Broner vs Granados

Who won Broner vs Granados?

Adrien Broner beat Adrian Granados by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 18th, 2017, at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 97-93, 97-93 in favor of winner Adrien Broner.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Broner vs Granados stats

Back in February 2017, Adrien Broner stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Adrian Granados made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Broner had a slight advantage in power over Granados, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Granados' 67%.

Adrien Broner was the same age as Adrian Granados, at 27 years old.

Granados had a height advantage of 3 inches over Broner. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Adrien Broner and Adrian Granados fought out of an orthodox stance.

Broner was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 months earlier than Granados, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 63 more professional rounds, totaling 267 compared to Granados' 204.

Broner vs Granados form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

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

Before that, he had beaten John Molina Jr on March 7, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had won against Emmanuel Taylor on September 6, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

Activity check

Broner's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

What time did Broner vs Granados start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Broner vs Granados?

Broner vs Granados was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Broner vs Granados?

Adrien Broner was a 29/100 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Adrian Granados made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.