Broner vs. Vargas
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Garcia-Porter is Close, Broner-Vargas Rematch on Tap, Says WBC
On May 25, the purse bid for the welterweight fight between Shawn Porter and Danny García, for the vacant title of the World Boxing Council, is scheduled to take place. According to the president of the WBC, Mauricio Sulaiman, the fighters are close...
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Videos
Video: Jessie Vargas Talks Adrien Broner Draw, Rematch Tactics
Jessie Vargas Video Interview - Badou Jack is having the time of his life. After formally announcing his May 19th world title fight against Adonis Stevenson in Toronto last week, the two-division world champion made headlines Thursday with the launch...
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Hearn on Crowd: Broner-Vargas Much Bigger Than Jacobs-Sulecki
In the month of April, there were back to back events at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Last week, the venue held a Showtime televised tripleheader, which featured Gervonta Davis and Jermall Charlo in separate title fights - and a crossro...
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Jessie Vargas Would Fight Broner in Texas - Rejects Idea of Ohio
Adrien Broner (33-3-1) and Jessie Vargas (28-2-1) battled to a majority draw in a spirited match up Saturday night in Brooklyn. The highly entertaining bout topped a Showtime televised triple header. The final tallies were 115-113 for Broner and 11...
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Broner-Vargas Telecast Peaked at 891,000 Viewers on Showtime
Adrien Broner hasn’t been able to win a fight decisively since he stopped Ashley Theophane two years ago. Broner still won the ratings game yet again Saturday night. Nielsen Media Research revealed Tuesday that Showtime’s telecast of Broner’s majorit...
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Malignaggi Definitely Wants To See a Broner-Vargas Rematch
Brooklyn - 13,964 fans were on hand to see a very good matchup between Adrien Broner (33-3-1, 24 KO’s) and Jessie Vargas (28-2-1, 10 KO’s) inside the Barclays Center. The two fighters battled to a majority draw in a fight that saw Vargas be the busi...
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Adrien Broner's Post-Fight Antics Create Yet Another Black Cloud
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Turns out Jimmy Buffett was dead wrong. The Key West-sopped crooner – in what became his first Billboard Top 40 single way back in 1974 – promised that “Come Monday, it'll be all right.” So as I hit the pillow early Sunday, irri...
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Weekend Review: Charlo, Davis, Frampton Shine - Donaire Falls
Gervonta Davis: Davis had a lot of competition for “biggest winner” this past weekend. Jermall Charlo ended his fight with Hugo Centeno inside two rounds. Carl Frampton schooled Nonito Donaire. And Amir Khan needed only 39 seconds to demonstrate that...
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Broner: My Stock's Up After Vargas Fight; I Performed for Y'all!
NEW YORK – Adrien Broner didn’t get the victory he thinks he earned Saturday night. Broner is sure, though, that the way he fought against Jessie Vargas proved the inconsistent ex-champion can continue to succeed against championship-caliber oppositi...
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Tekashi69 Crew Member Allegedly Fired Gun at Broner Card
Someone in Tekashi69's crew allegedly fired a gun inside the Barclays Center this weekend, but it had nothing to do with Adrien Broner ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us cops believe an unidentified member of Tekashi's entourage fir...
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Broner: Vargas Wants Rematch Because It's Most Money He'll Make
NEW YORK – Jessie Vargas and Adrien Broner agreed that they want a rematch as they stood alongside each other at ringside late Saturday night. Whether a second bout between them takes place remains to be seen, but their fight Saturday night certainly...
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Photos
Photos: Broner, Vargas Battle Hard To a Draw - HUGE Gallery
Broner, Vargas Fight Photos Galllery - Adrien Broner and Jessie Vargas spent 12 rounds trading punches. A few moments later, they exchanged angry words and opposite views of what transpired. The one thing the two fighters agreed upon? A rematch shoul...