CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Adrien Broner and Khabib Allakhverdiev Showtime telecast begins at 10 p.m.

Broner and Allakhverdiev will fight for the vacant WBA 140-pound title. Before Broner and Allakhverdiev, Jose Pedraza (20-0) will defend his super featherweight title against Edner Cherry (34-6-2).

Join The Plain Dealer's Branson Wright for a live blog throughout the evening the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati.  

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Broner-Allakhverdiev

Adrien Broner shuts his mouth and says all the right things (LA Times).

Broner says he is a changed man (BoxingNewsOnline).

Broner-Allakhverdiev preview (Showtime Boxing Preview).

Boom or bust for Adrien Broner (Yahoo.com).

Adrien Broner interview with Mark Kriegel (Youtube.com).