Adrien Broner Defeats Vincente Escobedo!!!

Adrien Broner (24-0) defeated Vincente Escobedo (26-4) with a TKO victory in the 5th of a scheduled 12 r round bout. Prior to the bout there was a lot of drama due to Broner’s inability to make the 130 pound weight limit. The bout was televised on HBO and was held in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The drama stemmed from Broner’s blatant disregard for the required weigh in and due to the fact that he weighed 143.5 pounds on the morning of the fight. As a result, Escobedo’s team was contemplating on to whether to cancel the fight as they strongly felt an injustice was incurring.

Nevertheless, after some stiff negotiations to get Escobedo further compensation, Escobedo decided to continue with the fight. However, it was clear in the bout that Escobedo had no answer for Broner’s speed and power.

Admittedly, Escobedo stated after the fight that he felt he was not given a fair opportunity in this bout. He stated that he was very upset due to the fact that he sacrificed time with his family in preparation for the fight, but was not treated fairly.

Though, Escobedo will get the opportunity to fight for the vacant lightweight title once again as he will be considered the top contender by the WBO.

Overall, the bout was another stage for Broner to display his skills to public. Either way, Broner knew he was going to vacate his junior lightweight title and did not care about being stripped of the title. It should be interesting to see who Broner decides to take on in the lightweight division.

Interestingly, Broner called out Brandon Rios, Juan Manuel Marquez, and Antonio DeMarco, which would all make good fights at 135 pounds. Though, a bout with Rios would not be likely as Broner is promoted by Golden Boy while Rios is with Top Rank.

In the end, Broner showed the boxing world that he has the skills to capture further greatness within the sport of boxing. Yet, it must be noted that he has been successful against smaller opponents as he really is welterweight fighting in the lightweight division. It should be interesting to see how Broner fairs against people closer to his natural weight.