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TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD AND POWER-PUNCHING COLOMBIAN ALEXANDER BRAND SET FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 SHOWDOWN AT ORACLE ARENA IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO®

NEW YORK, NY (June 28, 2016) - Roc Nation Sports ku faraxsan yahay in uu ku dhawaaqo in Laba-Time World Champion iyo sare loo qiimeeyo pound-u-pound dagaalka ee Andre Ward (29-0, 15 KOs) ku soo laaban doonaa giraanta onSaturday, August 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 KOs) at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, California. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® laga bilaabo 10:30 p.m. IYO/PT.

 

Ward and Brand were slated to face each other last November on the pay-per-view undercard of Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez, but a leg injury forced Ward to withdraw from participation in the event.

 

Tigidhada jaban $300, $120, $90, $60 iyo $30, ma ku jiraan kharashyada adeegga ay khuseyso iyo canshuurta, go on sale Tuesday, June 28 at 5:00 p.m. PT and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com oo mas'uul ah adigoo taleefoon ee (800) 745-3000.

 

Ward vs. Brand is a 12-round fight presented by Roc Nation Sports and sponsored by Corona Extra, the motion picture HANDS OF STONE: The True Story of Roberto Duran, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS) and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 sano.

 

“We can get it on, hadda,"Ayuu yiri Ward. “August 6th, I will be ready, so come out to Oracle Arena or tune in live on HBO. Don’t miss it.”

 

“It will be a great honor to face Andre Ward on August 6 and better yet in his own backyard,” said Brand. “Fighting somebody with such an illustrious career, facing a guy that perhaps hasn’t lost a round in his entire life, is even more thrilling. We were set to face each other last November, but he was forced to pull out of the fight with an injury. Now the time has come to fight him and I can’t wait to derail his future plans. I’ll work hard to spoil them.”

 

“Andre Ward’s quest to become the best light heavyweight on the planet and boxing’s number one pound-for-pound fighter continues on August 6,"Ayuu yiri David Itskowitch, COO of Boxing Roc Nation Sports. “Alexander Brand has been waiting for this fight since last year and we have no doubt he is going to enter the ring hungry for a huge victory. There’s a lot on the line in this fight for Andre who knows he can’t look past Brand towards a much discussed clash with Unified Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey Kovalev.”

 

“Undefeated for the last two decades, technically brilliant and the last American man to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing, Andre Ward is one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world,” said Peter Nelson, Madaxweyne ku-xigeenka Executive, HBO Sports. “On August 6th, Andre continues his move up in weight to campaign in the 175-pound division against challenger Alexander Brand in front a hometown crowd at the Oracle.”

 

Yaqaan qof xoog iyo sharafta ka baxsan giraanta iyo dareen uu dagaalyahan ayaa waxaa gudaha, 32 year-old Andre Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, culminating in a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 2004 Olympic Games ee Athens, Greece. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold in the past

decade, Ward ku biiray ciyaartoy sida Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard iyo Oscar De La Hoya. Markaasuu u jeestay, xirfad on December 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. Markii uu noqday Ring Magazine oo WBA Super dhexe World Champion, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Fighter of Award sanadka (ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Ring Magazine iyo Boxing Writers Association of America), waxaa lagu dhawaaqay in Ward xayaysiis heshiis gaar ah la saxiixday Roc Nation Sports ee January 2015, furitaanka cutubka cusub in uu mustaqbalkiisa sheekooyin feerka. Ayaa wax soo saarka Bay Area soo laabtay giraanta on June 20, 2015 Arena Oracle hore ee uu taageerayaasha magaaladiisa in Oakland, California iyo dhaliyay sagaalaad-wareega knockout ah ka gaartay Paul Smith, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 12-year-old amateur. In his most recent fight on March 26, 2016, Ward made his highly publicized 175-pound debut against Cuba’s undefeated and IBF number one rated light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera in front of frenzied crowd at Oracle Arena that including luminaries such as Michael B. Jordan, Stephen Curry, Marshawn Lynch and Draymond Green. Ward expertly managed the fight and began to unravel his opponent in the third round when he caught Barrera with a counter left hook, dropping him to the canvas. The rest was a routine victory for Ward, who scored a dominating dispatch of Barrera by way of unanimous decision after 12 wareeg. Ward looks forward to a formidable challenge in Brand who is now the only obstacle in the way of his anticipated showdown against Unified Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey Kovalev in the fall.

 

Bogota, Colombia native Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 KOs) turned professional at the relatively late age of 32 following a long and accomplished amateur career that saw him tally over 400 guul. He burst on to the professional scene in 2009, scoring knockout wins in his first 12 fights and winning 15 ee ugu horeysay 17 bouts inside the distance. His first and only professional setback came via an eight-round split decision loss to current WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Badou Jack in a 2012 fight that many ringside observers thought Brand had won. Tan iyo markii dagaalka in, Brand ayaa maray giraan kasta oo imtixaanka ku baaseen, notching eight consecutive victories. In uu xumad la soo dhaafay, Brand faced the sternest test of his career since the Jack fight when he fought a favored, undefeated and highly touted light heavyweight Medzhid Bektemirov on December 5, 2015 at Osceola Heritage Center in Kissimmee, Florida. Brand weathered an early Bektemirov blitz, including recovering from a first round knockdown, and notched a 10-round split decision victory by the scores of 98-91, 98-91 iyo 94-95. The 39 year-old Brand, who has held several regional title including the WBC Latino Super Middleweight and the WBC Silver Interim Super Middleweight Championships, will be looking to pull off another upset on August 6 and thrust himself into light heavyweight title contention.

 

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Ward vs. Barrera + Diaz Jr. vs. Velez Final Press Quotes Shirka iyo Photos

LABA-TIME WORLD horyaalka ANDRE Ward VS. Badinin Sullivan Barrera

NABF featherweight horyaalka Yuusuf Diaz Jr. VS. JAYSON Velez

Xigashooyin PRESS SHIRKA KAMA DAMBYSTA AH IYO SAWIRADA

SHOWDOWNS loo dhigay SABTI, MARCH 26

AT Kanu waa warka culus Arena Oakland, California

Telefishanka LIVE ON HBO®

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Credit Photo: Roc Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Oakland, SIDA (March 23, 2015) - Arbacada, March 23, Roc Nation Sports marti shirka jaraa'id ugu dambeeyey ee laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo Andre Ward(28-0, 15 KOs) iyo tiro ka mid ah lagu qiimeeyo IBF tartamaya culus light Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) at Lake Merritt Amphitheatre in Oakland, California ka hor ay March 26 dagaalamina Oracle Arena ee Oakland. Ward iyo Barrera kulmi doonaa in tirada IBF 12-wareega hal boos oo eliminator booska khasab xumad live telefishanka on HBO World Championship Boxing® bilaabo 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT. NABF featherweight Champion Yuusuf "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 KOs) iyo sare loo qiimeeyo ee u tartamaya featherweight Jayson "La Maravilla" Velez (23-1-1, 16 KOs) sidoo kale xaadir ku tiirka shir jaraa'id oo iska indha Lake Merritt ka hor 10-wareega NABF featherweight dagaalka horyaalka taas oo kor u furi doonaa telecast HBO ah.

 

Ward vs. Barrera waxaa ay kor u qaabeynta in dagaal aad u tartamay u dhexeeya laba ka tirsan, kuwaas oo labaduba ay indhaha ku dhigay on a kulan-kacay Unified Light culus World Champion Sergey Kovalev noqon.

 

Hoos waxaa ku qoran waxa dagaalyahannadu, dhiirrigeliyeyaasha, tababarayaasha, maamulayaasha iyo tiirka kale marti lahaa in la yidhaahdo shir jaraa'id ku:

 

 

ANDRE Ward, Laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo:

"Waxaan doonayaa inaan u mahadceliyo qof kasta ka soo baxay sidii caadiga ahayd. Aagga Bay waa meel aad u qurux badan. Annagu ma heli badanaa credit ku filan talantigii ka soo Baxday halkan, laakiin saldhig haadiyey, waa wayn. kaliya Mahadiya Waxaan ahay in ay meel sidan oo kale oo u mahad leeyihiin jacaylka iyo taageerada at dhacdo ku kasta oo aan halkan keeno. Aad ayaan ugu mahadcelinayaa naftayda iyo guys sida Marshawn Lynch in, Damian Lillard iyo Warriors meeshan saaray map-ka iyo dadka qaadato ogeysiis masraxa qaranka. Taasi waa muhiim ii.

 

"Ilaa hadda sida dagaalka laftiisa, waa mid aad u fudud ii ... qof walba oo igu ogyahay, ay u ogaadaan sida aan shaqayn oo ay og tahay sidii aan sax. Ma is kor loogu qaaday in waxa soo socda. Ma is kor loogu qaaday in wixii dadka leh. Waxaan ahay ogyahay waxa lagu sheegay. Waan ogahay waxa aan soo horjeeda ayaa ku yidhi oo waxaan u qaadan eraygiisay. Waxaan sameeyey wax walba oo aan u malaynay in la sameeyo, sida aan mar walba sameeyo iyo sida aan sameeyo ee la soo dhaafay ka 10 sano ee mustaqbalkeyga ciyaareed. Waxaan qaaday ugu wanaagsan ... haddii ay ma horyaalka kale markaas waxaa u tartamaya sarre ... iyo tani waa ka duwan yahay no. Kaliya in aad guys ay ogayn inaan anigu ahay diirada iyo qufulan ee sida had iyo jeer waxaan ahay. Waxaan ahay diyaar oo dagaal loo diyaariyey iman ayaan u ahay March 26."

Sullivan Barrera, Number mid lagu qiimeeyo IBF tartamaya culus light:

"Waxaan doonayay inaan idinku mahad halkan soo socda. Waxaan doonayaa in aan idinku mahad HBO, mahadsanid qof walba. Waad ku mahadsan tahay Andre Ward ogolaatay aan dagaalka. Waxaan balanqaadayaa walba oo ay timaado in saaxadda aan lahaa diyaarinta weyn iyo tani waa riyo weyn. Habeenkaasna, Ayaan show weyn qof walba. "

David ITSKOWITCH, Qaboobaan Boxing - Roc Nation Sports:

"Laba ka mid ah xulalka ugu iftiinka ugu sareeya caalamka ee isku doonaa March 26. Waxay leeyihiin rikoor la xoojiyey ee 45-0 la 27 KOs oo aan loo baahnayn in la yidhaahdo, ama uusan dhadhamin guuldarro sida xirfadle. Iyada oo nin kasta oo uu leeyahay soo horjeeda amaanaa isaga ka soo hor, labadaba waxay Leeyihiin indho ay ku Sergey Kovalev iyo suumanka uu horyaalka saddex dunida, laakiin marka hore ay leeyihiin ganacsatada inay ka qayb galaan si ay u on Saturday habeen.

 

"Mar kasta oo aan soo baxay si Oakland, waayo dhacdo oo aan la Andre ahay at shaqo halkaas oo uu la hadlay warbaahinta, waxaa iska cad iigu in dila, Isagu waa ciyaaryahan leh tayo gaar athletically, laakiin waxa uu sidoo kale qof gaar ah, waxaana rajeynayaa qof walba halkan Oakland fahamsan oo ka maqsuuday in. Waa nin mabda 'qoyska had iyo jeer isku dayaa inuu sameeyo wax sax ah iyo in uu yahay wax naadir ku yahay nolosha maalmahan, laakiin waxaa gaar ahaan naadir ah ee sports. Waxaan rajaynayaa in aad guys isaga maqsuud. xirfadaha Boxing ha waarto. Ma uu socday weligiis in la dagaalamaya, sidaa darteed qof walba waa mahad waxa aad halkan ku Andre Ward.

 

"Andre qabtay biladda dahabka ah ee Olympics Athens ah oo waa laga xoreeyo dalka la soo dhaafay. feeryahanka in ay sidaas sameeyo. Uu liiska cadaawayaashaada adkaan akhriya sida qofka kuwaas oo ka mid ah horyaalka heerka dhexe super. Waxa uu sidoo kale badan oo reebtay kooxda heysata horyaalka hore ee dunida culus light, Chad Dawson in ay 2012 caawa. In uu dagaalka ee la soo dhaafay, ayuu heysatay laba-mar tartame horyaalka adduunka Paul Smith on June 20 at Oracle Arena. Waxa uu u khamaartay on cutubka xiga ee uu mustaqbalkiisa ku saabsan March 26, soo laabtay Oracle Arena mar kale, iyadoo lagu wado inuu ku biiro kooxda ilaa heerka iftiin culus diyaar u ah inuu sameeyo wixii uu sameeyay horyaalka dhexe super ah ... waxa nadiifinta baxay iyo heysteen qof walba in u taagan in uu hab. "

Nicole qoolley, Madaxweyne ku-xigeenka of Marketing iyo General Counsel - Dhacdooyinka Main:

"Waxaan run ahaantii jeclaan lahaa in aan u mahad celiyo Andre Ward. Ma uusan u leeyihiin in ay qaataan on dagaalka ah badinin ee uu dagaalka ugu horeysay ee la saadaalinayaa in iftiinka, laakiin wuxuu ku samayn, waxaana qabaa in waa wax loo bogo.

 

"In uu dagaalka ee la soo dhaafay, Sullivan noqday tartamaya ku waajib Sergey Kovalev ee suunka IBF. Waxa uu dib u fadhiistay yaabaa sugay uu horyaalka dagaalka, laakiin halkii uu ku arkay dagaalka ka dhanka ah Andre Ward sidii fursad ay ku gaaraan runtii badatay oo isna wuxuu sameeyey wax. Sida aad wada ogsoon, Dhacdooyinka Main iyo Roc Nation Sports leeyihiin qorshe weyn Andre Ward iyo Sergey Kovalev dambe ee sanadkan iyo Sullivan Barrera awood muqadaraadka in gaadhigii tufaaxa.

 

"Labada nimankan, Sullivan iyo Andre, ayaa wax walba fuushan natiijada Sabtida ee dagaalka. In cimilada in ku haysanno feerka hadda, waa u cusboonaysiinta si ay u arkaan dagaalyahan dhabta ah ee aan ka baqin in ay qaataan khatarta. Waxay labada naga mudanyihiin ixtiraam iyo jaceylka in. Tani waa maxay isboortiga waa in ku saabsan.

 

"Sullivan Barrera waa badinin iyadoo rikoor ah 17-0 la 12 Ku Guuleystay soo socda jidka knockout. kaliya wuxuu u beddelay 34, bil ka hor, taas oo laga yaabo in aad u malaynayso in waa in yar oo ah marayso in uu mustaqbalkiisa. Waxa aan aad u ogaadaan waa in uu lahaa mustaqbalkiisa ciyaareed guul hiwaayadda in Cuba, ka dibna laga badiyay dhowr sano ah uu ra'iisul halka uu goosanaya Maraykanka. Waxa uu yimaado hab dhab ahaantii muddo dheer inaan halkaan maanta daqiiqad this iyo fursaddan. Isagu waa gaajaysan, uu ku kalsoon yahay iyo inuu diyaar u yahay. "

Virgil Hunter, Tababaraha Andre Ward ayaa:

"Tani waa kaar fantastic la ciyaartoyda cajiib ah kuwaas oo isku dayaya in ay jidka ka dhigi adduunka ee feerka. Haddii dagaalka this waxaa ka dhacaya magaalada kasta oo kale oo, waxa uu noqon lahaa dhacdo weyn. Waxa aan doonayaa in aan sameeyo waa in la hubiyo in Oakland fahamsan, iyo in Bay Area ku wareegsan fahamsan, magnitude ee dhacdadan si aan u sii wadi kartaa in ay keenaan feerka heer caalami ah si ay u Oakland. Oakland waa dhul taranta Xarakada sare ah oo aan hore u leeyihiin. The dheeraad ah in aad noo taageeri, ka badan in dagaal, kuwaas oo noqon doona la arki karo iyo aad arki doonaa markii ugu weyn ugu sareysa.

