Adrien Broner: record, next fight and profile →
Former three division world champion Adrien Broner continues to have controversy swirl over his head. The boxer has been hit with yet another a lawsuit ... this time by a woman who claims she NEVER gave him crabs -- the pubic kind, not the delicious kind -- despite allegations the boxer made on a very viral video.
You won't see former three division world champion Adrien Broner driving around in his expensive cars anytime soon -- because his driver's license was just suspended as part of his sentence in his DUI case. TMZ Sports broke the story ... Broner was popped for drunk driving in Ohio back in January -- and during the arrest, bragged to the arresting officers that he was rich, famous and made more than $100 million in his boxing career.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the numbers for last month's back-to-back 'Premier Boxing Champions' events from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In the June 20th headliner, Shawn Porter upset Adrien Broner with a twelve round unanimous decision win. The co-feature had welterweight standout Errol Spence Jr. demolish Phil Lo Greco. The doubleheader was televised by NBC.
Former world champion and Sky Sports commentator Glenn McCrory has no idea which direction Adrien Broner will take after suffering his second career defeat on June 20th, via twelve round decision, to Shawn Porter at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The former three division champion suffered his first career defeat in December of 2013, when he faced Marcos Maidana in the ring. Broner was the favorite, but Maidana came out swinging, scored two knockdowns in the contest, and applied pressure all night long. Broner, who was welterweight champion at the time of the Maidana defeat, dropped down to 140-pounds. The fight with Porter took place at a catch-weight of 144.
Trainer Robert Garcia was ringside at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, when Adrien Broner (30-2, 22KOs) suffered his second career defeat at the hands of Shawn Porter. Broner, a former three division world champion, took the fight at a catch-weight of 144-pounds. Leading up to the contest, there was a lot of trash talking - mostly coming from Broner, who stated over and over that Porter would be "easy work." He was able to score a knockdown in the twelfth round, but Porter controlled the action and his workrate was much higher in every round.
Mike Stafford, trainer for former three division world champion Adrien Broner, fired back at the critical comments that were made about his fighter. The comments came from Floyd Mayweather Sr., father and trainer of Floyd Mayweather Jr. Broner and Mayweather Jr. are very close friends, but that didn't stop Floyd Sr. from taking a few shots at Adrien over his performance in the twelve round decision loss to Shawn Porter on June 20 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya is very happy for Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16KOs), who this past Saturday night won a twelve round unanimous decision over Adrien Broner at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. De La Hoya's company promoted Porter (and Broner too) for several years. Porter left their banner as part of the severed business relationship between Golden Boy and manager/adviser Al Haymon. Because of Broner's controversial antics, De La Hoya was never exactly a big fan of the boxer.
Sorry fight fans, but there is such a thing as too much boxing—and we are in the midst of such a run. While some boxing junkies marvel at fight shows appearing on a slew of networks on a regular basis, the recent ratings trend suggests the offense is being spread way too thin. Case in point, the less than spectacular numbers produced over the past couple of weekends. A loaded Saturday night of fights was headed by the third installment of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) airing live in prime time on NBC. Shawn Porter scored a 12-round decision win over Adrien Broner in the evening’s main event, with the 2 ½ hour broadcast pulling in just under 2.4 million viewers on the evening. To the average boxing fan, it may appear to be a gaudy number. In reality, it pales in comparison to a favorable broadcast in that time slot. Live coverage of the U.S. Open on free-to-air Fox won the overall ratings battle on Saturday evening, although PBC on NBC ran neck-and-neck with the well-established golf tournament in the key demographic targeting viewers 18-49 years of age.
No matter what Adrien Broner claims on social media platforms such as Twitter, there is no imminent plans of a rematch between him and Shawn Porter, who beat him last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. "Adrien is playing the same game that his 'big brother' (Floyd Mayweather) likes to play," said Kenny Porter, the father and manager of 'Showtime', who is preparing for his next fight in September.
Former three division world champion Adrien Broner continues to be the center of controversy. He was very vocal during the fight week for Saturday's fight with Shawn Porter at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas - but he came up short as Porter dominated the action for a twelve round unanimous decision. After the loss, Broner had very few words during his post-fight interview and appeared to care less about the loss. He was the A-side fighter of the main event, but no-showed the post-fight press conference - which left Porter, co-featured winner Errol Spence and lead promoter Floyd Mayweather Jr. to hold court with media.