Four-weight champion Adrien Broner is set to return to the ring after a two-year hiatus against Mexican 140-pounder Pedro Campa in a Showtime main event on February 13, according to Mike Coppinger of The Athletic.
The divisive Broner (33-4-1, 24 KOs & 1 NC) hasn’t fought since a 12-round beatdown at the fists of Manny Pacquiao in January 2019, but still has the name and traction to engage in significant fights. Love him or hate him, boxing fans will still tune in when he fights.
Campa (31-1-1, 21 KOs) has a glossy record but is yet to mix at this level.
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Red hot 140-pounder Vergil Ortiz is scheduled to face his biggest challenge to date when he meets former WBO champion Maurice Hooker in an all-Texan clash in Dallas, televised on DAZN on March 27.
The title march of Ortiz (16-0, 16 KOs) was slowed somewhat by the arrival of the Covid-19 Pandemic last year with a sole appearance against Samuel Vargas (WKO7) in July after an eye-catching 2019 where he KOed former world title challengers Antonio Orozco and Mauricio Herrera.
Ex-WBO champion Hooker (27-1-3, 18 KOs) last fought in December 2019, halting Uriel Perez in a solitary round in Phoenix. The bout was Hooker’s first since linking up with trainer Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre and losing his WBO crown in a six-round shootout with WBC kingpin Juan Carlos Ramirez in July 2019.
Ortiz-Hooker was first mooted by Steve Kim on the The 3 Knockdown Rule Podcast.