Adrien Broner is coming back.
The former four-division titleholder, who hasn’t fought since he lost a wide decision to Manny Pacquiao in a welterweight fight in January of last year, reportedly will return to the ring in a junior welterweight fight this coming January.
Neither an opponent nor a site has been announced.
“We’re in the process of talking about opponents,” Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza told BoxingScene.com.
Broner (33-4-1, 24 KOs) was once a dominating fighter but is 0-2-1 in his last three fights, with losses against Mikey Garcia and Pacquiao. He drew with Jessie Vargas.
“The Problem” hasn’t won a fight since a disputed split decision over Adrian Granados in February 2017.
Broner once held a welterweight title – after defeating Paulie Malignaggi by a split decision in 2013 – but has had problems at the weight. He’s only 2-3-1 in what were considered welterweight fights.
That’s what makes the move back down to 140 pounds significant, assuming he can make the weight. Broner is 5-1 in fights designated as junior welterweight matchups, although he lost his last fight – to Garcia – at that weight.
“It’s been two years since he’s fought so we’re in discussions about the opponent, but it will be somebody credible,” Espinoza said.
Broner, 31, recently vowed to quit boxing and become a full-time rapper if promoters didn’t meet his purse demands.
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