Adrien Broner to fight Manny Pacquiao in January in Las Vegas

Dave Clark | Cincinnati Enquirer

Boxer and Cincinnati native Adrien "The Problem" Broner is scheduled to fight Manny Pacquiao on Sat., Jan. 19 in a Showtime pay-per-view bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Broner turned 29 in July. Pacquiao turns 40 on Dec. 17.

It will be Pacquiao's first fight in the United States in two years. He will defend his secondary welterweight world title.

😅 Adrien Broner reacts when Manny Pacquiao makes it clear that he wants to rematch Floyd Mayweather after this fight. pic.twitter.com/IkzeiaUYo8 — Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) November 19, 2018

Broner's remarks following a draw in April against Jessie Vargas angered many people. When asked if he wanted a rematch, he said: “Hell yes. But let’s go to my town. I want to fight him where I’m from. There’s hella Mexicans that are in here, they kept booing me and (expletive). They want rice and chicken. I want some (expletives) that want coneys around me.”

In February, Broner was arrested in Atlanta on a sexual battery charge.