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Adrien Broner celebrates after defeating Ashley Theophane (not pictured) by TKO in ninth round in their super lightweight championship bout at the DC Armory on April 1. Patrick Smith/Getty Images
The bout nearly didn’t happen in the first place as the DC Boxing and Wrestling Commission wouldn’t license Broner until they received written documents from his attorney and Hamilton County officials that he would turn himself in after the fight.
