“I Know How Hard I Worked for Mine”: Former World Champ Adrien Broner Feels Disrespected by ‘Give Aways’ of Belts to Current Generation of Amateurs

Boxing, a sport that commands admiration, requires significant exertion to achieve success. The exhaustive training and intense matches necessitate a tremendous amount of effort from boxers to attain the summit of this grueling sport. Winning a world title is the ultimate accomplishment, an insignia of years of unrelenting dedication and arduous sacrifice.

However, what happens when the veracity of this triumph is undermined by those who have not invested an equal amount of work? Enter Adrien Broner, a former world champion who recently took to Instagram to voice his displeasure with the practice of awarding amateur boxing belts that look like professional titles.

Statement made by Adrien Broner

In his Instagram Story, Adrien Broner wrote, “I’m gonna be honest I keep seeing these amateurs get these belts that look like real WBC belts I don’t like it cause I know how hard I worked for mine and they just giving them away at a fucking show #Disrespectful.”

The statement made by Broner highlights the exasperation that many professional boxers experience, as they perceive that the toil and commitment demanded to attain a world title is being depreciated by the practice of conferring amateur belts. For Broner, who has earned four world titles in different weight categories, the course of achieving a championship belt is a protracted and taxing endeavor that entails years of rigorous training and unyielding sacrifice.

Regardless of which side of the debate one falls on, it is clear that Adrien Broner’s comments have sparked an important conversation about the role and significance of amateur boxing in the broader boxing community.

What’s next for Adrien Broner?

Adrien Broner has been absent from the boxing ring for more than two years. Nevertheless, he is resolute to make a comeback, having secured his last victory against Jovanie Santiago in February 2021 via a fair unanimous decision. Subsequently, Broner has encountered impediments, including a fight cancellation that was supposed to happen on February 25 of this year but was canceled due to his opponent’s injury.

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Then ‘The Problem’ tried to return in April, but that wasn’t possible too. Now he is training hard to get back in the ring as soon as June of this year, which he teased last month.

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