 

"Waxay ku yidhaahdeen shabakadaha kale dagaalyahanada, laakiin HBO ka dhigaysa xiddigaha, si aynu ku faraxsan nahay in qayb ka mid ah tani waxay noqon. Waxaan ku weydiin inaad soo baxaan oo ay taageeraan dagaalka this. Kaalay on baxay Saturday habeen iyo Raaxaysta habeen wanaagsan ee feerka sare. "

BEN lire, Sullivan Barrera ayaa tababaraha:

"Waxaan doonayaa inaan u mahadceliyo dhammaan dadka wada saaray dhacdadan super on Saturday. Waxaan halkaan u joognaa in ay ku riday on show weyn iyo Sullivan ayaa sameeyay wax walba oo uu nafsaddiisa u bixinayo dhacdadan diyaariyo. Wuxuuna ogyahay caqabadaha isaga ka soo hor, laakiin waxa uu aaminsan yahay isaga qudhiisa iyo waxa uu rumeysan yahay in tani ay tahay inuu waqtiga si ay u muujiyaan dadweynaha iyo dhagaystayaasha arkaysid in tani ay tahay meesha uu joogo. Waxa uu jiro si aad u war qoraal ah oo.

 

"In ka badan wax, waxaan ixtiraamaan Mr. Ward guulihii uu, uu kalsoonidii iyo inuu yahay nin weyn ee Isboortiga. Waa wax weyn in qayb ka mid ah tani waxay noqon. Waxaan si fiican u diyaariyey oo aynu samaynay wax walba oo aan u baahanahay inaan ha yimaado Saturday in la siiyo dhagaystayaasha daawashada ee show a super weyn sababtoo ah waa waxa feerka ku saabsan yahay. Waxaa ku saabsan waxqabadka iyo labada Xarakada hesho si ay u qabtaan heer this xaflad weyn. Waxaa sharaf noo ah in qayb ka mid ah dhacdadan noqon. Waxaan samaynay wax kasta oo suurto gal ah si loo hubiyo in aan ka soo bixi doonaan oo saaray show ah oo heer sare ah. "

YACQUUB Prince, Tababaraha kooxda Andre Ward ayaa:

"Tani waa daqiiqad taariikhiga ah noo. Waxaan galay 175 pound qeybinta culus light. Tani waa daqiiqad in magaalada uusan rabin in uu seegi. Tani waa la joogo bilowga ah ee dhaqdhaqaaq. Barrera kaliya dhacdo in ay dhibbanaha ugu horeysay oo waxaan u socoto si ay sida ugu macaamiloodo. Waxaan la maqal badan oo hadal iyo wada hadalka meel qaadashada halkaas oo uu ka walaacsan yahay, oo waxaynu og nahay in uu aaminsan yahay in wax kasta oo uu ku yidhi. Mar labaad, waxaan ku faraxsanahay fursadan oo aadan rabin in aad ka maqnaan daqiiqad taariikhiga ah on Saturday habeenkii. "

Yuusuf Diaz Jr., NABF featherweight Champion:

"Kaalay March 26, Waan ogahay in aan leeyihiin dagaal adag ka hor i of. Waan ogahay Jayson Velez waa halyeeyga khibrad leh ee giraanta. Waxa uu dagaalyahan ah. Waxa uu leeyahay faa'iido gaari lix inji oo igu sidaa daraadeed waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal fiican. Waan ogahay waxa uu ka soo kacay of khasaare, sidaa darteed waan ogahay in uu si dhab ah uu doonayo in uu dib u soo kabsato iyo qof walba ayaa muujinaya in uu weli u tartamaya horyaalka adduunka ah.

 

"Waxaan xerada tababarka runtii weyn. Waxaan tababar muddo siddeed toddobaad. Tani waa markii iigu horeysay dagaal on HBO, sidaas darteed waxaan dhab ahaan doonayaan waa inay soo bandhigto qofka aan ahay. Waxaan ahay 110% diyaar u ah. Waxaan diyaar u ah inuu ku siiyo taageerayaasha dagaalka dagaal haddii Jayson Velez doonayo inuu dagaal ahay. Waxaan diyaar u ah inay soo bandhigto in qof kasta oo dhan awoodaha aan ku leeyahay gudaha giraanta ahay. aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay inaan dagaal ku saabsan kaarka Andre Ward iyo Sullivan Barrera Waxaan ahay. Waxay tahay laba ciyaartoyda aqoonyahanada iyo aad u sharaf ayaan u ahay in ay dhacdo co-weyn ee dagaalka this ee. Sida March 26, Waxaan balanqaadayaa waxaan doonayaa inaan idin siiyo show weyn. "

JAYSON Velez, Top lagu qiimeeyo tartamaya featherweight:

"Waxaan doonayaa inaan marka hore Ilaah u mahad, Waxa cad in uu ka dhigaa wax walba oo suuragal. Waxaan doonayaa inaan u mahadceliyo dhiirrigeliyeyaasha aan, Dalacaad Miguel Cotto iyo dalacaad Boy Golden iyo kooxda oo dhan. Ma ahan in aan aad u badan, in la yidhaahdo ka sokow in tani ay tahay dagaal weyn. Joseph yimaado si ay ula dagaalamaan. Waxaan u imid in ay la dagaallamaan. labada Waxaan rabnaa in aan ku guuleysto. labada Waxaan qaado caqabadaha. Dadka sii i waydiinaya sababta aan u qaaday this dagaalka khatar iyo jawaabta waa u fududahay ... haddii aan doonayo in aan noqdo cayaaryahanka ugu wanaagsan ee, Waxaan u leeyihiin in ay la dagaalamaan ugu fiican. Yuusuf waa mid ka mid ah ugu wanaagsan.

