Adrien Broner: record, next fight and profile →
by David P. Greisman - This is the article that is written about Adrien Broner seemingly every year and by every boxing columnist. This is another article about a fighter who has won world titles and earned millions of dollars while also dealing with legal trouble and other self-inflicted controversies, who is talented and ac...
By Keith Idec - The first time Ed Brown got shot, Adrian Granados was in training camp, helping Adrien Broner prepare for his welterweight title fight against Marcos Maidana. Broner, a rising star at the time, and Granados were developing a friendship born out of respect established during spirited sparring sessions...
TOLEDO, OH - The weights are officially in and the fights are ready to go - as undefeated lightweight world champion Robert Easter and Puerto Rican contender Luis Cruz stepped on the scale for their headline bout on Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce at the Huntington Center in Easter's hometown of Toledo, Ohio. Photos be Leo Wilson.
Adrien Broner said during a conference call Thursday that he won’t have any difficulty making weight for his fight against Adrian Granados. Later on the call, Granados gave some insight as to why Broner isn’t worried about making weight, which he didn’t do for his last fight against Ashley Theophane. Granados revealed that the fight will be contested at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds, not at a catch weight slightly above the junior welterweight limit of 140.
Undefeated lightweight world champion Robert Easter and Puerto Rican contender Luis Cruz hosted a final press conference before Easter makes his first world title defense as he headlines Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce at the Huntington Center in Easter's hometown of Toledo, Ohio.
NEW YORK – If Adrien Broner isn’t as impressive against Adrian Granados as he expects, it won’t be because Broner isn’t properly prepared. The polarizing Broner insists he is more committed to training than ever following a trying year in which he fought just once, experienced a highly publicized mental health scare, was charged with felonious assault and aggravated robbery, and spent 30 days in jail for violating terms of his probation. The former four-division champion anticipates his stronger commitment to lead to a sound defeat of Granados in their 12-round junior welterweight fight February 18 in Cincinnati, Broner’s hometown.
By Thomas Gerbasi - If Adrian Granados isn’t the most unlucky boxer in the world, he’s certainly ranked in the top ten. For years, he’s been the B-side, the kid on the bad end of bad decisions, and he’s not expecting anything to be different when he faces Adrien Broner in the biggest fight of his career on Feb. 18. So if ther...
CHICAGO - Hard-hitting contender Adrian Granados hosted Chicago media at the Garfield Park District Fieldhouse Tuesday as he prepares for his main event showdown with former four-division world champion Adrien "The Problem" Broner Saturday, February 18 from the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati and live on SHOWTIME.
Adrian Granados is hoping to make history by becoming the first fighter to score a knockout victory over former four division world champion Adrien Broner. The two boxers are set to collide on February 18 in Cincinnati, Ohio on an Mayweather Promotions event that will air Showtime. The 27-year-old Mexican-America, who has a record of 18-4-2 and 12 KOs, agrees that he is not favorite the favorite to win, but after sparring with Broner in 2013 - he believes that experience will help him to surprise Broner in the same manner that he achieved when he shocked undefeated Amir Imam with a knockout.
On February 18th, former four division world champion Adrien "The Problem" Broner (32-2, 24 KOs) will headline a hometown card when he takes on hard-hitting contender Adrian Granados (18-4-2, 12 KOs). The fight will headline a Showtime televised card from the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati.