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By Jake Donovan
Someone as charismatic and confident as Adrien Broner can come across as arrogant, perhaps even unlikeable.
Broner should be anything but unlikeable. The 22-year old makes sure to stay active in the ring, is almost never in a dull fight and is thought enough of to keep bringing back on HBO. Saturday night will mark his fifth straight network appearance, facing Vicente Escobedo in his Cincinnati hometown.
It was in his hometown where his current title reign began. Broner was blessed with the opportunity to spend last Thanksgiving at home, all while preparing for his first HBO headliner two days later (after having twice appeared in co-feature capacity), in a fight for his first major title.
Broner made the most of the opportunity, dispatching of Vicente Rodriguez in three rounds. The crowd was sizeable and rabid, and the hometown kid made sure to take in the moment.
For better or for worse, more of the same can be expected in this weekend’s mandatory defense against Escobedo.
“It’s always fun fighting on Golden Boy cards. It’s always fun fighting in Cincinnati. I’m going to come in to the ring dancing, laughing and having fun,” Broner (23-0, 19KO) promises. “In the end, I will come out victorious. I’m sure Escobedo is training hard, he has to if he’s fighting a guy like me.” [Click Here To Read More]
Someone as charismatic and confident as Adrien Broner can come across as arrogant, perhaps even unlikeable.
Broner should be anything but unlikeable. The 22-year old makes sure to stay active in the ring, is almost never in a dull fight and is thought enough of to keep bringing back on HBO. Saturday night will mark his fifth straight network appearance, facing Vicente Escobedo in his Cincinnati hometown.
It was in his hometown where his current title reign began. Broner was blessed with the opportunity to spend last Thanksgiving at home, all while preparing for his first HBO headliner two days later (after having twice appeared in co-feature capacity), in a fight for his first major title.
Broner made the most of the opportunity, dispatching of Vicente Rodriguez in three rounds. The crowd was sizeable and rabid, and the hometown kid made sure to take in the moment.
For better or for worse, more of the same can be expected in this weekend’s mandatory defense against Escobedo.
“It’s always fun fighting on Golden Boy cards. It’s always fun fighting in Cincinnati. I’m going to come in to the ring dancing, laughing and having fun,” Broner (23-0, 19KO) promises. “In the end, I will come out victorious. I’m sure Escobedo is training hard, he has to if he’s fighting a guy like me.” [Click Here To Read More]
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