By Scott Gilfoid: What do you think you get when you have a 2nd tier fighter pulled up to face the best fighter in the super featherweight division bar none? You get a slaughter. That’s exactly what we’re looking at with the May 19th fight between WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (23-0, 19 KO’s) and 2nd tier B level fighter Gary Sykes (20-2, 5 KO’s) at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Adrien Broner
Adrien Broner
Sykes gets his 3 minutes of fame against Broner on May 19th
By Scott Gilfoid: American artist Andy Warhol once said “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Unfortunately, I think we’re going to have to cut that short by say 12 minutes to 3 minutes for Brit Gary Sykes (20-2, 5 KO’s) when he gets his big chance to fight for the title on May 19th against WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (23-0, 19 KO’s) at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Why is the WBO sanctioning Broner-Sykes bout?
By Scott Gilfoid: Why is the World Boxing Organization sanctioning the bout between WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (23-0, 19 KO’s) and feather-fisted 2nd tier fodder opponent Gary Sykes (20-2, 5 KO’s) on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Broner cool to the idea of fighting Salido
By Jason Kim: WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido (38-11-2, 26 KO’s) badly wants to fight WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (23-0, 19 KO’s) and wants to move up to super featherweight to make the fight happen, according to boxing news from examiner.com. However, the 22-year-old Broner isn’t all that interested in taking the fight.
Sykes: I deserve to be in with Adrien Broner
By Scott Gilfoid: Having never fought a 1st tier opponent in his life and WITHOUT a top 15 world ranking, British fighter Gary Sykes (20-2, 5 KO’s) believes he’s earned the shot to fight undefeated WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (23-0, 19 Ko’s) on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Broner: I’m in a different league than Orlando Salido
By Scott Gilfoid: WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner has no fear of WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido and sees himself as being above him in talent.
Broner-Sykes mismatch now set for Khan-Peterson 2 undercard on May 19th
By Scott Gilfoid: The fight that boxing fans have been demanding is finally here with unbeaten WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (23-0, 19 KO’s) facing Britain’s Gary Sykes (20-2, 5 KO’s) on the undercard of Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson II on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sykes trainer: We’re going to take Broner into the trenches
By Scott Gilfoid: It’s looking like WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (23-0, 19 KO’s) could end up facing 2nd tier UK fighter Gary Sykes (20-2, 5 KO’s) in a 10 round non-title fight on May 19th on the undercard of the Amir Khan – Lamont Peterson rematch at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Adrien Broner vs. Gary Sykes a possibility for 5/19 on Khan-Peterson undercard
By Scott Gilfoid: A mismatch between WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (23-0, 19 KO’s) and British 2nd tier fighter Gary Sykes (20-2, 5 KO’s) is being talked about for the May 19th undercard of the Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson 2 rematch at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Broner defends WBO title on Khan vs. Peterson undercard
By Sean McDaniel: WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (23-0, 19 KO’s) has a choice of position of being put on the undercard of the May 19th rematch between Lamont Peterson vs. Amir Khan on HBO a the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Broner, 22, will be making his second defense of his World Boxing Organization title against an opponent that has yet to be determined.