After a lopsided victory over John Molina Jr. on the first ever Premier Boxing Champions fight card on NBC, Adrien "The Problem" Broner is talking about bigger opponents. Following the victory, Broner mentioned British star Amir Khan as a possible opponent for his next bout.
"I can't wait. I'd even fight him at Wembley," Broner said referring to Wembley Stadium, the 90,000-seat home of the English National Soccer Team.
So far, Khan appears to have his sights set on more established veteran fighters that are actually campaigning at welterweight, Khan's new division.
"We've put a call into Timothy Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez and Miguel Cotto. I think they're big fights for me, Khan told Daily Mail. "It's a waiting game at the moment. I'll fight whoever they put in front of me, I've never said no to an opponent."
Khan craved a mega fight with either Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao, but was left out in the cold when they agreed to face one another instead. The feeling was familiar as far as Mayweather goes-he was believed to be the frontrunner for a May 2014 bout before Mayweather spurned him and chose to fight Marcos Maidana twice instead.
Broner has won decisively in three straight fights since a 2013 loss to Maidana, but his three victories have come against little-known opponents. Of the three Molina had the highest profile, but this loss was his sixth overall and third consecutive defeat.
In addition to the problem of underwhelming competition, Broner may face another suspension from the WBC after running back his "Can Man" comments. NBC cut off his post fight interview after Broner began saying "Anyone can get it. Afri-cans, Mexi-cans..."
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