By Scott Gilfoid: British fight promoter Frank Warren will be meeting with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer on Monday to talk about matching his fighter World Boxing Organization (WBO) super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) up with #1 ranked WBO contender Adrien Broner (21-0, 17 KO’s) for a fight for knows when.
Adrien Broner
Adrien Broner
Burns could soon be facing Broner
By Sean McDaniel: WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) could be soon facing undefeated contender Adrien Broner (21-0, 17 KO’s) shortly after one more fight, according to the latest boxing news.
Broner impressive against Litzau
By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated super featherweight contender Adrien Broner (21-0, 17 KO’s) made it look easy in destroying highly ranked Jason Litzau (28-3, 21 KO’s) by a devastating 1st round knockout last Saturday night at the Arena VFG, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico. Broner, ranked #6 WBO, #7 WBA, #7 WBC, and #14 IBF in the super featherweight division, eluded the slower Litzau’s attacks for most of the round and then caught Litzau on the ropes and hurt him with a hard right hand to the head.
Paul Williams and Adrien Broner a possibility in an HBO doubleheader for 6/11
By Jim Dower: Steve Kim from maxboxing is reporting that HBO is looking to put together a June 11th doubleheader with Paul Williams (39-2, 27 KO’s) making a comeback against a still to be determined opponent and unbeaten super featherweight contender Adrien Broner (20-0, 16 KO’s) fighting in the second part of the card.