All good things come to an end. Adrien Broner's undefeated record came to a halt when he faced the heavy hitting Argentine Marcos Maidana in their WBA welterweight championship fight at the Alamodome in San Antonio last night.
Maidana was looking to impose himself throughout the bout and wasted no time. He came out in the first round swinging powerful shots rocking the champion and forcing him to back up. Maidana knocked down Broner twice, the first knocked down came in the second round when he landed a solid left hook. Broner was sent to the canvas again in the eighth but that knockdown was negated when referee Laurence Cole deducted a point from Maidana for headbutting.
Maidana relied heavily on his power, according to CompuBox numbers he threw a total of 964 punches, 231 of which were power shots while connecting only 38 jabs. Broner was by far the least active of the two fighters connecting 149 of 400 punches. All three judges scored it for Maidana 117-110, 116-109, 115-100.
"The plan was to fight any which way we can do it, and we won," Maidana said. "This win is very satisfying to me. My plan was to win with my heart and keep going forward. Every time I landed a punch I felt like I was hurting him."
Upon hearing the official decision Broner stormed out of the ring and declined to speak to the media. However he did speak with Showtime when the broadcast went off the air.
"All I can do is go back to the drawing board and comeback and fight my ass off," Broner said. "I'm okay. Things happen. I fought a hell of a fight, but he was the better man tonight. We can rematch it anytime."
Golden boy promoter Richard Schaefer said the victory will open many opportunities for Maidana.
"I think it was an unbelievable performance...It was Maidana's night. It was his biggest night and opens the doors to many great fights," Schaefer said.
He added that a rematch would essentially sell itself, Broner agreed.
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