Broner vs Theophane

Who won Broner vs Theophane?

Adrien Broner beat Ashley Theophane by technical knockout in the 9th round on Friday, April 1st, 2016, at DC Armory, Washington.

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).

This contest was for the WBA super lightweight championship of the world.

Broner vs Theophane stats

Back in April 2016, Adrien Broner stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ashley Theophane made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Broner had a massive power advantage over Theophane, boasting a 74% knockout percentage compared to Theophane's 28%.

Adrien Broner was the younger man by 9 years, at 27 years old.

Theophane had a height advantage of 1 inch over Broner. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Adrien Broner and Ashley Theophane fought out of an orthodox stance.

Broner was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 11 months later than Theophane, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 58 fewer professional rounds, totaling 267 compared to Theophane's 325.

Broner vs Theophane form

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

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

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

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

Before that, he had beaten Emmanuel Taylor on September 6, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

He had lost to Marcos Maidana on December 14, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas.

Activity check

Broner's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

Theophane's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

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