ADRIEN BRONER NOW HAS HIS 3RD OPPONENT CHANGE FOR THE BLK PRIME PPV
Atlanta, Georgia (January 24th, 2023)– Real Combat Media Boxing has learned that former four-division titlist Adrien Broner will now face Michael Williams Jr. February 25th on Gateway Park Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The change in opponenent marks the third scheduled opponent for Broner, all coming in a span of just over a week.
Williams becomes the replacement to the previous replacement for the snakebit main event.
The latest change comes just one week after Philadelphia’s Hank Lundy (31-12-1, 14KOs) was named as the new opponent for Broner, replacing Ivan Redkach who was forced to withdraw due to a bitter dispute with promoter Joe DeGuardia.
Lundy was since removed from the mix after being dealt a suspension by the California State Athletic Commission.
The new opponent will be Michael Williams Jr (20-1, 13KOs), who is a tall a 6’1” welterweight from Fayetteville, North Carolina, which will be a major step up in competition to face Broner. His only career loss came in a fourth-round stoppage loss to John Bauza in a December 2021 battle of unbeaten prospects. Williams was knocked down six times on ESPN from Madison Square Garden in New York City before referee Charlie Fitch stopped the fight.
Williams returned to the ring and won third-round knockout over Julio Buitrago last April 23 in Gadsden, Alabama.
Cincinnati’s Broner (34-4-1, 24KOs) last fought in February 2021, where he defeated Jovanie Santiago in Uncasville, Connecticut. That bout was his first since a loss to Manny Pacquiao in their January 2019 PPV.
This fight will be the first of a lucrative three-fight deal between the 33-year-old Broner and BLK Prime, when the deal was formally announced on October 25, 2022.
The originally scheduled fight versus Redkach was previously in the works on both sides of the pandemic, once eyed for 2020 and again sought for last January.
Broner was due to return to the ring versus fellow former champion Omar Figueroa last August 20 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida which Broner had to cancel for mental health reasons.
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