Broner withdraws from this weekend's fight

By Scott Shaffer

15/08/2022

Broner withdraws from this weekend's fight

According to his own social media account, former four-dvision champion Adrien Broner has withdrawn from this weekend's scheduled fight vs. former lightweight title holder Omar Figueroa. The bout was scheduled to air on Showtime from Hollywood, California. Broner issued the following statements on his Instagram account: "Man I’m going thru a lot at this moment in my life but I ain’t go give up. I set some more goals and I ain’t stopping until I finish what I started but sorry to say this but I’m not fighting August 20th. Sorry to all my fans but mental health is real and I’m not about to play inside the ring. I’ve watched a lot of people die playing with they boxing career and that is something I won’t do. Just pray for me. I love the sport of boxing to much to not give my all and I feel like I came up short before because my mind wasn’t 100% there and I be dam if I make that mistake again. I need to make some changes for the better instead of worrying about other people feelings and pleasing them when in all reality I have nothing to prove to nobody. I am a world champion in four different weight classes and if I never lace up a pair of gloves again, I feel like it’s safe to say I will be inducted into the boxing Hall of Fame. So I have to step back and overcome this obstacle before I go put my life on the line inside the square circle again. I know I’m far from being finished with the sport. See y’all soon. "

 
 
 
 
 
 
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