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نیویورک, NY (آوریل 4, 2017) – ROC ملت های ورزشی, رویدادهای اصلی, Andre Ward Promotions and Krusher Promotions are pleased to announce the highly anticipated rematch between the unified Light Heavyweight Champion of the World, آندره بخش "SOG" (31-0, 15 کوس) and former title holder سرگئی "کروشر" کووالف (30-1-1, 26 کوس). بخش انتظار: کاهش از. Kovalev II “No Excuses” will take place روز شنبه, ژوئن 17 در مرکز رویدادهای ماندالای خلیج در لاس وگاس. این رویداد قهرمانی, ارائه شده توسط اضافی تاج, will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. و/6:00 p.m. PT.

 

Team Ward and Team Kovalev will partake in a three-city press tour the week of آوریل 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. این بار…leave the excuses at home,گفت: "بخش.

 

“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,گفت: "مایکل Yormark, رئیس جمهور Roc Nation & رئیس برند و استراتژی. “Last November, Andre showed the world he was boxing’s best. No doubt he will build upon his legacy come ژوئن 17 in another historic night. هیچ عذر و بهانه وجود دارد, 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, مدیر عامل, رویدادهای اصلی. “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, معاون رئیس جمهور, HBO پرداخت پستها در طول نمایش. “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.”

شناخته شده برای شخصیت او قوی و یکپارچگی در خارج از حلقه و غریزه جنگجو خود را در داخل آن, 33-year-old Andre Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. او متصلب تا به هر عنوان در کتاب, culminating in a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 2004 بازی های المپیک در آتن, یونان. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold in the past decade, بخش امثال محمد علی پیوست, شکر ری لئونارد و اسکار د لا Hoya. او حرفه ای در دسامبر تبدیل 18, 2004, به ثمر رساندن یک دور پیروزی ضربه فنی دوم بیش از کریس مولینا در مرکز استیپلز در یک مبارزه است که زندگی می کنند در HBO تلویزیون پخش شد. He has gone on to rack up an undefeated record since then, ساخت یک لژیون رو به رشد از طرفداران در روند. پس از تبدیل شدن به حلقه مجله و WBA سوپر قهرمان جهان میان, افزایش به تعداد دو مقام را به پوند برای پوند و برنده 2011 جنگنده جایزه سال (ESPN, ورزش مصور, مجله حلقه و انجمن بوکس نویسندگان امریکا), اعلام شد که بخش قرارداد انحصاری تبلیغاتی با ROC ملت های ورزشی در ژانویه امضا 2015, باز کردن فصل جدیدی در زندگی حرفه ای بوکس طبقه خود. Ward returned to the ring on June 20, 2015 در اوراکل آرنا در مقابل طرفداران زادگاه او را در اوکلند, کالیفرنیا و به گل حذفی نهم دور بیش از پل اسمیت. در ماه 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 بر نوامبر 19 در T-Mobile آرنا در لاس وگاس, 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.

 

سرگئی "کروشر" کووالف, توپ خرابکار روسی, 34, است حال حاضر در رتبه #2 Pound-for-Pound by Ring Magazine and has been dominating boxing’s light heavyweight division with his aggressive, سبک دوستدار پس از عملکرد بی نظیرش مقابل ناتان بدون شکست آن زمان Cleverly در 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. ظهور او به ستاره بوکس بسیار شهابی بوده است, همانطور که او از یک جنگنده ناشناخته از چلیابینسک رفته است, روسیه پس از امضای قرارداد با اولین مروج خود ، فقط در چهار سال به عنوان HBO Pay-Per-View تیتر می کند, رویدادهای اصلی. در آخرین مبارزه خود را, 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 پیروزی حرفه ای 26 با ناک اوت آمده اند. علاوه بر این, he has entered into championship rounds only three times in his professional career. کوالف همیشه به دنبال این بوده است که خود را در برابر بهترین بوکس که ارائه می دهد محک بزند; او می خواهد در حلقه ثابت کند که لیاقت آن مانتو را دارد.

بخش انتظار: کاهش از. Kovalev II “No Excuses," a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight championships, است ROC ملت های ورزشی ارائه شده, رویدادهای اصلی, تبلیغات آندره وارد, تبلیغات Krusher و فوق العاده تاج, and is sponsored by Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. The championship event takes place روز شنبه, ژوئن 17 در حوادث Mandalay Bay در مرکز در لاس وگاس و تولید خواهد شد و توسط HBO پرداخت پستها در طول View® آغاز و در زندگی می کنند توزیع 9:00 p.m. و/6:00 p.m. PT.

 

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