Adrien Broner
American boxer
Adrien Jerome Broner (; born July 28, 1989) is an American former professional boxer and online streamer. He won world championships in four weight classes 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 title in 2013, and the WBA super lightweight title from 2015 to 2016.
He won the vacant WBO super featherweight title in 2011, the WBC lightweight title in 2012, and the WBA welterweight title in 2013. He suffered his first career loss to Marcos Maidana in 2013. Following the Maidana defeat, he encountered challenges maintaining consistency in his boxing career. His 2015 victory over Khabib Allakhverdiev marked a rare career milestone: it made Broner only the second-youngest boxer (behind Oscar De La Hoya) to win a world title in four different weight divisions. In 2019, he challenged for the WBA (Regular) welterweight title, losing to Manny Pacquiao in a highly publicised bout.
Early life
Broner grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and started boxing at the age of six. He has said that the sport saved him from a life on the streets.
Amateur career
Broner finished his amateur career having 319 fights under his belt, with a record of 300 wins, 19 losses.
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