Blair Cobbs Beats Adrien Broner Via Unanimous Decision in Welterweight Boxing Fight | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Blair Cobbs handed Adrien Broner a unanimous decision loss in a welterweight collision at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Broner did not look good from the opening. He was hesitant to pull the trigger on punches in the first round and looked much less interested in the fight than his opponent.

That lackadaisical approach didn’t help him in the second round when Cobbs floored him with a vicious left hand.

Broner was able to survive the round, but not without losing a tooth:

Broner was able to make a full recovery, but he looked like a shell of his former self. Cobbs was the much busier fighter and Broner looked slow when he actually did throw punches.

Former welterweight Shawn Porter weighed in on Broner’s lack of activity, noting that he has typically leaned on his counter punching throughout his career.

Broner did have a few brief exchanges in the seventh, eighth and ninth rounds that showed some signs of life, but they were not even close to enough to label it a competitive fight.

Ultimately, it was a surprise that Cobbs couldn’t get the finish.

The bout was Broner’s first in nearly a year. He beat Bill Hutchinson in a convincing unanimous decision nearly a year ago. That broke a layoff that spanned all of 2022.

Broner, 34, has not been in the ring much since losing a 2019 world title fight against Manny Pacquiao. Broner’s multiple legal issues have derailed a career that had some strong moments but carried even more promise.

Broner is a four-division champion with titles in the super featherweight, lightweight, light welterweight and welterweight weight classes. His career has included wins over Paulie Malignaggi, Khabib Allakhverdiev and Antonio DeMarco.

He also had fights against Pacquiao, Shawn Porter and Marcos Maidana, dropping decisions against all three of them.

The loss to Cobbs might signal the end of Broner’s up-and-down career. Ahead of the fight, he seemed to admit that his time was wearing thin in boxing.

“My children motivate me, but this last run is for me,” Broner said, per Thomas Gerbasi of Boxing Scene. “I did everything for everybody else, so this last run is for me.”

In an era of crossover boxing and influencer fights, retirement is always a fluid decision. Broner’s brash personality and ability to sell a fight could certainly hold opportunities down the road, but his days of contending for any serious title appear to be over.