 

"Waxaan ku waayay aan dagaalka la soo dhaafay, sidaas darteed waxaan u baahan tahay inaad ku guuleysato. Waxaan doonayaa in aan ku guuleysto. Waxaan idinku ma sheegi karo qofka uu doonayo inuu ku guuleysto dagaalka this sababtoo ah waxaan labada waa dagaalyahano weyn oo dagaalyahan. Waxa uu Mexico, Waxaan ahay Puerto Rican, iyo marka aad Puerto Rican ah oo Mexican ah ee giraanta isla, aad arki doonaa dagaalka ah. Waxaad arki doontaa xawaaraha, awoodda, wax walba in dagaalka this. Waxa uu dagaal weyn oo u faraxsan ayaan u ahay. Waad ku mahadsan tahay in qof kasta oo sii soco Saturday this oo aad u mahad HBO dabcan. "

 

ROBERT Diaz, Head laqabin - dalacaad Boy Golden:

"Sida iska cad dhacdada ugu weyn iska hadlaayo. Waxaad helay Andre Ward kasoo horjeeddo ah nin dhalinyaro ah badinin sida Sullivan Barrera, laakiin ay dhacdo co-ugu weyn waxa uu god labo dhallinyaro ah, Xarakada gaajaysan oo midba midka kale ka dhan ah in Jayson Velez iyo Joseph Diaz. Waxay tahay labada dhallinyarada ah. Waxay labada rabaan in ay qaadan on the dagaal fiican tahay, waxay dagaal adag oo caddeyn in uu yahay sida ay u fududahay ahaa inay dagaal this.

 

"Waxaan aad ugu faraxsanahay oo ku saabsan dagaalka this ahay. Ma doonayo in aad ka maqnaan 10 wareeg horyaalka NABF ah.

"Jayson Velez waa yar yahay a, libaax gaajaysan oo raba in dib u hesho ilaa masraxa iyo ogyahay sida weyn guul ah ka gaartay Joseph Diaz waa. Waxa uu fahamsan yahay fursad ay ku dagaalamaan on HBO iyo kaarka this wayn. Waxaan doonayaa in aan idin xusuusiyo qof ee Jayson Velez. In maalin iyo da'da, halkaas oo dagaal ah oo u lumiya ayaa doonaya in ay qaataan laga yaabaa laabto ama habayn kor, ama laba ama saddex, ka hor inta aysan qaadan dagaalka khatarta sare ah oo Jayson Velez loo sameynayo midig ka dib markii. Taasi waxay muujinaysaa inuu doonayo inuu dib on top aad u hesho oo uu ogyahay waxa uu leeyahay inuu sameeyo oo ay halkaas ka heli ... waxa ay tahay in la joojiyo dagaalka by heer sare-ah sida Joseph Diaz. "

Ralph HEREDIA, Tababaraha kooxda Joseph Diaz ee:

 

"Waa sharaf inaan halkaan, fursad weyn oo mudnaan la siiyo fursad si aad u soo bandhigto tayo leh a, 2012 Cayaaraha olombikada. Si Yuusuf, tani waa waxa aan ka hadlay, waad ku mahadsan tahay isagoo u dulqaata, aad diyaar u yihiin fursad. Waan ognahay waxa Ninkii dhallinyarada gaarka ah iyo nin tayo aad tahay, laakiin hadda dunida oo dhan ay heli doonaan in ay arkaan masraxa weyn waxa talanti, waxa mudane dhab ah iyo waxa dagaal ah waa in ay ... sida Joseph Diaz.

 

"Waxa aan dhihi karo oo ku saabsan Jayson Velez? Waxa uu mudane a yaa garanaya waxa ay khatar ku jirta oo uu leeyahay waayo-aragnimo. I rumaysta, aadan rabin in this seegi. Saturday, waa in aad habayn ku. Waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal ficil-buuxiyey oo ah. "

 

 

JOSE "in" Sanchez, Tababaraha Jayson Velez ee:

"Waxaan arki Diaz sida dagaal weyn, laakiin waxaan leeyahay Jayson in xaalad aad u wanaagsan oo uu diyaar u yahay la dagaalanka. Waan ogahay waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal fiican sababta oo ah waxay diyaar u yihiin, iyo wax la mid ah waa run, waayo, dagaalka Jayson Velez. Waxa uu aad u adag shaqeeyay dagaalka this iyo waxaan ogahay in uu diyaar u yahay la dagaalanka. "

 

 

Tony Walker, Agaasimaha, HBO Sports:

"Anigoo ku hadlaya magaca Madaxweynaha our xigeenka Fulinta Peter Nelson, waxaan aad ugu faraxsanahay inaan halkaan ku Area Baay, iyadoo dad aad u badan iyo taageerayaasha feerka weyn, sida aynu eegno inuu idin soo doubleheader this on Saturday habeen.

 

"Ma ahan sahlan wada jiidaya ciyaar feerka weyn iyo kooxaha kuwaas oo ay wada jiido card weyn top si hoose, si kastoo dagaal oo dhan ma noqon doonto on HBO, haddii aad rabto si uu u daawado qaar ka mid ah feerka weyn, waxaad tagtaa Oracle Arena iyo haddii aad qabto in ay guriga, aad iska baarto on HBO.

 

"Inta noo 43 sano barnaamijyada on HBO, feerka ayaa had iyo jeer ahaa qayb muhiim ah oo waxa aannu ku samayn. Waxaan mar walba nafteena ku faanaan ku haysta Xarakada fiican oo kulan fiican, oo aan aad u wanaagsan in dhaqanka this mar kale qaban doonaa sida Andre Ward dhigaysa dareemaan uu 2016 ugu horeeyay ee giraanta. In giraanta feerka ah, waxa aan marnaba lagu talinayaa in aad iska eafiya iskana gaajaysan a, dagaalka badinin sida aan ku leenahay Sullivan Barrera, sidaas darteed waxaan jeclaan lahaa in aan soo dhaweyn Sullivan in network iyo isaga ku mahadsan tahay qaadashada on tartan this.

