Adrien Broner has been out of the ring for quite some time now but that has not stopped the 31-year-old from getting himself in trouble. “The Problem” was jailed for contempt of court recently, the latest in his string of issues that seem to have no end.
Broner drew the ire of a judge in Cleveland, facing a civil lawsuit filed by a woman (identity withheld) concerning a sexual assault case in 2018, Cleveland.com reported. The former four-division champion was sent to jail by Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Nancy Margaret Russo.
“Mr. Broner has continually defied every court ordered I’ve given,” stated judge Nancy Margaret Russo. “The jig is up today.”
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Broner failed to cooperate with the multiple deadlines set to submit the needed documents and evidence required. The 31-year-old needed these to justify why he has yet to pay more than $800,000 civil lawsuit settlement with the unnamed woman.
The incident happened in January 2018 at a nightclub in the Warehouse District over in Cleveland. Broner was charged with sexual assault in November of the same year not long after it was announced he would be facing Pacquiao in January 2019, Boxingscene reported.
Broner was allowed to face Pacquiao, a fight he lost via unanimous decision. It was the last time he was seen in the ring.
“The Problem” pleaded guilty in 2019 to two lesser charges and was ordered to serve two years of probation. However, the woman filed a civil suit which Broner disregarded. He did not even go through the trouble of hiring a lawyer and ignored notices sent to him.
For failing to settle the fees, Broner was asked to submit financial information that would be deemed incomplete. The boxer’s lavish lifestyle raised questions – including posts he has put up on social media. This included showing him with stacks of money which contradicted his claims of being poor. When asked where the money came from, Broner said that it came from friends.
“I have rich friends. [Reigning two-division beltholder] Gervonta Davis, [adviser and PBC creator] Al Haymon, [Showtime Sports President] Stephen Espinoza. I got a fight January 16th. After the fight I can just pay them (back),” Broner said.
As expected, the judge deemed this invalid and demanded further proof. A new hearing is set for Nov. 4 with Broner’s legal team required to provide “complete and truthful information” about his financial status. Until that time comes, the troubled boxer will remain behind bars.
