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@Newzz now im not seeing any news on charlo/hatley and grj/escandon being on this card now
Broner vs. Granados Showtime Event Lands at Xavier University
By Jake Donovan
A matchup between Adrien Broner and Adrian Granados has been in queue for the past several weeks, but in that time span has seen changes in its rumored undercard, location and fight date.
Full details of the show have finally been nailed down, the latest piece of the puzzle coming in the form of a hosting venue. The February 18 Showtime-televised event will take place at the Cintas Center on the campus of Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, as confirmed by event handlers on Monday afternoon.
Broner (32-2, 24 KOs) will end a 10-month layoff in the main event against Granados (18-4-2, 12 KOs). The former four-division titlist will fight for the first time since stopping England’s Ashley Theophane (40-7-1, 11 KOs) in the ninth round of their April 1 fight in Washington, D.C.
The rest of his 2016 was spent wading through a lengthy legal battle with all charges eventually dropped amid accusations of pre-dawn assault and robbery at a Cincinnati bowling alley around this time one year ago.
It wasn’t all bad news for the troubled boxer in 2016, however. His About Billions promotional stable added two new world champions – training stablemates Robert Easter Jr. (lightweight) and Rau’Shee Warren (bantamweight), both of whom will make the first defenses of their respective title reigns one week prior on a Bounce TV card in Toledo, Ohio.
About Billions will serve as the lead promoter for both shows, with the February 18 show in association with Mayweather Promotions. Company founder Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be on hand for a press conference on site to formally announce the event Tuesday.
Original plans called for the event to take place February 4, with hopes of US Bank Arena once again playing host. Broner has headlined at that venue on four separate occasions, including his winning titles at super featherweight (KO3 Vincente Rodriguez, Nov. ’11) and super lightweight (KO12 Khabib Allakhverdiev, Oct. ’15).
However, an inability to line up the venue, date and network prompted a change in the prior two aspects. The show was pushed back two weeks and now to a new part of town in Cincinnati.
Granados, of Cicero, Illinois, upset then-unbeaten Amir Imam (19-1, 16 KOs), of Albany, New York, in the ninth round of their November 2015 fight in Quebec City. He has since added a stay-busy win over Ariel Vasquez last July while awaiting such an opportunity to come to surface.
As previously revealed on BoxingScene.com, the evening’s co-feature pits veteran contender Thomas Williams and unbeaten prospect Marcus Browne in a light heavyweight crossroads bout.
Williams (20-2, 14 KOs), 29, Fort Washington, Maryland, will fight for the first time since suffering a knockout loss versus World light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson in his first world title bid last July in Quebec City, Canada. Williams went after Canada’s Stevenson (28-1, 23 KOs) in their Spike main event from Videotron Center, but paid a heavy price for his bravery as he went out on his shield in giving Stevenson his seventh successful title defense.
That very level of courage is what landed him the title shot. Williams went toe-to-toe with Edwin Rodriguez, outslugging the fellow veteran light heavyweight contender en route to a 2nd round knockout in their non-stop shootout last April live on Fox in prime time.
Browne (18-0, 13 KOs), a 2012 Olympian from Staten Island, New York, will end a 10-month layoffs since his taste of primetime exposure, but didn't exactly leave a lasting impression.
The 26-year old southpaw was considered fortunate to have prevailed in a controversial eight-round split decision win over then-unbeaten Radivoje Kalajdzic (22-1, 15 KOs) in their April 16 NBC-televised clash at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Browne scored a 1st round knockdown against Kalajdzic, but had to survive trouble later in that eight-rounder, including a sixth-round knockdown.
Yep. I figured that out, bc of Canelo's reaction to facing him after Khan.
When fighters are the truth, it takes a LONG time for another elite fighter to agree to face them. Yes, other, less heralded fighters may fight him...but the truly elite goto those propositions at first.
Talent knows talent...idc what anyone says. GGG knew what's up with SOG, Canelo knows what's up with GGG, Pacquiao knows what's up with Crawford, etc. Nobody is "scared" of anyone, but they know those are very loseable fights which can affect their bottomline in the future....and they not with letting the $$$ go in the future unless the $$$ isin the present for the fight.
Think about it, it's always $$$$ issues that stop big fights, someone always asking for a unreasonable amount, while the fights we DON'T want are easily made
Great post and I can't believe I missed it.
Just to add on to your point.
If anybody has ever trained in a boxing gym, you'll see the same type of shyt but just on a lower level. When it's time for sparring and the coaches start matching dudes up to come in during the week, some nikkas will avoid showing up to the gym at certain times so they don't have to spar some of the other talented cats with potential.
nikkas weren't necessarily on some
but they would find a way to come too late or too early so they'd have to spar someone else which is usually someone they believe they can take. If nikkas see you hitting the bag all week looking like young Foreman, dudes would try to finesse they way outta that match up if it's presented. It got to a point where the coach started to notice and would be like
whenever that shyt would happen. He''d have to do surprise sparring sessions when everybody happened to be there at the same time and you could tell some nikkas would be like 
on the inside when they finally matched up. Real shyt, Game recognize game, talent knows talent.
if thats the finalized card, for sure i wont fly out for just those 2 fightsI wonder why those fights fell thru
Great post and I can't believe I missed it.
Just to add on to your point.
If anybody has ever trained in a boxing gym, you'll see the same type of shyt but just on a lower level. When it's time for sparring and the coaches start matching dudes up to come in during the week, some nikkas will avoid showing up to the gym at certain times so they don't have to spar some of the other talented cats with potential.
nikkas weren't necessarily on some
If nikkas see you hitting the bag all week looking like young Foreman, dudes would try to finesse they way outta that match up if it's presented. It got to a point where the coach started to notice and would be like
Real shyt, Game recognize game, talent knows talent.
Yep
if thats the finalized card, for sure i wont fly out for just those 2 fights
I don't even know where that location is....at least US Bank Arena was literally in beautiful Downtown Cincinnati, sitting right on the river, & next to the Cincinnati Reds & Cincinnati Bengals stadiums.
I don't know where Xavier is
Then Topp Dogg as the co-headliner?
I mean, he brings fireworks, but
HARLEM AL
Your broad loves me.....
My nikka that's terrible. Was planning on taking my shorty for her birthday.Tickets aren't on sale yet Cuz PBC goin PBC
They don't even know what channel yet Cuz CBS/Showtime can't make up they mind
HARLEM AL
Your broad loves me.....
shyt is absurd
Anybody been to the Barclays for a fight?if so what are the prices like?
this card, ggg-jacobs, and thurman-porter all need to finalize their cards once and for all so i can make up my mind
I don't even know where that location is....at least US Bank Arena was literally in beautiful Downtown Cincinnati, sitting right on the river, & next to the Cincinnati Reds & Cincinnati Bengals stadiums.
I don't know where Xavier is
Then Topp Dogg as the co-headliner?
I mean, he brings fireworks, but
shyt is absurd
Anybody been to the Barclays for a fight?if so what are the prices like?
try to get a hook up with a presale code before they go on sale to the general public @yawn hooked it up when i got tickets for thurman-porter..so my seats were pretty good for the price i paid...its not that bad at all
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Superstar
shyt is absurd
Anybody been to the Barclays for a fight?if so what are the prices like?
I was in section 13 Row 15 for Swift vs PED.... $107
ChocolateGiddyUp
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We gotta talk about how we making this Swift vs Thurman thread...
We gotta collab with the Thurman Stans??
So far I've got nothing but....
#swiftset presents We get our cherries from Costco....
We gotta collab with the Thurman Stans??
So far I've got nothing but....
#swiftset presents We get our cherries from Costco....