(February 18, 2017) Adrien Broner insisted from the get-go that his fight against former sparring partner Adrian Granados wasn’t going to be easy. Some may have thought the former four-division champion was simply trying to hype a bout he was co-promoting. Turns out, he was being 100 percent truthful. In a back-and-forth, action-packed 147-pound brawl, Broner (33-2, 24 KOs) escaped with a 10-round split decision before a partisan crowd of 6,085 in his hometown of Cincinnati. The victory in his official 147-pound debut was Broner’s third in a row and came on the heels of a career-long 10-month layoff. Conversely, Granados (18-5-2) saw a five-fight winning streak halted as he ended up on the wrong side of a narrow decision for the fifth time in his 8½-year pro career. Judges Steve Weisfeld (97-93) and Robert Pope (96-94) scored the contest in favor of Broner, while judge Phil Rogers had it 97-93 for Granados. The familiarity between both fighters—who not only had a sparring histor...
Robert Easter Jr. starts at 140 with a successful debut by defeating Adrian Granados by UD. It was a war from the opening bell. However, former world lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. controlled the action for the most part, winning a 10-round unanimous decision over Adrian Granados in his super lightweight debut. Early in the first, it appeared Easter (22-1-1, 14 KOs) would cruise. Granados, for his part, worked in burrowing forward. The ploy was met with some punishing jabs and trying to establish distance. But in the last minute of the first, Easter reverted back to his old habits, allowing the shorter fighter to get inside. With 2:00 left in the second, Granados (20-8-2, 13 KOs) was able to get inside and nail Easter with a right uppercut. It seemed to work—and the inside fighting fed right into the game plan of Granados. With :50 left in the third, the two stood toe-to-toe in the center of the ring and literally whaled on each other. Easter appeared to get the better o...
Shawn “Showtime” Porter knows only one way to fight and that’s coming straight ahead with full fists of steam. It’s pretty much the same way Adrian Granados fights, too. Porter likes to suffocate his opponents, mixing in a little mauling and wrestling. It made for an interesting give-and-take, action fight. Referee Gary Rosato’s blue shirt had dark blotches, drenched in the 10th round from breaking the two up so often. Porter simply was too strong, winning 117-111 on judges Julie Lederman, John Stewart and Kevin Morgan’s scorecards. In the third, Porter had Granados swelling up. To his credit, Granados withstood Porter’s assaults, and with his back against the ropes, tried going firepower-against-firepower. In the fourth, Granados’ tactics changed at the outset. But he couldn’t change who he is—and that surfaced again in the last minute of the fourth when he tried going punch-for-punch with the stronger, faster Porter. It made for a great exchange, though it began zapping Granad...
Former Welterweight Champion Shawn Porter narrates his bout vs Adrian Granados. Porter consistently landed clean shots and won the fight unanimously on the cards, with all three judges scoring it 117-111. #PBConFOX #ShawnPorter #AdrianGranados
#PBCReplay: On November 4, 2017, Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder faced off against Bermane Stiverne in a rematch of their January 2015 Heavyweight World Title bout in which Wilder claimed the WBC title from Stiverne with a unanimous decision victory. On Saturday, April 4th, PBC will be replaying the entire televised portion of the #WilderStiverne2 SHOWTIME card live on the PBC YouTube channel. The card also features former Welterweight World Champion Shawn Porter taking on Adrian Granados in the co-feature. Plus, Sergey Lipinets battles Akihiro Kondo in a 12-round televised opener for the vacant IBF Super Lightweight World Title. Watch and comment with fellow boxing fans at 8pm ET/5pm PT, live on the PBC YouTube channel.
Former two-division champion Danny "Swift" Garcia (35-2, 21 KOs) dropped Adrian Granados (20-7-2, 14 KOs) three times before stopping him in round seven Saturday night in a welterweight showdown that headlined Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. "I've said it before, when Danny Garcia is at his best, nobody can beat him," said Garcia. "I had gotten a little comfortable in the past, but I put my 110 percent into this fight and when I do, I beat everyone." Garcia got his offense started early, deflecting a right hand from Granados in round two and throwing a perfect left hook counter that dropped Granados for the first time in the fight. Granados continued to push and tried to change the tide, but an overhand right at the end of an exchange by Garcia sent Granados down for the second time in round two. "It felt good landing that big left hook," said Garcia. "I was proud of my performance. I thought I did a great job to...
GRC vs. GRNDSDanny Garcia joined 'Inside PBC' and broke down his fight against Adrian Granados, talked about having his kids at the fight and who he wants to fight next. #PBConFOX #DannyGarcia #AdrianGranados #Boxing
GRC vs. GRNDSGarcia said he knew he had to win emphatically and he did just that on Saturday. #PBConFOX #DannyGarcía #AdriánGranados
GRC vs. GRNDSDanny Garcia KO'd Adrian Granados in the 7th round to give 'Tigre' his first KO loss. #PBConFOX #DannyGarcía #AdriánGranados
GRC vs. GRNDSDanny Garcia and Adrian Granados make their final stop at the weigh-ins before their big fight in Los Angeles.
GRC vs. GRNDSGarcia says his rough upbringing in Philadelphia made him the fighter he is today. #PBConFOX #Toe2Toe #DannyGarcia #AdriánGranados
GRC vs. GRNDSDanny Garcia and Adrian Granados full main card press conference from Los Angeles. #PBConFOX #DannyGarcía #AdriánGranados
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