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نيويورك, NY (أبريل 4, 2017) – ROC الأمة الرياضة, الاحداث الرئيسية, Andre Ward Promotions and Krusher Promotions are pleased to announce the highly anticipated rematch between the unified Light Heavyweight Champion of the World, Andre "SOG" Ward (31-0, 15 كوس) and former title holder سيرجي "Krusher" كوفاليف (30-1-1, 26 كوس). جناح مباراة. Kovalev II “No Excuses” will take place السبت, يونيو 17 في مركز الأحداث ماندالاي باي في لاس فيغاس. The championship event, presented by Corona Extra, will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 عصرا. و/6:00 عصرا. PT.

 

Team Ward and Team Kovalev will partake in a three-city press tour the week of أبريل 10 to officially announce the fight, including New York City, the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Further details will be available in the coming days.

 

“I’m going to keep it short and sweet. You got what you asked for – now you have to see me on June 17. هذه المرة…leave the excuses at home,"قال وارد.

 

“I’m glad to know that rematch will happen. I really hope that Andre Ward will get into the ring for this rematch. Fans of boxing will see the real Krusher–the one they have missed for couple of my last fights. For me this rematch is very important as no other bout in my entire boxing career. Thanks a lot to all of boxing fans,” said Kovalev.

 

“Roc Nation Sports is proud to be the lead promoter behind a boxing rematch for the ages,"وقال مايكل Yormark, الرئيس الأمة روك & رئيس العلامة التجارية والاستراتيجية. “Last November, Andre showed the world he was boxing’s best. No doubt he will build upon his legacy come يونيو 17 in another historic night. ليس هناك أعذار, the rematch is on.”

 

“After the last fight, we are preparing for another unbelievable experience. Can’t wait for the bell to ring! This is sure to be another nail-biting roller coaster ride,” said Kathy Duva, المدير التنفيذي, الاحداث الرئيسية. “This is the only fight that Sergey wants right now and he refused to settle for anything less than the chance to get his belts back. I’m told that Roc Nation and Andre Ward have lots of great ideas for the promotion and we can’t wait to see them in action!"

 

“After a razor thin decision last November in their first meeting, the boxing community has been eagerly waiting for a Ward-Kovalev rematch,” said Tony Walker, نائب الرئيس, HBO الدفع لكل عرض. “These are two world class prizefighters who embrace being on the sport’s biggest stage. Like Andre and Sergey, we can’t wait for June 17th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.”

 

“This spectacular rematch of pound-for-pound champions will be a ‘can’t-miss’ fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center,” said Richard Sturm, President of Entertainment and Sports for MGM Resorts International. “We look forward to working with both Roc Nation Sports and Main Events once again on this championship event which should be one of the most thrilling fights of 2017.”

اشتهر بشخصية قوية والسلامة خارج الحلبة وغريزة محارب له في داخله, 33-year-old Andre Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. لقد جمع كل عنوان في الكتب, culminating in a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 2004 دورة الالعاب الاولمبية في أثينا, اليونان. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold in the past decade, انضم جناح أمثال محمد علي, السكر راي ليونارد وأوسكار دي لا هويا. احترافه في ديسمبر 18, 2004, تسجيل فوز بالضربة القاضية الفنية في الجولة الثانية على كريس مولينا في Staples Center في معركة تم بثها على الهواء مباشرة على HBO. He has gone on to rack up an undefeated record since then, بناء فيلق متزايد من المعجبين في هذه العملية. بعد أن أصبح الطوق مجلة ورابطة الملاكمة العالمية سوبر الوزن المتوسط ​​بطل العالم, الصعود إلى المركز الثاني في قائمة الجنيه مقابل الجنيه والفوز بـ 2011 مقاتل للجائزة (ESPN, المصور الرياضي, مجلة حلقة ورابطة الملاكمة الكتاب الأمريكية), وأعلن أنه وارد وقعت اتفاقا حصريا مع الترويجية روك نايشن الرياضة في يناير 2015, فتح فصلا جديدا في حياته المهنية الطوابق الملاكمة. Ward returned to the ring on June 20, 2015 في الساحة أوراكل أمام جمهوره مسقط في أوكلاند, كاليفورنيا وسجل خروج المغلوب التاسعة وجولة على بول سميث. في مارس 26, 2016, Ward made his highly publicized 175-pound debut against Cuba’s undefeated and IBF number one rated light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera and came out victorious. Ward continued his conquest of the light heavyweight division on August 6, 2016, with a unanimous decision over Alexander Brand. Immediately following the win, Ward announced that he will be taking on unified Light Heavyweight Champion Sergey Kovalev in the ultimate showdown for division supremacy and recognition as the best pound-for-pound fighter. In the most anticipated fight of 2016 في تشرين الثاني 19 في تي موبايل ارينا في لاس فيغاس, Ward would prove to the world his dominance as one of boxing’s top pound-for-pound fighters by becoming the unified World Light Heavyweight Champion with a unanimous decision win over Kovalev, the reigning WBA, IBF and WBO titleholder.

 

سيرجي "Krusher" كوفاليف, كرة الهدم الروسية, 34, is currently ranked #2 Pound-for-Pound by Ring Magazine and has been dominating boxing’s light heavyweight division with his aggressive, أسلوب صديق للجماهير منذ أدائه المتميز ضد ناثان كليفرلي الذي لم يهزم آنذاك 2013 when he won the WBO Light Heavyweight World Title. One year after winning his WBO title Sergey went on to defeat future Hall-of-Famer Bernard “The Alien” Hopkins in a 12-round unanimous decision victory to add the WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Titles to his mantle. كان صعوده إلى النجومية في الملاكمة نيزكيًا, لأنه ذهب من مقاتل مجهول من تشيليابينسك, روسيا ستتصدر HBO Pay-Per-View في غضون أربع سنوات فقط بعد التوقيع مع أول مروج له, الاحداث الرئيسية. في معركته الأخيرة, Kovalev went the distance against former two-time world champion Andre “SOG” Ward. The bout ended in a highly-contested unanimous decision against Sergey even though Kovalev managed to knock down Ward and many thought the cards should have gone in his favor. Out of Kovalev’s 30 انتصارات المهنية 26 جاءوا عن طريق الضربة القاضية. بالإضافة إلى ذلك, he has entered into championship rounds only three times in his professional career. لطالما سعى كوفاليف إلى اختبار نفسه ضد أفضل ما تقدمه الملاكمة; يريد أن يثبت في الحلبة أنه يستحق هذا الوشاح.

جناح مباراة. Kovalev II “No Excuses," a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight championships, is presented by Roc Nation Sports, الاحداث الرئيسية, Andre Ward Promotions, Krusher Promotions and Corona Extra, and is sponsored by Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. The championship event takes place السبت, يونيو 17 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 عصرا. و/6:00 عصرا. PT.

 

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