 

"Furitaanka telecast TV waxay noqon doontaa Joseph Diaz ka dhanka ah Jayson Velez, laba guys dhallinyarada ah ilaa-iyo-soo socda, laba qori oo dhallinyaro ah, kuwaas oo u malaynayaa in ay diyaar u yihiin marxaladda weyn tahay. All oo dhan, waxa ay noqon doontaa telecast weyn, 9:45 PM ET waxaan idiin Yaboohi habeenkii wargelineed oo madadaalo leh kooxda warbaahinta our. "

Ward vs. Barrera, 12-wareega IBF tiro hal boos oo eliminator booska khasab ah kaas oo la soo bandhigay by Roc Nation Sports in ururka la Dhacdooyinka Main, qaadataa meel Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Oracle Arena ee Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Bishaareeye, qaadaan, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nafaqada, Palace Shoe, Hotel Waterfront iyo Booqo Oakland. Munaasabadan ayaa waxaa lagu telefishanka doonaa live on bilowgii HBO World Championship Boxing at 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT. Furitaanka telecast HBO uu noqon doono Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez dagaalka 10-wareega ah ee horyaalka NABF featherweight soo bandhigay by dalacaad Boy Golden in ururka la dalacaad Miguel Cotto.

 

Tigidhada jaban $300, $150, $100, $50 iyo $25, ma ka mid yihiin qarashka lagu dabaqi karo iyo canshuuraha waxaa laga helayaa dhammaan goobaha Ticketmaster, online at Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) iyo ka qaadaan by phone at (800) 745-3000.

 

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LABA-TIME WORLD horyaalka ANDRE Ward VS. Badinin Sullivan Barrera

 

 

NABF featherweight horyaalka Yuusuf Diaz Jr. VS. JAYSON Velez

WARBAAHINTA xigtay tababarka IYO SAWIRADA

SHOWDOWNS loo dhigay SABTI, MARCH 26

AT Kanu waa warka culus Arena Oakland, California

Telefishanka LIVE ON HBO®

Guji HALKAN u Photos

Credit Photo: Roc Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Oakland, SIDA (March 23, 2015) - Talaadada, March 22, Laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) iyo tiro ka mid ah lagu qiimeeyo IBF tartamaya culus light Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) ka qayb-galay tababarka warbaahinta a at King ee Gym in Oakland, California ka hor ay March 26 dagaalamina Oracle Arena ee Oakland. Ward iyo Barrera kulmi doonaa in tirada IBF 12-wareega hal boos oo eliminator booska khasab xumad live telefishanka on HBO World Championship Boxing® bilaabo 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT. NABF featherweight Champion Yuusuf "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 KOs) iyo sare loo qiimeeyo ee u tartamaya featherweight Jayson "Star" Velez (23-1-1, 16 KOs) sidoo kale ka qeyb galay intii lagu jiray tababarka ka hor kulanka ay 10-wareega NABF featherweight dagaalka horyaalka taas oo kor u furi doonaa telecast HBO ah.

 

Ka dib markii shadowboxing in giraanta oo ah wareeg yar on bacaha feedh ku, oo dhan afar dagaalyahan oo ka qeyb galay waraysiyo lala yeeshay xubno ka tirsan warbaahinta in imaanshaha. Super Bowl Champion iyo hooyo Oakland Marshawn Lynch, ah taageere aad u xiiseyn Andre Ward, saftay gaar ah inta lagu guda jiro tababarka ee taageerada of Ward.

 

Hoos waxaa ku qoran waxa dagaalka ku lahaa in la yidhaahdo inta lagu guda jiro tababarka ee final warbaahinta:

 

ANDRE Ward, Laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo:

"Waxaan dareemayaa wanaag iyo waxaan diyaar u ahay. Waxaan kahadlay waqtiga saxda ah. kaliya faraxsanahay si aad u hesho Waxaan ahay on Saturdayhabeen.

 

"Waxaan in la wado by Oracle Arena on isticmaalo 880 sida orgi kasta oo yar on my hab si King ee Gym iyo yaab haddii ay maalin maalmaha ka mid aan halkaas ka dhigi kara iyo [Tababaraha] Virgil [Hunter] loo isticmaalaa in lagu dhihi kalsooni, 'Waxaad u socoto si cinwaan halkaas.' Sida aan ka helay ka weyn, Waxaan in qaar ka mid ah kaararka tagaan isticmaalo saaray in saaxadda. Weli waxaan ahaa hiwaayadda u ah iyo waxa aan ku riyoon lahaa. wax Next aad ogtahay, in 2009, Waxaan ku jiray saxanka ama dabaasha dagaal ka dhan ah Edison Miranda. Haddii aan ku guuleystay, malaha waxaa jiray fursad fiican aan heli lahaa shot horyaalka ah iyo inta kale waa taariikh. Halkan waxaan mar kale yihiin, waa aan 7th waqtiga at Oracle oo weli ka barako.

 

"Waxa ay aheyd waqti ku haboon inuu u dhaqaaqo culus light. Waxa uu ahaa isku-dar ah oo aan lahayn guys saxda ah si ay ula dagaalamaan ama guys in uusan rabin in uu ii dagaalamaan. Waxaan doonayaa in aan noqdo weyn. Kuwani waa noocyada dhaqaaqdo aad leedahay in la sameeyo. Waxaan ahay arday badan oo Isboortiga iyo markii aan ka baran Isboortiga, tanuna waa wixii Halyeeygii mar walba sameeyo. Waxay kor. Oo ah kuwa waaweyn oo heli hab si aad u sameeyeen, waxaana doonayaa in ay wada hadal in.

