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Adrien Broner vs. Antonio
DeMarco
Headlines Nov. 17 In Atlantic City
On Saturday, November 17 boxing's most electrifying young
star, Adrien "The Problem" Broner will step up in weight to
challenge the hard-hitting WBC Lightweight World Champion
Antonio DeMarco at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New
Jersey in the main event of HBO World Championship Boxing®.
In the co-main event, two of the United States' top hopes
for heavyweight world championship glory will clash when
undefeated Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell takes on once-beaten
Johnathon Banks in a 12-round bout for Mitchell's NABO
heavyweight title. The fight was originally scheduled for
July 14, but was rescheduled when Mitchell suffered a hand
injury forcing him to withdraw from the original date.
"I'm not coming just to win this fight, I'm coming to knock
DeMarco out," said Broner. "This fight is speed vs. power
and it's going to be just another day in the ring for me.
Going up in weight is going to be different and I know he
can hit, but you can't hit what you can't see and I'm too
fast and furious for him. Power is nothing if you can't
connect; it's like moving a sack of rocks."
"This is another tough fight that has been presented to me
and I'm going to do everything to keep my WBC title," said
DeMarco. "Broner talks a big game but he's never been in the
ring with a hungry Mexican fighter like me. I wanted this
fight from the moment it was offered to me because I know
I'll be the first person to beat Broner and put him in his
place. When I put my hands on him, he'll regret his decision
to move up to my division."
"It's taken a while, but I'm happy to finally be back in
action and fighting a great opponent like Johnathon Banks,"
said Mitchell. "I love fighting in Atlantic City because I
know my fans from Maryland and the D.C. area will be out in
force cheering me on. I am going to give them all a great
fight."
"I'm looking to steal the show on November 17" said Banks.
"I'll prove what a true boxer at the highest level can do
against a football player. The winner of our fight should be
next in line for a title shot. I plan on making sure that
winner is me."
"This is the perfect doubleheader the week before the
Thanksgiving holiday because I guarantee that when it's
over, you'll be thanking these four boxers for two great
fights," said Oscar De La Hoya, President of Golden Boy
Promotions. "Broner vs. DeMarco is a great mix of styles and
we'll see how Adrien handles the move up to lightweight
against a hard and accurate puncher like DeMarco. The
heavyweight fight between Mitchell and Banks should produce
an American heavyweight ready to fight for a world title,
and I can't wait to see who prevails."
"I applaud HBO for making this fight a reality because this
is the type of fight that boxing fans around the world can
appreciate," said New Jersey based promoter, Gary Shaw. "My
fighter, world champion Antonio DeMarco, is a warrior and a
proud champion who brings nothing but pure excitement to the
ring. Broner has never face a fighter like DeMarco or his
level of competition. For Antonio it's another fight in
which the challenger talks about upsetting the champion, but
DeMarco knows what he needs to do to retain his title."
"Atlantic City's reputation was built on hosting boxing's
most talented and feared fighters competing in
mega-championship bouts that are still talked about to this
very day," said Don Marrandino, Eastern Division President
for Caesars Entertainment. "Boardwalk Hall is synonymous
with legendary names like De La Hoya, Hopkins, Gatti,
Holyfield, Tyson, and on November 17th Broner, DeMarco,
Mitchell and Banks will add to that traditional."
"Fight fans from coast-to-coast should circle November 17 on
their calendars because we have a terrific night of boxing
programming lined up," said Kery Davis, Senior Vice
President, Programming, HBO Sports. "A lot of questions will
get answered, including will Seth Mitchell continue to
fast-track through the heavyweight division and can Adrien
Broner move up in weight to the 135-pound division and
capture a world title belt? The competition in Johnathon
Banks and Antonio DeMarco, respectively, will be formidable
and we look forward to an exciting night at Boardwalk Hall
in Atlantic City."
Broner vs. DeMarco, a 12-round fight for DeMarco's WBC
Lightweight World Championship will take place Saturday,
November 17 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in
association with Gary Shaw Productions, sponsored by Corona,
AT&T and Caesars Atlantic City and will be televised live on
HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.
Tickets priced at, $200, $100, $50 and $25, plus applicable
taxes and service charges, go on sale on Thursday, October
11 at 12:00 p.m. ET and will be available for purchase at
the Boardwalk Hall box office, by calling Ticketmaster at
(800) 736-1420 or online at ticketmaster.com.
Unbeaten, charismatic and getting better with each fight,
23-year-old Adrien "The Problem" Broner (24-0, 20 KO's) has
already won a world championship at 130 pounds, knocking out
Vicente Martin Rodriguez in three rounds in November of
2011. He then defended his belt with a fourth round
technical knockout victory over then undefeated of Eloy
Perez in February and stopped Vicente Escobedo in July. Now,
the Cincinnati phenom looks to close out an exciting year on
November 17 when he will introduce his improved speed, power
and dynamic style to the lightweight division staring with
Antonio DeMarco.
Despite Broner's fast start in the fight game, Tijuana
southpaw Antonio DeMarco (28-2-1, 21 KO's) believes he will
be the first man to solve "The Problem" in the ring. A
professional for over eight years, the 26-year-old banger
first won the WBC Interim Lightweight World Title in 2009,
but lost the belt to Edwin Valero in 2010. Since then, he
has looked unstoppable, winning the WBC crown in October of
2011 with an 11th round stoppage of Jorge "El Nino De Oro"
Linares and then defending the title twice, knocking out
Miguel Roman in five rounds and John Molina in just 44
seconds.
A former standout linebacker for Michigan State University,
Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell (25-0-1, 19 KO's) found his true
calling in the prize ring and he has quickly built a
reputation as the kind of fighter that can reinvigorate the
heavyweight division. The 30-year-old is soft spoken outside
the ring, but a ferocious competitor between the ropes, and
the Maryland resident has blasted through top contenders
Timur Ibragimov and Chazz Witherspoon in a combined five
rounds, with the latter bout showing that Mitchell not only
has the power to succeed, but the heart as well.
Three-time national amateur champion Johnathon Banks
(28-1-1, 18 KO's) has earned a PhD in the ring thanks to his
work with Emanuel Steward and Wladimir Klitschko over the
years and now he's ready to make his run for the heavyweight
title. A professional since 2004, Banks' only loss came in a
cruiserweight title fight against Tomasz Adamek in 2009 and
after that fight, the 30-year-old from Detroit has put
together an 8-0-1 record, the perfect way to lead into the
biggest fight of his nine-year career.
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