The stage has been set for WBA welterweight Champion Paulie Malignaggi to face Adrian Broner. Broner is the current WBC champion at 135 and is looking to move up two classes to Challenge the Brooklyn born Malignaggi in Brooklyn.
Broner has electrified the east coast with his last two outings on HBO in Atlantic City, New Jersey where he captured the WBC belt over Antonio DeMarco and respectively defended it vs Gavin Rees.
Malignaggi, the brash talking Italian-American slick boxer was written off by many after his one sided lose to Amir Kahn at the MGS theater in May of 2010 has remade himself. After signing with Golden Boy Promotions and moving up a weight, Paulie has resurrected his career. He is 5-0 with 2 ko's and was even brave enough to fly to the Ukraine last year to face the then WBA title holder Vyacheslav Senchenko. Paulie defended that title this past October when he battled Pablo Cesar Cano in the Barclays center. After an 11th round scare where Paulie was knocked down, he went on to take a very close, highly contested decision.
Initially people took this fight as a joke. Broner has spent most of his career at 130-140. Paulie, while a title holder seems to be the least favorite of the Golden Boy Champions. Broner's looking to take the step up and take an easy belt. Paulie's looking to show everyone wrong and defy the odds once again, possibly securing himself a future date vs the real boxing superstar who is Floyd Mayweather.
Either way the promotions leading up to this fight should be very entertaining due to both mean having the gift of gab. Keep your eyes and ears open. This is going to be an exiting ride leading up to the clash June 22 in Brooklyn.
Tickets go on sale to the public tomorrow. Get yours quick. They won't last long.
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