Adrian Broner has been stripped of his WBA junior welterweight title after weighing in over the 140lbs limit ahead of his title defence Ashley theophane Thursday afternoon in Washington, DC.
The fight will go ahead as scheduled, but only Theophane will be eligible to win the WBA title.
Weights
WBA junior welterweight title Adrien Broner 140.4 vs. Ashley Theophane 140
Broner stripped naked but could not make weight
Lightweight Robert Easter Jr 133 vs. Algenis Mendez 134.2
super featherweight Gervonta Davis 131.2 vs. Guillermo Avila 130.6
light heavyweight J’Leon Love 169.8 vs. Michael Gbenga 169.6
junior welterweight Anthony Peterson 137.8 vs. Samuel Kotey Neequaye 138.6
catchweight Demond Nicholson 164 vs. Joshua Okine 160.4
welterweight Kareem Martin 147 vs. Somner Martin 147.2
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March 31, 2016[i]