Adrien Broner knocks out St. Paul's Jason Litzau in Round 1

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June 19, 2011 at 2:56AM

What's up fight fans?

The Jason Litzau-Adrien Broner fight is about to begin on HBO.

Stay here for updates after each round. I'll do my best to score the fight and provide some detail.

Round 1

Fight underway. Scheduled for 10 rounds.

Litzau feeling out Broner right now. Commentators talking aboout the heat in Mexico.

Not much action early. Slow start for Litzau. He's chasing Broner who's using his speed to stay away from Litzau's power.

Broner catches Litzau with a combo. A right, a left. Litzau hurt badly. Broner coming on strong.

It's over! The ref stops the fight late in the first round.

Litzau was on the ropes. Broner started with a straight right. A pair of left hooks finished Litzau.

It was a brutal knockout.

Official time: 2:58 in Round 1.

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Myron Medcalf is a local columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune and recipient of the 2022 Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award for general column writing.

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