Adrien Broner returns to the ring August 20 for a fight against Omar Figueroa Jr. in Florida.- A virtual press conference was held Tuesday to help promote the super lightweight showdown.
American boxing star Adrien Broner is scheduled to return to the ring August 20 against Omar Figueroa Jr. in a super lightweight bout by Premier
A virtual press conference was held Tuesday for organizers and fighters to promote the showdown.
But the media event did not go as planned, as Broner said a few words, expressed disgust at having to do a remote video conference, before leaving in a huff.
"I'm gonna be honest with you: I ain't with none of this shit that they got going on," said Broner.
The former four-weight boxing champion was one of the sport's brightest stars at the start of the 2010s, working his way through numerous weight classes while trash-talking his foes, picking up wins, and the belts that come with it.
In recent years, though, he's returned a loss, a draw, a loss, and a win.
He fights again next month against Figueroa Jr. at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Speaking at the virtual press conference, Broner expressed displeasure at two of the most powerful figures in boxing — manager and PBC owner Al Haymon and Showtime
Broner fumed at those companies and figureheads for having him speak at a virtual press conference instead of a live one with reporters in attendance.
He said Floyd Mayweather would never have been treated that way — even when he fought the internet celebrity Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition, last year.
"I feel like Al Haymon and Stephen Espinoza is bullshittin' because why is we doing a press conference on a computer?" he lamented. "They don't do Floyd's shit on the computer when he fight a YouTuber. They don't do nobody else shit on a computer, but they want to do my shit on a computer, so that telling me they don't give a fuck about me."
'When you say it's fuck me, it's fuck y'all,' Broner said
"So when you say it's fuck me, it's fuck y'all," said Broner.
"Anybody can see it," he continued, later adding: "So what I'mma do, I'mma get the fuck up on outta here and go back to sleep, y'all."
It is unclear if Broner did indeed go back to sleep.
His trainer, Mike Stafford, remained on the call, though.
"He just wants to get back in the ring at this point and prove to the naysayers that he is the top guy," Stafford said.