Career
He hails from Birmingham and currently boxes for Frank Warren"s Sports Network. The fight lasted into the 3rd round when it was stopped on the "outscored" rule. Don decided to turn pro in June 2006 and signed for Sports Network saying “I feel the time is right to turn professional.
His first fight was 3 months later when he defeated journeyman Delroy Spencer at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton.
In June 2008 he fought in his home city of Birmingham for the first time beating Frenchman Alain Bonnel on points over six rounds. it was also the first time he had fought in the whole of 2008 following a string of cancelled bouts. Despite this fact the bill itself at the Aston Villa Leisure Centre will no doubt be more remembered for Peter Buckley, the journeyman, winning in his 300th and last bout.
Broadhurst made the first defence of his title in March 2009 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham defeating another boxer from Ghana, Isaac Owusu in the 11th round. On 24 April Broadhurst fought his third Ghanain boxer in a row with a 6th round stoppage of Asamoah Wilson for his second title defence.
Unification bout with Haskins
Speaking of his disappointment at having lost for the first time Broadhurst claimed that it was "one bad night" told Boxing News "I just stayed in my bed, depressed.
lieutenant was one of the worst things that has ever happened to me, it was like a family member had died or something – that is how bad it was". Defeat to Ali
Broadhurst didn"t return to the ring until 18 September 2010 when he hoped that an appearance on Frank Warrens "Magnificent Seven" event held at the LG Arena in Birmingham would re-ignite his career. lieutenant was not to be however as he lost for the second time in a row, this time to Najah Ali a fighter who had fought only five professional contests.
The contest was fought at bantamweight which was above Broadhursts natural weight but the loss to Ali by two rounds was bitterly disappointing for the local manitoba
