Kevin Grasha

kgrasha@enquirer.com

World champion boxer Adrien Broner has agreed to surrender to authorities Monday, three days after a scheduled televised fight in Washington, D.C.

Julie Wilson, a spokeswoman for the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office, said Broner’s attorney “assured us he would turn himself in.”

Broner, 26, who lives in Cincinnati, has been wanted since March 22 on charges of felonious assault and aggravated robbery surrounding a January incident outside a Madisonville bowling alley.

Court documents say Broner, former WBA super lightweight champion, pointed a handgun at a man during a betting dispute over thousands of dollars and then knocked him unconscious.

His title was stripped from him Thursday after failing to make weight by .4 pounds.

He is scheduled to fight Friday in a sold-out fight at the DC Armory, and was supposed to defend his title. The belt is still up for grabs for his opponent, Ashley Theophane, but if Broner wins the title will be vacant.

Broner has been training in Washington, D.C. while his family stayed in Cincinnati. His daughter was born earlier this month, and he told reporters at a news conference Wednesday he hasn’t yet seen her.

“I want to hold and hug my kids and be the family guy,” he said at the news conference. “Right now, I’m at work. I have to do what I have to do, but after pain, it’s pleasure.”

He refused to talk about the charges at the news conference but did say it had been difficult focusing on the upcoming fight.

In an interview Thursday, Broner’s attorney, Will Welsh, said Broner isn’t a flight risk and will return to Cincinnati once the fight is over.

“He’s going to address these charges head on,” Welsh said.

Because of the agreement between prosecutors and Broner’s attorney, the arrest warrant is only in effect for Ohio, officials said. Bond already has been set at $100,000.

The allegations against Broner are included in a lawsuit filed last month by the man who said Broner knocked him unconscious and robbed him of $12,000 in cash.

Christopher Carson said he and Broner bowled against each other Jan. 20 at Madison Bowl. The lawsuit recounts how the two men mutually agreed to bet on their bowling prowess, with a single game’s wagering growing to $6,000.

By the end of the night, Carson had won thousands of dollars, the lawsuit says, and Broner wanted to bet another $6,000 on a final game.

Carson didn’t agree to that. When he left the bowling alley, the lawsuit says Broner was waiting for him with a group of eight men.

The lawsuit alleges Broner punched Carson, splitting his chin open, and then, gun in hand, continued to threaten Carson.

Afraid, Carson put his hands up.

Broner then punched Carson a second time, knocking him unconscious, the lawsuit says.

Carson said the cash was missing when he woke up.

USA Today contributed to this report.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to accurately reflect Broner's current championship status.