Boxer Adrien Broner Safe, Despite Social Media Posts Hinting Suicide

Management for boxer Adrien Broner stated the former four-division champion is OK, after Broden posted a series of messages on his multiple social media accounts suggesting he was contemplating suicide.

Boxer Adrien Broner Safe, Despite Social Media Posts Hinting Suicide

“I spoke to [boxing manager] Al Haymon; he said there’s nothing to be concerned with here,” “Premier Boxing Champions” spokesman Tim Smith told USA Today. “Premier Boxing Champions” is a TV series organized by Haymon’s management company.

On Wednesday, Broden, 27, posted a photo of a handgun on Instagram with the caption, “I’m going home I love y’all.” Later that same day, he posted to Instagram a photo that read: “3PM I’m doing it I’m sorry to my family and friends but I don’t want to be here no more this s— too much.”

One of the posts was later deleted.

Cincinnati Police tweeted that Broner is safe to respond to concerns about the Ohio native’s well-being.

Last month, felony assault and aggravated robbery charges against Broner were dropped when the accuser and star witness failed to show up at the Hamilton County courthouse in Ohio.

Earlier in the year, the accuser dropped a civil lawsuit against Broner.

The charges were filed following an incident that occurred in the early-morning hours of Jan. 21, when Broner allegedly assaulted a man and robbed him of $12,000 at gunpoint outside of a Cincinnati bowling alley. Broner allegedly lost the money to the plaintiff during a night of high-stakes betting on bowling games, knocked him unconscious outside the alley following a confrontation and ran off with the money.

Following this incident, Broner had two outstanding felony warrants issued for his arrest, although he still competed in Washington, D.C. in a nationally televised fight and knocked out Ashley Theophane in the ninth round– one day after losing his junior welterweight world title for failing to attain the 140-pound weight limit.

Although the charges were dropped, Broner still served 30 days in jail for being found in contempt of court after arriving three hours late to a scheduled courthouse appearance.

Broner (32-2, 24 KOs), who has won world titles at junior lightweight, lightweight, junior welterweight and welterweight, returned to Cincinnati and turned himself in on April 4, as had been arranged between his attorney and Hamilton County officials a few days before the fight with Theophane. Broner was released later that day on $100,000 bond. He plead not guilty at his arraignment on April 5.

Broner is expected to challenge Ricky Burns for a junior welterweight title next year.

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 01: Adrien Broner celebrates after defeating Ashley Theophane (not pictured) by TKO in ninth round in their super lightweight championship bout at the DC Armory on April 1, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)