Adrien Broner got some good news and bad news
The uplifting news: Broner was authorized to battle by the Washington D.C. Boxing Commission after his legal advisor guaranteed the Hamilton (Ohio) County Prosecutor's office he will turn himself in on Monday.
Broner (31-2, 23 KOs) is needed by Cincinnati powers in the wake of being accused of felonious strike and irritated burglary regarding a January occurrence outside a knocking down some pins rear way in Madisonville, Ohio. He has been preparing in Washington for a few weeks, while his gang stays in Ohio. His little girl was conceived not long ago and he has yet to meet her.
The terrible news: Broner no more has his WBA junior welterweight belt. The title was cleared by the endorsing body after Broner neglected to make weight Thursday for his battle Friday against Ashley Theophane (Spike TV, 9 p.m. ET) at the sold-out DC Armory. Broner tipped the scales at 140.4 pounds, marginally over the 140-pound limit.
He endeavored to lose the weight, and rather, swallowed down some Gatorade when he ventured off the scale, and raged out without talking.
Broner's representative, Ravone Littlejohn, declined to talk about the weight issue.
Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe, when inquired as to whether Broner missing weight was humiliating to the advancement, said, "no doubt, it is, however things happen. It's sad, however it's the way you advance and manage these things. Everything we can do is appeal to God for Adrien.
"Ashley is extremely very much arranged and is coming to win the title. He has the open door and a colossal stage to do it on, and we're truly anticipating him winning the world title tomorrow."
Broner's mentor, Mike Stafford, told USA TODAY Sports Thursday night that his warrior simply needs to proceed onward from the circumstance he's made.
"It is the thing that it is. The child picked not to go on and misuse his body (by attempting to lose the weight). Furthermore, ideally the fans and sportswriters comprehend that he's been experiencing a considerable measure and has a great deal of things at the forefront of his thoughts," Stafford said. "Hey, we'll go on and put on a decent show tomorrow. Primary concern is, the battle's still on, and the child will be prepared to battle.
"It's simply all the stuff that is occurring. Furthermore, it happened so speedy. I can say this: We were on course to truly have a decent battle before this stuff turned out a week ago. . . . Individuals don't understand that even after the battle, he confronts an intense problem, and ideally his legal counselors can get him out of this circumstance."
Broner missed weight one other time, in 2012, furthermore lost that title on the scale.
Broner will need to relinquish an undisclosed measure of his satchel, accepted to be about $50,000, to Theophane, a monstrous underdog who will even now be permitted to battle for the title. Theophane (39-6-1, 11 KOs) battles for Mayweather Promotions out of Las Vegas.
Concerning permitting issue, Broner's lawyer, Will Welsh, told the Cincinnati Enquirer that Broner isn't a flight chance and will come back to Cincinnati once the battle is over. "He's going to address these charges head on," Welsh said.