 

"Barrera waa hay'ad weyn. Waxa uu ku kalsoon yahay. U muuqataa in ay puncher wanaagsan. Waxaan ma qaado isaga sababtoo ah waxa uu la xiriiri jilicsan. Waxaan isaga soo gaaray sababtoo ah waxa uu u socday si uu ii diyaar u hesho oo wuu i tusi waxa oo dhan fasal miisaanka ay tani tahay oo ku saabsan. Haddii aad eegto mustaqbalkeyga, waxaa jira meel lagu habayn-ups taasoo aanan anigu ku lahaa wax badan oo. Waxaad doonaysaa in ay la dagaallamaan ugu wanaagsan iyo haddii aadan la dagaalanka ugu wanaagsan, aad rabto in aad la diriraan tartamaya tiro ka mid ah. Taasi waa waxa aan sameyneyno.

 

"Waxaan qabaa in lay guuxayay galay dagaalka wax ku ool ah. Aan u wareegayo marka aan u guurto. Waxaan qabaa in quruxda Orodyahanka kasta oo aan caayaane jidhkiisa oo runtii qaadataa uu farsamo si dhab ah. Waxaan arkay qaar ka mid ah articles sheegtay waxaan seegay aan Ra'iisul. Waa wax waali ah ii. Waxaan dareemayaa in aan sida wanaagsan u ahay sidii aan abid la. Waxaan ku gym feerka ah oo aan wax badan oo fasax ah la soo dhaafay 20 sano. My maskaxda iiga mahadceliyay inaan labadii sano ee la soo dhaafay. My jirka iiga mahadceliyay. Waa laba sano oo kale i siiyaan in mustaqbalkeyga.

 

"Waxaan ku qasbanahay inaan kaliya aniga ahaan. Bal yaan ahay anigu waa ku filan. Aanan haysan si ay u muujiyaan ilaa for Kovalev cidhiidhiga on Saturdayhabeen. kaliya waxaan u leeyihiin in ay fuliso qorshaha ciyaarta. Waxaan u maleynayaa in ka socda ay u diraan fariin ah uu u malaynayay in ay u diraan iyo haddii ay ma, markaas ayuu arki doonaa [Kovalev] hesho fariin marka aynu la dagaallanno.

 

"Haddii aan ku guuleysto dagaalka this aadan, waxaa jira waxba hoos wadada. Haddii aanan ku guuleysan dagaalka this aadan, Anigu ma istaahilo in ay u dagaalamaan horyaalka. Taasi waa mid dhab ah oo aan xaaladda.

 

"Barrera ayaa marna la diriray nin ila mid ah ka hor, si ay u hadli karaa ciyaar fiican. Waxay xukumaan kara headlines kor u keentay in dagaalka ka. Waxay dhihi karaa oo dhan, alaabtii Begovic ay doonayaan in la yidhaahdo. kaliya waxaan doonayaa in aan xukumaan maqaaladaan Sunday subax ka dib markii dagaalka uu yahay mid ka badan. Taasi waa waxa aan diiradda on ahay. "

 

Sullivan Barrera, Number mid lagu qiimeeyo IBF tartamaya culus light:

"Waxaan ahay xoog badan Ward. Waxaan leeyahay asalka Cuba oo halkaas waxaan bartay wax badan oo xirfado. In ka badan wax, go'aanka in ay ka gudbaan wax i hor ay iga caawiso adkaado Ward on March 26.

 

"Mar baan ahay ee giraanta, waa gurigayga.

 

"Wax kasta oo uu leeyahay Ward, Waxaan la qabsato doonaa in oo ka adkaanno.

 

"Waxaan haystaa laba gacmaha. Waxa uu leeyahay laba gacmood. Anigu waxaan leeyahay shaqo si ay u sameeyaan on March 26.

 

"Waan ogahay Ward iyo Kovalev waxaa aad u heer sare ah la ixtiraamo oo ay abuuraan lacag aad u badan iyo wax badan oo dan, laakiin iyagu ma ay yaqaaniin waxa Sullivan Barrera waa uu awoodaa inuu sameeyo. Waxaan isku caddaynayaa doonaa in on Saturday.

 

"Waxaan run ahaantii ma ihi nin in uu leeyahay in la raadiyo knockout ah. xirfadaha My feerka isu hadleen. Waxaan ahay dagaal Andre Ward oo dagaal halkan Oakland, sidaa darteed uma maleynayo go'aan loo abaalgudi doonaa in aan raallinimo.

 

"Si taageerayaasha oo dhan, gaar ahaan taageerayaasha Cuba in ay taageerto ii fadlan ogaada in Saturday, Waxaan u tegayaa inaan sameeyo wax walba oo aan u leeyihiin in ay sameeyaan si ay u soo baxaan guul. "

Yuusuf Diaz Jr., NABF featherweight Champion:

"Anigu ma filan karto waxa Jayson ku sameeyey Ronny Rios lagu jiro dagaalka this. Waxaan heystaa in in halkaas tago, jirrabo isaga baxay iyo qabsato marka aan ahay in giraanta.

