallum, consider underestimated power. “If he comes to fight me on the inside, then that’s going to feed right into my game plan,” Vargas said after an open workout in Las Vegas recently. “Bring it on. If he wants to come and fight, then we’ll pick him apart bit by bit. We’re ready for any type of fight. Once he feels my power, he’s going to back up and choose a better route.”
Former four division world champion Adrien Broner (33-3, 24 KOs) admits that his career is against the wall - when returns this coming Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. He was originally scheduled to face Omar Figueroa, who later withdrew. Now Broner is facing what many feel is a tougher replacement, in two division champion Jessie Vargas (28-2, 10 KOs).
Two-division world champion Jessie Vargas hosted a media workout in Las Vegas Thursday as he prepares for his main event showdown against four-division world champion Adrien Broner on Saturday, April 21 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING. (photos by John Gurzinsky)
Adrien Broner Training Photos Gallery - WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Four-division world champion Adrien Broner and unbeaten former champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis shared updates from their training camp in West Palm Beach, Florida as they prepare for their respective showdowns on Saturday, April 21 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING. (photos by Jose Pineiro).
Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s company once promoted Jessie Vargas, thus Mayweather knows just how tough of a fight Adrien Broner has accepted. Broner was supposed to oppose Omar Figueroa on April 21 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Once the undefeated Figueroa withdrew from their 12-round, 140-pound main event early in March, reportedly due to a shoulder injury, Broner agreed to face Vargas.
April 21st is the date for the welterweight showdown pitting former multi-division champion Adrien Broner (33-3) against former two-division champion Jessie Vargas (28-2). The fight headlines a Showtime tripleheader that takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The fight will be fought at a catch-weight of 144 pounds - with Broner coming up by four pounds and Vargas coming down by three.
By Thomas Gerbasi - After a victorious return to the ring in December after a 13-month layoff from the ring, former two-division world champion Jessie Vargas expected to take a couple months off from serious training, but his team told him to stay ready just in case something came together sooner than expected. H...
BoxngScene.com reported back in February that former four division world champion Adrien Broner was arrested and booked into Atlanta's Fulton County Jail on a misdemeanor charge of sexual battery. Kaila Crews has accused Broner of inappropriately groping her at the Lenox Square shopping center.
Jessie Vargas did not hesitate for a moment to take the fight with Adrien Broner on April 21 - because he knows that with a victory over the former world champion, his name may appear on top for opponents such as Keith Thurman, Errol Spence, Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia, although that does not mean he will expect an easy fight against 'The Problem.'