Adrien Broner needed emergency medical assistance after appearing unresponsive backstage at a Los Angeles concert on Saturday, November 7, according to TMZ.
The 37-year-old boxer was attending Skilla Baby’s The Price of Fame Tour stop, which Ticketmaster listed at The Belasco in downtown Los Angeles. Rapper Blueface captured the incident on his livestream.
Initial reports did not establish what caused the episode or whether Broner was taken to a hospital after leaving the venue.
TMZ said it contacted Broner’s booking agent for comment but had not received a response when it published its account on November 8.
Medical Workers Help Broner Downstairs and Into a Wheelchair
In TMZ’s description of the footage, Broner slumped over on a couch before an emergency medical worker approached him. The worker and several people identified as his friends then lifted him from the couch and helped carry him toward a staircase.
While being moved downstairs, Broner appeared to go in and out of responsiveness, the outlet reported. He later became able to take steps with assistance from the people supporting him.
Once downstairs, medical personnel and his friends guided him into a wheelchair. They moved him out of the backstage area and to a car waiting outside.
DeenTheGreat Reported Broner’s Hospitalization in August
Nearly three months earlier, Broner was taken away on a stretcher during another livestream. His streaming partner, DeenTheGreat, subsequently said the boxer had been hospitalized with pancreatitis, according to World Boxing News‘ August 15 report.
Deen also expressed concern about Broner’s drinking after he left the hospital and warned Blueface about drinking around him. He later shared a message he said came from Broner’s doctor. The account of the diagnosis came through Deen, rather than a public statement from a treating physician.
Broner’s Last Professional Fight Was Against Blair Cobbs in 2024
Known as “The Problem,” Broner won world championships at super featherweight, lightweight, junior welterweight and welterweight. His career included bouts against Paulie Malignaggi, Marcos Maidana, Mikey Garcia and Manny Pacquiao.
His most recent professional appearance remains the June 7, 2024, bout against Blair Cobbs at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. TrillerTV‘s fight record lists that contest as his latest.
Cobbs knocked Broner down in the second round before winning a unanimous decision after 10 rounds. Don King Productions’ official results, published by PhilBoxing, recorded scores of 97-91, 96-93 and 96-93.