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My Take
Adrien Broner is a fascinating case study in talent and theater. Four world titles across four weight classes is an achievement that deserves to be stated plainly, because his loud persona often drowns it out. I have always thought the rapper side and the villain act were parts of the same instinct: he understood that boxing is an entertainment business and made himself impossible to ignore. Whether you cheered for him or against him, you watched. The career had turbulence, but fighters who can sell a night and then back it up in the ring are rarer than champions.
Overview
Adrien Jerome Broner (; born July 28, 1989) is an American former professional boxer. He won world championships in four weight classes including the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super featherweight title from 2011 to 2012, the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title from 2012 to 2013, the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title in 2013, and the WBA super lightweight title from 2015 to 2016.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Adrien Broner
- Name (Japanese)
- エイドリアン・ブローナー
- Reading
- えいどりあん・ぶろーなー
- Born
- July 28, 1989 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Snake
- Origin
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 171 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- WBO World Junior Lightweight Champion
- WBC World Lightweight Champion
- WBA World Welterweight Champion
- WBA World Super Lightweight Champion
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Rapper — see all → · Boxer — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.