On June 22, 2013, Paulie Malignaggi (32-4, 7 KOs), the welterweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KOs).
Adrien Broner is coming in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Gavin Rees, 4 months and 6 days ago. Paulie Malignaggi is on a 5-fight win streak with a 19% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Pablo César Cano, 8 months and 2 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Adrien Broner at 99-1 winning odds. Paulie Malignaggi really doesn't have much to present against Broner.
Adrien Broner defeated Paulie Malignaggi via split decision and wins the WBA title. Broner improves his record to 27-0, while Malignaggi adds a loss to his record at 32-5.