Monthly Archives: June 2013

Photos: Adrien Broner edges Paulie Malignaggi via split-decision to become three-division champion

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Photos from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York as Adrien “The Problem” Broner (27-0, 22 KO’s) wins a split-decision over Paulie Malignaggi (32-5, 7 KO’s) to capture the WBA welterweight championship.

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The Showtime-televised affair was a close battle, with Malignaggi having more success than some expected, yet Broner’s precise punching and superior power carried many of the rounds over the second half of the fight.

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All photos courtesy of Naoki Fukuda / Twitter.com / Showtime Sports

 

Photos: Adrien Broner edges Paulie Malignaggi via split-decision to become three-division champion

Photos from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York as Adrien “The Problem” Broner (27-0, 22 KO’s) wins a split-decision over Paulie Malignaggi (32-5, 7 KO’s) to capture the WBA welterweight championship. The Showtime-televised affair was a close battle, with Malignaggi having more success than some expected.

All photos courtesy of Naoki Fukuda / Twitter.com / Showtime Sports

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Photos: Sakio Bika becomes a champion with gritty victory over Marco Antonio Periban

Photos from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York as Cameroon’s Sakio Bika (32-5-1, 21 KO’s) wins the vacant WBC super middleweight title with a gritty and exciting decision over Marco Antonio Periban (20-1, 13 KO’s).

All photos courtesy of Naoki Fukuda / Twitter.com / Showtime Sports 

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PHOTOS: Seth Mitchell overcomes trouble, gains revenge against Jonathan Banks

Photos from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York as heavyweight Seth Mitchell (26-1-1, 19 KO’s) overcame some rocky moments in winning a decision over Johnathon Banks (29-2-1, 19 KO’s). This past November, Banks stopped Mitchell in the second round.

All photos courtesy of Naoki Fukuda / Twitter.com / Showtime Sports

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Mayweather Sr. and Kevin Newman speak further on the Adrien Broner comparisons to Floyd

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More coverage from the Mayweather Boxing Club as Floyd Mayweather Sr. and talented prospect Kevin Newman open up on Adrien Broner’s abilities as a fighter and look at the constant comparisons he has to Floyd Mayweather

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Floyd Mayweather Sr. can’t see Paulie Malignaggi doing ‘too much of anything’ with Adrien Broner

Paulie Malignaggi, left, facing off with Adrien Broner on Friday in New York (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)

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By Chris Robinson

Later tonight, inside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York in Showtime-televised attraction, WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (32-4, 7 KO’s) will look to defend his crown against one of the flashiest and brashest faces in the sport when he tangles with Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KO’s).

Despite moving up two weight classes for the fight, Broner, a former champion at 130 and 135 pounds, is an overwhelming favorite heading into the match due to various factors.

Asked for his assessment of the contest, renowned trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. seemed to agree with the odds.

“I can’t see Paulie Malignaggi doing too much of anything,” Mayweather told me recently. “He’s going to go in there [and] the only thing I could see him doing, I could see him running. I could see him running for a while, and that’s about it.”
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Lydell Rhodes on what people are saying about Adrien Broner and what he’s learning from Floyd Sr.

Chris Robinson catches up with lightweight prospect Lydell Rhodes (16-0, 8 KO’s) inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas on Thursday, June 20, 2013, as he speaks on this weekend’s big fight between WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi and Adrien Broner while also revealing the latest news on his career…
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