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By Dan Ambrose: Injured Omar Figueroa Jr. will be replaced by former WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (28-2, 10 KOs) as the opponent for Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner (33-3, 24 KOs) for his next fight on April 21 on Showtime Boxing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. … Read

By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC lightweight champion Omar Figueroa Jr. (27-0-1, 19 KOs) suffered a shoulder injury while training and he’s subsequently pulled out of his April 21st fight against former 4 division world champion Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner (33-3, 24 KOs). … Read

By Stanley White: Former IBF World super featherweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis (19-0, 18 KOs) could be facing former WBA World featherweight champion Jesus Andres Cuellar (28-2, 21 KOs) on April 21 for the vacant WBA secondary 126 lb. title on the undercard of Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner vs. Omar Figueroa Jr. on Showtime Boxing.… […]

By Allan Fox: Bad luck seems to be following Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner and his opponent for his next fight Omar Figueroa Jr. ahead of their scheduled April 21st fight on Showtime Boxing. Broner was charged with a misdemeanor sexual battery charge on Tuesday from an incident that took place the pace the previous day […]

By Allan Fox: Omar Figueroa Jr. is looking good in training for his fight against Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner on April 21. Figueroa is working on the heavy bag and concentrating on going to the body, which he’s expected to do against Broner all night long on April 21.… Read

By Jeff Aranow: Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner (33-3, 24 KOs) is working hard on trying to improve his low work rate for his April 21 fight against Omar Figueroa Jr. (27-0-1, 19 KOs) at a still to be determined venue. This a fight that Broner cannot afford to lose if he wants to remain one […]

By Jaime Ortega: While most people are stuck trying to push Keith Thurman vs Errol Spence Jr vs Terrence Crawford – I looking also forward to see all these championship fights – they’re other fights I believe would be even more epic and lesser known to the casual fan.… Read

By Jaime Ortega: The welterweight Omar Figueroa Jr. who will be facing Adrien Broner April 21 said in an interview that he wants to fight Errol Spence Jr. on June of 2018. Figueroa has called out Spence repetitively in the past weeks, and even said Spence needs “redemption” to avenge his loss during the 2007 […]

By Jeff Aranow: Trainer Freddie Roach thinks Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner (33-3, 24 KOs) has ruined his boxing career by failing to take it seriously by being dedicates, and he doubts whether the 28-year-old former 4-division world champion will be able to turn things around. … Read

By Jaime Ortega: As the Premier Boxing Champions kicked yesterday in New York to showcase the next fights available for the year, a few details sparked my attention after all the boxers rounded up in their podiums as the fights were announced. Omar Figueroa walked right next to Errol Spence and Spence looked right at […]