Adrien “The Problem” Broner now says that A.B. stands for “About Boxing.” In a recent interview with Showtime, ending a months-long media freeze out ahead of his Oct. 3 fight vs. Khabib Allakhverdiev, Broner seems like he might actually mean it.

When Broner lost to Marcos Maidana in 2013, he remained brash and defiant, fought three straight B-level opponents, and won easily. This year, he stepped back up and faced former welterweight champion Shawn Porter, who dominated him for a unanimous decision win. The loss was the second of Broner’s career, and second against championship-caliber opposition.

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Since then, Broner has sworn off talking to reporters, and has been conspicuously quiet leading up to his fight vs. Allakhverdiev, which will be for the vacated WBA junior welterweight title. Should Broner win, it will be his fourth title in four weight classes. Broner brought up the fact that he’s making history, but the brashness seems to have been beaten out of him, replaced by a measured, reflective demeanor.

“You have to learn from your mistakes,” Broner, 26, said. “When you understand, and you know why you’re losing, then you can fix it. This next half of my career, I’m gonna be the A.B. that’s about business, and about boxing.”

Broner also seems to have dropped the comparison of himself to his “big bro” Floyd Mayweather Jr., and admitted he has much to learn despite a ton of early success.

“I’m still a student. I have so much more to do. I’ve already accomplished a lot at a young age, but I still have so much more to do, that I’m still learning.”

At no point in the interview did Broner mock Allakhverdiev, or even mention his name.

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