Broner vs Cobbs

Who won Broner vs Cobbs?

Blair Cobbs beat Adrien Broner by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, June 7th, 2024, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

The scorecards were announced as 96-93, 96-93, 97-91 in favor of winner Blair Cobbs.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Hunter vs Chaney.

Broner vs Cobbs stats

Back in June 2024, Adrien Broner stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Blair Cobbs made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Broner had a slight advantage in power over Cobbs, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Cobbs' 63%.

Adrien Broner was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

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

Adrien Broner fought out of the orthodox stance, while Blair Cobbs was a southpaw.

Broner was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years earlier than Cobbs, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 165 more professional rounds, totaling 267 compared to Cobbs' 102.

Adrien Broner went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA, and 14 by the WBC at welterweight.

Broner vs Cobbs form

Adrien Broner had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Bill Hutchinson on June 9, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Casino Miami Jai Alai, Miami, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jovanie Santiago on February 20, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Manny Pacquiao on January 19, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had drawn with Jessie Vargas on April 21, 2018, by majority draw at Barclays Center, New York.

He had lost to Mikey Garcia on July 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Cobbs had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Maurice Hooker on August 6, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Alexis Rocha on March 19, 2022, by knockout in the 9th round at USC Galen Center, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Brad Solomon on June 19, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Don Haskins Center, Texas.

Before that, he had beaten Samuel Kotey Neequaye on February 14, 2020, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Honda Center, California.

He had defeated Carlos Ortiz on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Adrien Broner had last fought 11 months and 29 days ago, while Blair Cobbs' last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 1 day ago.

Broner's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Cobbs' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Broner vs Cobbs start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Broner vs Cobbs?

The TrillerTV PPV US show began at 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST. The TrillerTV PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 11:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Broner vs Cobbs?

Adrien Broner was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Blair Cobbs made his way into the ring at 16/25 (-160) with oddsmakers.