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Exclusive photos: Adrien Broner shines; halts Gavin Rees in Atlantic City

On Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner improved his record to 26-0 with 22 knockouts in hammering a braved but outmatched Gavin Rees over the course of five rounds.

Despite going down in flames, Rees gave a solid account of himself with his gritty display, as he surely won over his share of fans.

As for Broner, he now appears to be setting his sights on the winner of the March 16th Ricky Burns-Miguel Vazquez title unification tilt.

Continue below for exclusive photos from the contest from our good friend Naoki Fukuda.

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Jeff Mayweather claims that Adrien Broner is ‘definitely’ the future of boxing

Adrien Broner halting Gavin Rees in Atlantic City (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)

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By Chris Robinson

On Friday afternoon, I again made some rounds inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas.

Prior to leaving, I caught up with former junior lightweight contender and current day trainer Jeff Mayweather, as we looked ahead to WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner’s match with Newbridge, Wales native Gavin Rees.

At just 23 years of age, Broner has a rare combination of talent, confidence, and exuberance that you simply don’t come across too often. And in Mayweather’s eyes, there isn’t much not to like.
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