Former four-division champion Adrien Broner (33-3-1, 24 KOs) and former two-division Jessie Vargas (28-2-2, 10 KOs) battled to a twelve round draw on Saturday night in front of 13,964 fans at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Fighting at a 144lb catch weight, Vargas started well and Broner closed stronger. Scores were 115-113, 114-114, 114-114. Very entertaining fight with lots of toe-to-toe action.

The back-and-forth battle was a tale of activity vs. accuracy. Vargas was by far the more active fighter, throwing 839 total punches, 300 more than his opponent. Yet the flashy Broner was supremely accurate, connecting on 44 percent of his power shots and 38 percent of his total punches, compared to just 27 and 24, respectively, for Vargas.

Broner (33-3-1, 24 KOs) came on strong in the second half of the fight, picking up rounds eight through 10 on all three of the judges’ scorecards. The 12th round was crucial in determining the draw, which was scored 115-113 Broner and 114-114 twice. The judges agreed on eight of the 12 rounds but couldn’t agree on the final round, which was ruled differently by the two judges who scored the fight a draw.