WARD WILL PARTICIPATE IN CO-FEATURE OF Miguel COTTO bobodoran. Canelo Álvarez AT THE MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER IN LAS VEGAS Hirup dina HBO bayaran-per-nempo
Ward satuju pikeun ekslusif multi-gelut kasapukan jeung HBO tinju
YORK ÉNGGAL, Ny (Oktober 29, 2015) - Roc Nation Sports nyaéta pleased ka ngembarkeun yen Dua-Time Dunya Jawara jeung luhur-dipeunteun pound-pikeun-pound bajoang Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) bakal mulang ka cingcin dina Saptu, Nov. 21 di co nu- feature ka Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Álvarez jawara dunya middleweight showdown nu bakal dihasilkeun sarta sebaran live ku HBO bayaran-per-View. Ward geus nandatanganan hiji pasatujuan multi-fight ekslusif jeung HBO nu bakal ngamimitian jeung Ward sacara Nov. 21 ngalawan di The Mandalay Bay Kajadian Center di Las Vegas. Sanggeus cleaned kaluar division middleweight super, Bangsal, 31, bakal nyieun debut di 175-pound division cahya heavyweight nyanghareupan hiji lawan bisa ngumumkeun.
"HBO nyaéta jaringan Premier di tinju jeung geus imah gede ka kuring boh salaku bajoang jeung komentator a,"Ceuk Ward. "Kuring dijieun debut professional mah dina HBO ampir 11 years ago jeung aku bungah ngaléngkah ka tahap salajengna karir mah di division heavyweight cahya dina HBO. Tim mah atuh geus teuas di karya Nyiapkeun pikeun Nov. 21 jeung fans bisa ngaharepkeun kinerja sejen kuat di Las Vegas. "
"Sakabéh urang di Roc Nation Olahraga nu thrilled ka pasangan jeung HBO sakumaha nu ayeuna urang naek kapal dina bab saterusna dina karir storied of Andre Ward,"Ceuk David Itskowitch, COO Boxing Roc Nation Sports. “Starting this multi-fight agreement and Andre’s quest to conquer the light heavyweight division with a fight on the highly anticipated Nov. 21 pay-per-view event is a fitting way to kick things off. Urang harepanana nu Nov. 21 nyaeta lengkah kahiji arah a 2016 showdown jeung Sergey Kovalev. "
"Ti Olimpiade medalist emas, ka jawara dunya dua-time, ka unggul sadaya 28 of bouts professional sarta dominating division middleweight super, Andre Ward geus nunjukkeun yén manéhna téh antara performers finest di olahraga,"Ceuk Ken Hershman, Presiden, HBO Olahraga. "Urang delighted boga Andre salaku bagian tina kulawarga urang, pajoang éksklusif di platform HBO. "
"Andre hiji lalaki of integritas luhur jeung ngahargaan jadi urang thrilled pikeun bisa mantuan nganteurkeun a multi-fight deal pikeun manéhna dina jaringan Premier di tinju,"Ceuk James Pangeran jeung Josh Dubin, Tim manajemén Ward sacara. "Dina pindah ka heavyweight cahya, urang teu boga mamang nu Andre bakal nyokot mana manéhna ninggalkeun off di division middleweight super – salaku pangalusna pound-pikeun-pound bajoang di dunya. We are extremely thankful to HBO and Roc Nation Sports for the opportunity.”
Dipikanyaho keur karakter nya kuat jeung integritas di luar cingcin jeung naluri soldadu sacara jero eta, Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, culminating jeung medali emas dina division heavyweight cahya di 2004 Olimpiade di Athena. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, Ward ngagabung likes Muhammad Ali, Gula Ray Leonard jeung Oscar De La Hoya. Manéhna ngahurungkeun professional dina Désémber 18, 2004, scoring a second round technical knockout victory over Chris Molina at Staples Center in a fight that was televised live on HBO. He has gone on to rack up 27 more victories since then, building an ever-growing legion of fans in the process. Sanggeus jadi nu Ring Magazine jeung WBA Super Middleweight Dunya Jawara, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Bajoang tina Taun Award (ESPN, Olahraga gambar, Magazine Ring jeung Association tinju panulis of America), ieu ngumumkeun yén Ward ditandatanganan an kasapukan promosi ekslusif jeung Roc Nation Sports dina Januari 2015, muka surah anyar dina karir tinju storied nya. Produk Bay Area balik ka cingcin dina Juni 20, 2015 di sarena Oracle di hareup fans kampung halaman di Oakland, California jeung ngoleksi kasalapan buleud knockout leuwih Paul Smith, neraskeun tilas unbeaten-Na nu balik deui ka waktu manehna a 13 amatir heubeul taun. Ward anyar stepped di hareup kaméra pikeun peran lengkep beda, bagian dina upcoming Line New / Metro Goldwyn--Mayer / Warner naros. feature "Syahadat,"Nganiaya bioskop dina Nopember 25, sababaraha poé di handap ieu fight minggu. Sasama Bay Area pribumi, diréktur Ryan Coogler jeung béntang film sacara Michael B. Yordania, nepi ka kaluar ka Ward ku kituna manéhna bisa nyadiakeun kaahlian-Na pikeun film. Dina tambahan pikeun gawe di hareup kaméra jeung Ward, Jordan spent waktu di Ward sacara imah gym di préparasi peran minangka putra Apollo Syahadat sacara.