Adrien Broner and Ivan Redkach have a fight in the works for the fall, according to Mike Coppinger. The fight will likely take place at welterweight. Broner, 29, is looking to come back from a loss to Manny Pacquiao, and he’s in need of a victory.
This is not a slam dunk win for Broner by any stretch of the imagination. Redkach, 5’10 1/2″, is bigger, stronger and fighting at a higher level now than Broner.
Broner hasn’t won a fight in two years
The former four division world champion Broner (33-4-1, 24 KOs) hasn’t won a fight in two years since 2017, and that was a controversial 10 round decision over Adrian Granados. Broner’s career is sinking right now, and he’s now to the point where he’s facing second tier fighter Redkach (23-4-1, 18 KOs) in hopes of turning things around.
Broner’s last clear victory came in April 2016 when he beat Ashley Theophaneby a ninth round knockout. Since that fight, Broner has lost to Pacquiao and Mikey Garcia, a 12 round draw against Jessie Vargas, and a controversial win over Granados. Those fights showed that Broner isn’t capable of fighting against the elite level fighters at 140 and 147.
One can argue that Broner’s should be 0-3-1 in his last four fights. Some boxing fans think Broner is shot at this point,. However, these are guys he likely would have lost to even earlier in his career. Broner doesn’t belong at light welterweight or at welterweight. He’s too slow and weak.
Redkach looks impressive at 147
Redkach recently moved up to 147, and it coming off of a sixth round knockout win over former two division world champion Devon Alexander.
“Sources tell @TheAthleticBOX a fight between Adrien Broner and Ivan Redkach is in the works for the fall. Broner will once again be looking to rebound, this time following a defeat to Manny Pacquiao where he wasn’t remotely competitive. Redkach is coming off a career-best victory, an upset knockout of Devon Alexander in May in his debut at 147 pounds,” said Coppinger.
There’s a good chance that Redkach will beat Broner. This is a bad match-up for Broner. Redkach has excellent power and size now that he’s fighting at welterweight. It’s strange that Redkach wasted so many years fighting at 135 after turning pro in 2009. He was too big for the lightweight division, and it had to have been difficult for him to make weight. Two years ago, Redkach moved up to 140, and lost to John Molina Jr. by a fourth round knockout. This is the same Molina Jr. that Broner beat by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision in 2015.
Redkach has losses to these fighters:
John Molina Jr.
Argenis Mendez
Dejan Zlaticanin
Tevin Farmer
Those are all good fighters that Redkach has been beaten by. There’s nothing to be ashamed of in losing to those kinds of fighters. However, now that Redkach is at 147, he’s going to need to raise his game if he wants to get a big money fight against one of the champions. Beating Broner could lead to other interesting fights for Redkach.
Redkach’s best wins have come against these guys:
Devon Alexander
Luis Cruz
Yakubu Amidu