Adrien Broner is an American Junior Lightweight boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

, based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States. Adrien has been featured in the top ten of the Ring Magazine rankings for the Junior Lightweight division.

Professional career

2008

Broner turned professional on 31 May 2008 and scored three consecutive first round knockouts against Allante Davis, David Warren Huffman and Ramon Flores. In Broner's fourth fight he faced Terrance Jett at the MGM Grand

MGM Grand Las Vegas

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 in Las Vegas

Las Vegas metropolitan area

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 on the undercard of the Ricky Hatton

Ricky Hatton

Richard John Hatton MBE, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a former British professional boxer, and currently a promoter....

 vs Paulie Malignaggi fight. Broner defeated Jett with a stoppage in the sixth round. In Broner's fifth professional fight and final of 2008, he faced Scott Furney on the undercard of Oscar De La Hoya

Oscar de la Hoya

Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother...

 vs Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao

Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...

 fight. Broner stopped Furney in the first round bringing his record to 5(5)-0-0.

2009

In January 2009 he was forced to go the distance with Jose Alfredo Lugo, at the Staples Center

Staples Center

Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...

 on the undercard of Shane Mosley

Shane Mosley

“Sugar” Shane Mosley is an American professional boxer from Pomona, California who has held world titles in three weight divisions.-Amateur career:Mosley was an amateur standout, capturing various amateur titles, including:...

 vs Antonio Margarito

Antonio Margarito

Antonio Margarito Montiel is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO, & IBF welterweight champion...

. Broner returned to the ring in March scoring a unanimous decision over Eric Ricker. Three weeks later Broner stopped Angel Rodriguez in the fourth round. In his eighth fight Broner stepped up to eight rounds in a hard fought fight with Fernando Quintero, pulling out a majority decision. In June at the Staples Center

Staples Center

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 Broner met Australia

Australia

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n William Kickett, scoring a sixth round knockout. On the Juan Díaz vs Paul Malignaggi

Paul Malignaggi

Paul "Paulie" Malignaggi is an Italian-American professional boxer. He is the former IBF junior welterweight champion, and former WBO NABO light welterweight champion.-Light Welterweight:...

 undercard in Houston Broner make short work of Edgar Portillo, victory coming via stoppage in the first round. Broner defeated Henry White Jr via KO

Ko

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 in September and finished his busy year against Tommy Atencio. Broner stopped Atencio in the first round, for the sixth time in thirteen fights.

2011

Broner started the year with a fourth round stoppage victory over Roberto Acevedo. Broner also was awarded a victory by the judges in a highly disputed decision against Daniel Ponce De Leon

Daniel Ponce de León

Daniel Ponce de León is a Mexican professional Boxer in the Featherweight division and was a member of the 2000 Mexican Olympics team...

 on March 5, 2011.

In the TV opener of HBO's Boxing After Dark show from Guadalajara, Mexico, Adrien Broner took on, and took out Jason Litzau

Jason Litzau

Jason John Litzau is an American professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division and former North American Boxing Federation Super Featherweight Champion.-Early life:...

 in a fight scheduled for ten. Broner landed combos on the ropes late in the first, with a straight right, left hook and then a right uppercut hurting the Minnesotan badly. He crumpled, and the ref leaped in, seeing he was out. The official end came at 2:58.

WBO Super Featherweight Championship

Having no luck in getting Ricky Burns

Ricky Burns

Ricky Burns is a boxer from Coatbridge in Scotland who fights in the lightweight division and is currently the WBO interim lightweight champion of the world becoming only the 13th Scottish boxing world champion. He is also a former WBO Super-Featherweight champion, Commonwealth super featherweight...

, the former WBO super featherweight champion, to fight him on November 26th, Broner will now be fighting contender Vicente Martin Rodriguez

Vicente Martin Rodriguez

Vicente Martin Rodriguez is an Argentine professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division.-Professional career:...

 on the undercard of the Saul Alvarez vs. Kermit Cintron

Saul Alvarez vs. Kermit Cintron

Saul Alvarez vs. Kermit Cintron was a Super-Welterweight championship fight for the WBC World title. The fight took place at the Plaza de Toros México in Mexico City, Distrito Federal Mexico on the 26 of November of 2011...

 fight card on HBO as part of a double header. He defeated Rodriguez by via knockout of the third round to win the vacant title.

Professional record

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| Win||22-0||align=left| Argentina Vicente Martin Rodriguez

Vicente Martin Rodriguez

Vicente Martin Rodriguez is an Argentine professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division.-Professional career:...

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| Win|| 21-0 ||align=left|  Jason Litzau

Jason Litzau

Jason John Litzau is an American professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division and former North American Boxing Federation Super Featherweight Champion.-Early life:...

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| Win|| 20-0 ||align=left|  Daniel Ponce de Leon

Daniel Ponce de León

Daniel Ponce de León is a Mexican professional Boxer in the Featherweight division and was a member of the 2000 Mexican Olympics team...

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| Win|| 19-0 ||align=left|  John Revish
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| Win||18-0 ||align=left|  Ilido Julio
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| Win|| 17-0 ||align=left|  Guillermo Sanchez
| || 2 , 1:48 || 2010-09-04 || align=left| 
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| Win|| 16-0 ||align=left|  Carlos Claudio
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| Win|| 15-0 ||align=left|  Rafael Lora
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| Win|| 14-0 ||align=left|  Roberto Acevedo
| || 4 , 0:14 || 2010-01-23|| align=left| 
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| Win|| 13-0 ||align=left|  Tommy Atencio
| || 1 , 2:58 ||2009-11-28|| align=left| 
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| Win|| 12-0 ||align=left|  Henry White Jr
| || 3 , 3:00 ||2009-09-05 || align=left| 
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| Win|| 11-0 ||align=left|  Edgar Portillo
| || 1 , 1:37 ||2009-08-22 || align=left| 
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| Win|| 10-0 ||align=left|  William Kickett
| || 6 , 2:58 || 2009-06-27|| align=left| 
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| Win|| 9-0 ||align=left|  Fernando Quintero
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| Win|| 8-0 ||align=left|  Angel Rodriguez
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| Win|| 7-0 ||align=left|  Eric Ricker
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| Win|| 6-0 ||align=left|  Jose Alfredo Lugo
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| Win|| 5-0 ||align=left|  Scott Furney
| || 1 , 1:14 ||2008-12-06|| align=left| 
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| Win|| 4-0 ||align=left|  Terrance Jett
| || 6 , 0:33 ||2008-11-22|| align=left| 
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| Win|| 3-0 ||align=left|  Ramon Flores
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| Win|| 2-0 ||align=left|  David Warren Huffman
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| Win|| 1-0 ||align=left|  Allante Davis
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