Adrien Broner suffered an embarrassing loss on Friday night time and needed to choose up his tooth following a Blair Cobbs knockdown.
Preventing on the Laborious Rock Dwell at Seminole Laborious Rock Lodge & On line casino in Hollywood, Florida, Broner made his second look in a yr and a half underneath promoter Don King. Regardless of pre-fight guarantees of domination and a critical menace to Cobbs, Broner had no reply – primarily attributable to inactivity.
Broner hit the canvas early on and regarded down, recognizing his tooth. He picked it up and tried handy it to the referee earlier than dropping on factors. After that, the outdated Adrien Broner did not make an look.
Cobbs stored his nostril in entrance and took the combat on the scorecards. Judges returned with 97-91 and 96-93 twice on the finish of the competition.
With the defeat, Broner dropped to 35-5-1, 24 KOs, as Cobbs improved to 17-1-1, 10 KOs. Broner’s second spherical flooring is the writing on the wall to the Cincinnati native’s continued efforts to land an enormous payday. Cobbs is now able to take that spot.
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In his interview, Cobbs stated, “It wasn’t simple. Even after I tracked him on that particular shot that harm him, he obtained up, was resilient, and stored urgent ahead. He even obtained a few good photographs in. He obtained me with that proper hand one time. Not too many instances he landed, however he landed very properly when he did. However Blair “The Aptitude” prevails. I keep constant on stress with excessive, low, excessive, low. I make myself as unpredictable as potential.”
Discussing his subsequent transfer, Cobbs added, “I noticed one thing on Instagram. Ryan Garcia was rooting for “AB,” Which was hurtful as a result of I assumed we had been boys. However get your woman out of DMs. It’s my time. It’s Blair “The Aptitude” Cobbs, probably the most thrilling boxing man and the Folks’s Champion. Woo!”
Heavyweight contender Michael Hunter pushed to 22-1-2, 15 KOs on the undercard by defeating a shot-shy Cassius Chaney. In a back-and-forth brawl, Ian Inexperienced defended his WBA Continental USA Middleweight Title in opposition to Toledo, OH’s Roy Barringer. In the meantime, Antonio Perez remained undefeated as he unanimously beat Antonio Williams. Lastly, De Von Williams made it 5 stoppages from 5 by taking out Travis Floyd.
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