Adrien Broner suffered an embarrassing loss on Friday night and had to pick up his tooth following a Blair Cobbs knockdown.
Fighting at the Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, Broner made his second appearance in a year and a half under promoter Don King. Despite pre-fight promises of domination and a serious threat to Cobbs, Broner had no answer – mainly due to inactivity.
Broner hit the canvas early on and looked down, spotting his tooth. He picked it up and tried to hand it to the referee before losing on points. After that, the old Adrien Broner failed to make an appearance.
Cobbs kept his nose in front and took the fight on the scorecards. Judges returned with 97-91 and 96-93 twice at the end of the contest.
With the defeat, Broner dropped to 35-5-1, 24 KOs, as Cobbs improved to 17-1-1, 10 KOs. The result signals writing on the wall for Broner‘s continued efforts to land a big payday. Cobbs is now in a position to take that spot.
It wasn’t easy. Even after I tracked him on that special shot that hurt him, he got up, was resilient, and kept pressing forward.
, Cobbs said in his interview after the match. Blair added, I stay consistent on pressure with high, low, high, low. I make myself as unpredictable as possible.
Heavyweight contender Michael Hunter pushed to 22-1-2, 15 KOs on the undercard by defeating a shot-shy Cassius Chaney.
In another thrilling fight, Ian Green defended his WBA Continental USA Middleweight Title against Roy Barringer of Toledo.
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