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Premier Boxing Champions on NBC ‘Broner vs. Porter’ Preview

Adrien Broner (30-1, 22 KOs) vs. Shawn Porter (25-1-1, 16 KOs)

Ohio bragging rights are at stake when Cincinnati’s Adrien Broner takes on Cleveland’s Shawn Porter in a 144-pound catch-weight encounter at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The latest Premier Boxing Champions offering airs on Spike TV beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT.

The Matchup: Broner recently encountered the first roadblock of his promising career, as he was outworked by Marcos Maidana en route to losing a unanimous decision in December 2013.