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By Jake Donovan - Adrien Broner already declared during fight week that Saturday's showdown with Vicente Escobedo will be his last at 130 lb.
The scales dictate that he has no choice but to make good on that promise.
One promise Broner won't be able to keep is that he will leave the ring with his title still intact. The unbeaten super featherweight titlist was a whopping 3.5 lb over the divisional limit for Saturday's main event at the US Bank Arena in his Cincinnati hometown.
Escobedo came in at exactly 130 lb. Whether or not he will still go through with the HBO-televised bout is not immediately known, as manager Rolando Arellano is furious over the defending titlist's disrespecting of the contracted terms of the fight.
Broner has two hours to make weight, though most commissions disallow a fighter to attempt to shed off that much weight in such a short amount of time. Chances are that his title reign officially ends today, with the belt only to be at stake for Escobedo. [Click Here To Read More]
The scales dictate that he has no choice but to make good on that promise.
One promise Broner won't be able to keep is that he will leave the ring with his title still intact. The unbeaten super featherweight titlist was a whopping 3.5 lb over the divisional limit for Saturday's main event at the US Bank Arena in his Cincinnati hometown.
Escobedo came in at exactly 130 lb. Whether or not he will still go through with the HBO-televised bout is not immediately known, as manager Rolando Arellano is furious over the defending titlist's disrespecting of the contracted terms of the fight.
Broner has two hours to make weight, though most commissions disallow a fighter to attempt to shed off that much weight in such a short amount of time. Chances are that his title reign officially ends today, with the belt only to be at stake for Escobedo. [Click Here To Read More]
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