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Adrien Broner reveals the reason he rejected Eddie Hearn offer

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Adrien Broner went all in on Eddie Hearn this week after turning down a lucrative deal worth almost $7 million in the most public and brutal way possible. 

Broner confirmed he was offered a deal to join the new Matchroom USA / DAZN revolution but decided against accepting a three-fight deal and posted the actual offer on his Instagram.

The $6.75m package equated to Broner fighting a trio of bouts for promoter Hearn from September 2018 to September 2019.

Broner was rumored to be one of Hearn’s top targets when the Brit promoter landed a massive US streaming contract with Perform (who run DAZN), although it seems ‘The Problem’ was far from impressed with the approach.

Adrien Broner rejects Eddie Hearn

“I’m sorry, Eddie Hearn. You’re a good guy and all, but you tried to give me a worse deal than Roc Nation offered me. A slave deal!” posted Broner.

A fight against Amir Khan was said to be part of the offer, which eventually could have led to another world title shot but means Hearn will have to look elsewhere for his new US star.

It’s thought Broner would be open to a deal around double what Hearn was able to muster, but with around $7 million per event on average, that may well be out of the price range for a DAZN show.

Despite initially citing the monetary aspect, Broner eventually explained that the reason was his decision to remain loyal to Stephen Espinoza, Al Haymon, and Showtime.

The first Matchroom / DAZN event is scheduled to take place in September, and Hearn wants a marquee signing to kick off the new $1 billion eight-year partnership.

All the top stars looking for improved terms on their contract will be on Hearn’s radar, including a host of Al Haymon fighters, although Broner is firmly out of bounds for Matchroom USA’s maiden show of the new deal.

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