Adrien Broner has been thrown in jail for contempt of court, according to Cleveland.com.
Broner, who was sued by a woman he allegedly assaulted in 2018, failed to meet multiple deadlines to provide documentation demonstrating why he hasn’t come up with the $800,000-plus he was ordered to pay the woman.
The judge, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Nancy Margaret Russo, cited a video showing Broner handling large amounts of money after he earlier said he had only $13.
“Mr. Broner has continually defied every court ordered I’ve given. The jig is up today,” Russo said at the hearing, according to the website.
Broner is due back in court on Wednesday, when he and his attorney will another opportunity to demonstrate that he will make good on the judgment.
The former four-division titleholder said he expects to fight in January, after which he will be in a position to pay the full amount. Neither he nor his team has announced a date or opponent for his next fight.
Broner was initially charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after the 35-year-old woman accused him of the assault in a Cleveland nightclub during the 2018 NBA Finals. However, he pleaded guilty to assault and unlawful restraint, both misdemeanors.
Broner also was sentenced to jail time in August for violating the terms of his probation in connection with the assault case, the result of drunken-driving charges in March.
Broner last fought in January of last year, when he was outpointed by Manny Pacquiao.
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