Adrien Broner: record, next fight and profile →
Omar Figueroa Jr. baffled fans the night he boxed Abel Ramos. Oddsmakers favored Figueroa when their welterweight bout was announced, but Figueroa’s poor, peculiar performance against Ramos in May 2021 left skeptics questioning the former WBC lightweight champion’s commitment to his boxing
At least one party is up for making a rematch between Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana. Multiple-division champion Broner indicated in a recent interview that his former nemesis, the hard hitting and now retired Maidana, reached out to him on social media about getting together for a rematch, if only as an exhibition bout.
The first survivor from the Jake Paul-Hasim Rahman Jr. fallout has been revealed. BoxingScene.com has learned that plans are in place for the previously scheduled Brandun Lee-Will Madera bout to land on the August 20 Showtime card at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The ten-round bout will take place on the undercard preceding the Showtime Championship Boxing tripleheader headlined by a scheduled 12-round junior welterweight contest between former titlists Adrien Broner and Omar Figueroa.
If Adrien Broner is concerned that he doesn’t throw enough punches in his fights, he certainly isn’t showing it. The multiple weight-division titlist from Cincinnati was recently asked to respond to criticism regarding his relatively low-volume offense, a topic that has come up in some of the biggest fights of his career, including his 2015 welterweight
Omar Figueroa Workout Photos Gallery - Former World Champion Omar Figueroa Jr. held a San Antonio media workout on Tuesday as he nears his super lightweight battle against four-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner Saturday, August 20 live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. in a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Francisco Perez)
Adrien Broner may have a few losses on his boxing record, but as far as the former titlist is concerned, he is undefeated when it comes to life. In a recent interview, the flamboyant boxer from Cincinnati flatout rejected the perception that his upcoming fight against Omar Figueroa Jr. has a redemptive, win-or-go-home, tinge to it. Broner’s reasoning? Redemption is for losers.
Adrien Broner knows how to wind up with a cool $100 million payday—he just can’t figure out why Floyd Mayweather Jr. won’t oblige him.
By Corey Erdman - Boxing fans often plead the case that fighters should take tougher matchups more often because, among other reasons, in the event that they lose, the goodwill they will generate from observers for taking risks will keep their career afloat regardless. Of course, this is a generalization that has a lot of caveats. Lose too decisively too many times and the fans and the network executives who make final calls on which fights will be broadcast will determine you’re no longer relevant. Lose to a fighter who in turn loses to a fighter they weren’t expected to and your reputation is sullied by proxy.
Adrien Broner took exception Thursday to the implication that he is anything resembling old. Broner made his pro debut in May 2008, but the four-weight world champion will only turn 33 next week. His opponent on August 20, Omar Figueroa Jr., is just four months younger than Broner, thus he doesn’t understand why reporters questioned him as if he were the second coming of Bernard Hopkins.
Adrien Broner lasted less than two minutes Tuesday on the initial virtual press conference for his August 20 fight against Omar Figueroa Jr.