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Adrien Jerome Broner (/ ˈ b r oʊ n ər /; born July 28, 1989) is an American professional boxer.He held multiple world titles including the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super featherweight title from 2011 to 2012, the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title from 2012 to 2013, the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight (Regular) title in 2013, and the WBA (Regular) light ...
Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner, was a boxing match for the WBA (Regular) welterweight championship. The event took place on January 19, 2019 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas , Nevada . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Pacquiao won the fight by unanimous decision and retained his WBA (Regular) welterweight title . [ 3 ]
At the end of 12 rounds, Broner defeated Malignaggi in a split decision, with one judge scoring the fight 115–113 for Malignaggi, and the other two scoring 117–111 and 115–113 for Broner, making him a 3 weight world champion at just 23 years of age. [5] [6] The Associated Press scored the bout 117–111 for Broner.
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PBC stated the card would still go ahead and they would find a new opponent for Broner. [89] The next day, Showtime confirmed that Broner (33–3, 24 KOs) would now fight Vargas in a 144-pound Catchweight bout, headlining a card also featuring the re-booked Jermall Charlo-Hugo Centeno Jr. fight and Gervonta Davis-Jesús Cuellar. [90] [91]
The fight was originally due to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, but later moved to the Alamodome in San Antonio. [3] Broner stated in the build up that he did not take training camp seriously for the Malignaggi fight, and that he was going to make a statement in his first defense. [4] Broner was a 5 to 1 betting favorite.
Malignaggi started the fight fast and aggressive, throwing many punches and applying his jab often. Broner found his timing by the middle of the fight, effectively timing Malignaggi with lead right hands and counter left hooks. CompuBox had Broner landing 246 (47%) of his total punches, and 214 (51%) of his power punches.