Name: Adrien Broner
World Champion
Fab 15
Born:
Jul 28, 1989
Age:
23
Height:
5′ 7″/170cm
Reach:
71″/180cm
Head Trainer:
Mike Stafford
Stance
Orthodox
Style: Brawler boxer
Division:
Super Featherweight
This time Adrien Broner didn't leave any open questions tonight. The fights with
Daniel Ponce De Leon and Fernando Quintero are in the past. Tonight, he
stopped Antonio DeMarco in the eighth round of a dominant performance,
winning the WBC lightweight title and confirming that in his case, the
hype has become reality: This is a star fighter, and a remarkable
talent.
Broner (25-0, 21 KO) started tentative, as did DeMarco (28-3-1, 21
KO), but in the third round, when DeMarco turned up the heat, Broner was
there to meet him. It became an inside slugfest, and Broner was able to
take advantage there, popping DeMarco's head around constantly with
straight rights and left hooks, gradually working in more body shots,
and ultimately breaking DeMarco down to the point his corner stopped the
fight in the eighth when he finally went down, beaten up and exhausted.
DeMarco showed what he's made of, mentally and physically, but Broner was just a different class of fighter. At times, it resembled Mayweather-Gatti from the same venue in 2005. Broner was simply much, much better than DeMarco, a gutsy, tough fighter, and a good one, to boot, just like Gatti was. And though Mayweather/Broner comparisons get out of hand sometimes, Adrien was definitely the Floyd in this fight.
I don't know if there's much more Adrien Broner can do to prove his ability. Tonight should be the final word on the rise. Sure, he's going to have tougher nights eventually, maybe even lose fights. But he's the real deal. He went up to 135 pounds and took out arguably the No. 1 man in the division, and he did it with style.
DeMarco showed what he's made of, mentally and physically, but Broner was just a different class of fighter. At times, it resembled Mayweather-Gatti from the same venue in 2005. Broner was simply much, much better than DeMarco, a gutsy, tough fighter, and a good one, to boot, just like Gatti was. And though Mayweather/Broner comparisons get out of hand sometimes, Adrien was definitely the Floyd in this fight.
I don't know if there's much more Adrien Broner can do to prove his ability. Tonight should be the final word on the rise. Sure, he's going to have tougher nights eventually, maybe even lose fights. But he's the real deal. He went up to 135 pounds and took out arguably the No. 1 man in the division, and he did it with style.
Adrien Broner vs Antonio DeMarco 2012-11-17
Adrien Broner will defend his belt against Gavin Rees
In his second attempt, after Gavin Rees has beaten fellow Brit Ricky Burns, is a fight with American star Adrien Broner.
The Welsh lightweight was due to face John Murray last month but that fell through when the Mancunian failed a fitness test.
Rees will now challenge for Broner's WBC world title on February 16, subject to signing a contract.
Head-to-head: Rees will take on WBC lightweight world champion Broner (R)
He posted on his Twitter account: '
Looks like I'm fighting Adrian broner 16th feb for WBC title massive
fight for me an time for me to become 2 weight world champ.'
The
32-year-old has won 37 of his 39 contests but has been out of action
since beating Derry Matthews in July to add the British belt to his
European title.
Rees, a
former world champion at light welterweight, has since relinquished his
European strap and in Broner faces one of America's brightest
prospects.
Waiting game: WBO world champion Ricky Burns hopes to fight Broner later down the line in 2013
The two-weight world champion enhanced
his status as the heir to Floyd Mayweather Jnr's pound-for-pound crown
with a stoppage victory over Antonio DeMarco in November.
Broner,
23, then threw down the gauntlet to Scotland's Burns but he rejected
the unification fight in favour of a warm-up bout before potentially
meeting Broner in April.
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