WBA Welterweight Championship
Manny Pacquiao v Adrien Broner
Sunday, 20 January 2019
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Adrien Broner will look to claim the World Boxing Association Welterweight title when he faces the legendary Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, United States on Sunday 20 January 2019.
The 29-year-old American, who fought to a draw with Jessie Vargas in his last bout in April 2018, was once touted as the heir to Floyd Mayweather’s throne but is looking to shrug off a reputation of being a career underachiever.
Broner’s three career defeats have come against current or former world champions in Marcos Maidana, Shawn Porter and Mikey Garcia. Whether he can step up to the plate against one of the all-time greats in Pacquiao remains to be seen.
‘Pac Man’ threatened to sully his legacy when he came out of retirement and suffered a contentious defeat to Australian Jeff Horn in 2017.
But the veteran, who recently turned 40, returned to the peak of his powers in July last year when he defeated Lucas Martin Matthysse on a TKO in Kuala Lumpur to win the WBA Welterweight championship.
Broner may be 11 years younger than Pacquiao, but the veteran has legendary stamina and enters the fight as the favourite. In fact, the Filipino has declared his intention to knock the American out and inflict a fourth career defeat on him.
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Tale of the tape:
Manny Pacquiao
Record: 60-7-2
KOs: 39 (57%)
Weight: <66.7kg
Height: 166cm
Reach: 170cm
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 40
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Adrien Broner
Record: 33-3-1, 1 NC
KOs: 24 (65%)
Weight: <66.7kg
Height: 169cm
Reach: 177cm
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 29
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