Broner vs Vargas

Who won Broner vs Vargas?

Adrien Broner drew with Jessie Vargas by majority draw on Saturday, April 21st, 2018, at Barclays Center, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 114-114, 114-114, meaning it was a majority draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Also on the undercard Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was victorious over Jesus Andres Cuellar for the WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship, and Jermall Charlo beat Hugo Centeno Jr for the WBC Interim World Middleweight belt.

Broner vs Vargas stats

Back in April 2018, Adrien Broner stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jessie Vargas made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Broner had a massive power advantage over Vargas, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 36%.

Adrien Broner was the same age as Jessie Vargas, at 29 years old.

Vargas had a height advantage of 4 inches over Broner. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Adrien Broner and Jessie Vargas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Broner was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 months earlier than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, totaling 267 compared to Vargas' 263.

Jessie Vargas was ranked number 3 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, and 4 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Broner vs Vargas form

Broner had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mikey Garcia on July 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Adrian Granados on February 18, 2017, by split decision in their 10 round contest at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ashley Theophane on April 1, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at DC Armory, Washington.

Before that, he had won against Khabib Allakhverdiev on October 3, 2015, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

He had been beaten by Shawn Porter on June 20, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Vargas had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Aaron Herrera on December 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pioneer Event Center, California, Afghanistan.

Prior to that, he had lost to Manny Pacquiao on November 5, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sadam Ali on March 5, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at DC Armory, Washington.

Before that, he had been beaten by Timothy Bradley Jr on June 27, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

He had defeated Antonio DeMarco on November 23, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Adrien Broner had been fighting more than Jessie Vargas.

Going into this contest, Adrien Broner had last fought 8 months and 23 days ago, while Jessie Vargas' last outing had been 4 months and 6 days ago.

Broner's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Vargas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Broner vs Vargas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Broner vs Vargas?

Broner vs Vargas was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Broner vs Vargas?

Adrien Broner was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Jessie Vargas made his way into the ring at 83/100 (-120) with oddsmakers.