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“DANGER ZONE: Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana,” a 12-round fight for Broner's WBA Welterweight World Championship taking place on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Leija*Battah Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T, Grudge Match and Casamigos Tequila.
“DANGER ZONE: Broner vs. Maidana,” a 12-round fight for Broner's WBA Welterweight World Championship taking place on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Leija*Battah Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T, Grudge Match and Casamigos Tequila. In the 12-round co-featured attraction, Keith Thurman will defend his interim WBA Welterweight World Championship against Jesus Soto Karass. Leo Santa Cruz will put his WBC Super Bantamweight World title on the line against Cesar Seda in a 12-round bout and Beibut Shumenov faces Tamas Kovacs in a 12-round clash for Shumenov's WBA Super & IBA Light Heavyweight World titles. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast will air live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary bouts will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
Adrien Broner and Marcos Maidana both had plenty of wiggle room making weight for their welterweight title bout, which will headline a card Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio on a show being broadcast on Showtime. Broner came in at 144.4 pounds, while Maidana was 146.2 pounds. “He’s dehydrated!” Broner repeatedly yelled of Maidana after both had stepped on the scales.
"Danger Zone" Weights: Adrien Broner, 144.4 lb vs. Marcos Maidana 146.2 lb – 12 rounds, for Broner's WBA welterweight title Keith Thurman, 145.8 lb vs. Jesus Soto Karass, 146.2 lb - 12 rounds, for Thurman's WBA interim welterweight title Leo Santa Cruz, 121.4 lb vs. Cesar Seda, 121.6 lb - 12 rounds, for Santa Cruz' super bantamweight title Beibut Shumenov, 175 lb vs. Tamas Kovacs, 174.4 lb - 12 rounds, for Shumenov's WBA light heavyweight title.
Top welterweight contender Marcos Maidana is ready to test the chin of undefeated WBA champion Adrien Broner, when they collide in the main event of a Showtime televised quadrupleheader from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Undefeated WBA welterweight champion Adrien Broner discusses his upcoming fight with top challenger Marcos Maidana of Argentina, which headlines a Showtime televised quadrupleheader from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Broner makes his first defense of the title he won from Paulie Malignaggi in June.
Strength and Conditioning trainer Cicilio Flores has been working with Marcos Maidana for his past four training camps and believes now that the Argentine is as focused as ever as he prepares to face Adrien Broner this Saturday in San Antonio, Texas. Flores, who has previously worked with WBC middleweight king, Sergio Martínez, is essentially sharing duties with Alex Ariza, who is also helping to prepare Maidana, something which he concedes is difficult given that the usual scenario is for a trainer to work one-on-one with a fighter.
“DANGER ZONE: Broner vs. Maidana,” a 12-round fight for Broner's WBA Welterweight World Championship taking place on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Leija*Battah Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T, Grudge Match and Casamigos Tequila. In the 12-round co-featured attraction, Keith Thurman will defend his interim WBA Welterweight World Championship against Jesus Soto Karass. Leo Santa Cruz will put his WBC Super Bantamweight World title on the line against Cesar Seda in a 12-round bout and Beibut Shumenov faces Tamas Kovacs in a 12-round clash for Shumenov's WBA Super & IBA Light Heavyweight World titles. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast will air live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary bouts will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
Argentine puncher Marcos Maidana (34-3, 31KOs) does not agree with the experts who says WBA welterweight champion Adrien Broner (27-0, 22KOs) is one of the best fighters in the sport. Maidana, who has never been stopped in his career, will challenge Broner for his title on Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
WBA welterweight champion Adrien Broner (27-0, 22KOs) has promised to punish and knock Marcos Maidana (34-3, 31KOs) out on Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Broner wants to become the first man to stop Maidana in the ring. Maidana will be Broner's second fight in the welterweight division. Broner moved up by two weight classes in June to win the WBA championship from Paulie Malignaggi by way of split decision at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.