 

"Haddii fursad laftiisa soo bandhigaysaa halkaas oo uu yeelin oo aan arko in gacan qaad way isaga badiyey, markaas dabcan waxaan doonayaa inaan si aad u hesho in ay jiraan, gardaro iyo in la hubiyo waxaan isaga ka qaadan sida ugu dhaqsaha badan.

 

"Waan ogahay in helitaanka on gudaha, giraanta off jarida iyo waxa isla markiiba qaadashada jidhka isaga dumin doonaa. Taas tegaya inuu isaga ma guurto sida ugu badan oo dambe ee wareeg waxaan karto karbaash sharta madaxa. Waxaan doonayaa inaan ku qaadan jidhka isla markiiba.

 

"Anigu waxaan ahay maskaxda 100% diyaar u ah. Tani waa marxalad weyn ee xirfadeyda, si aan maskax ahaan diiradda. Waxaan ahay si fiican loo diyaariyey. Waxaan dareemayaa sida tan waxaa la joogo waxaan sugaya noloshayda oo dhan oo dhan. Waxaana dareemayaa sida inaan diyaar u ahay iyo waxaan aan la sugi karin, waayo, March 26. Waxaan u tababaran oo aad u adag, waayo, dagaalka iyo si fiican loo diyaariyey, waayo, waxaan ahay.

 

"Waxaan dhab ahaan doonayaan in ay sameeyaan qoraal ah oo dagaalka this. Waxaan doonayaa in aan tuso dunida in Joseph Diaz ayaa laga yaabaa inuu wax ka xigta ee weyn ee feerka, sidaas darteed waxaan u tababaran oo aad u adag tahay in la saaray dagaal weyn taageerayaasha dagaalka, ahaan aad u dagaal badan oo ka dhigi dagaal ee halkaas. Waxaan rajaynayaa in Jayson Velez waa 110% diyaar maxaa yeelay, isaga waxaan ku doonayaan in ay isaga ugu fiican.

 

"Haddii aan ku guuleysto dagaalka iyo ka dhigi war qoraal ah oo, Waxaan qabaa inaan u dhaqaaqo karaan si ay xaaladda u tartamaya waxaana rajeynayaa heli horyaalka adduunka ah toogteen dhamaadka sanadkaan. Waxaan doonayaa in ay la dagaallamaan horjeeda adag sanadkan sababtoo ah waxaan doonayaa in aan tuso dunida qofka aan ahay.

 

"Waxaan dareemayaa sida bahal markii aan xoojinno galay giraanta oo waxaan u arki kartaa in sparring. Mar kasta oo aan caga foori wax ku ool ah, Waxaan sheegi karaa in lay waxyeelo aan soo horjeeda. "

JAYSON Velez, Top lagu qiimeeyo tartamaya featherweight:

"Marka aan heerka, nin kastaaba waa u tartamaya a top. Waxaan u leeyihiin in ay tababar adag oo loo hagaajiyo munaaraddayda. Waxaan ka shaqeyneynaa in.

 

"Haddii aad aragto saddex ama afar dagaal oo aan la soo dhaafay, waxaad arki doontaa in lay heysteen labadii hore ee wareeg ka dibna Waxaan ku ordi baxay gaaska, Waxaan la shaqeeya on my adkeysi si aan ku dhici doona March 26.

 

"Waxaan arkay dagaal Diaz ee. Waxaan sparred laba jeer. Waxa uu helay xawaaraha. Waxa uu helay gaajo ah. Waa uu u saftay HBO, sidaa darteed waa hubaal inuu ku dhiiriyo, laakiin waan ahay. Waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal weyn.

 

"Waxaan doonayaa in aan noqdo horyaalka ee erayga. Waan ogahay aad ayuu u doonayo. On Saturday, waxaan ogaan doontaan cidda ay rabto more. labada Waxaan rabnaa in aan ku guuleysto, waxaana labada tababar guul ah. dagaal u dhexeeya awooda iyo xawaaraha waa kulan-up weyn. Aan xuso uu Mexico oo waxaan ahay Puerto Rican. Waxaad filan kartaa in dagaal weyn oo ma ahan mid aad rabto in aad ka maqnaan. "

 

 

Ward vs. Barrera, 12-wareega IBF tiro hal boos oo eliminator booska khasab ah kaas oo la soo bandhigay by Roc Nation Sports in ururka la Dhacdooyinka Main, qaadataa meel Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Oracle Arena ee Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Bishaareeye, qaadaan, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nafaqada, Palace Shoe, Hotel Waterfront iyo Booqo Oakland. Munaasabadan ayaa waxaa lagu telefishanka doonaa live on bilowgii HBO World Championship Boxing at 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT. Furitaanka telecast HBO uu noqon doono Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez dagaalka 10-wareega ah ee horyaalka NABF featherweight soo bandhigay by dalacaad Boy Golden in ururka la dalacaad Miguel Cotto.

 

Tigidhada jaban $300, $150, $100, $50 iyo $25, ma ka mid yihiin qarashka lagu dabaqi karo iyo canshuuraha waxaa laga helayaa dhammaan goobaha Ticketmaster, online at Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) iyo ka qaadaan by phone at (800) 745-3000.

 

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Non-Televised Undercard Fights For Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera March 26 + In-Arena Entertainment

ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FIGHTS

FOR ANDRE WARD VS. Sullivan Barrera

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON SABTI, MARCH 26

AT Kanu waa warka culus Arena Oakland, California

WARD VS. BARRERA AND JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. JAYSON VELEZ TELEVISED

LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® BEGINNING AT 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT

SWAY CALLOWAY & DJ FRANZEN TO PROVIDE

IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN BOUTS

NEW YORK, NY (March 14, 2016) – A slate of six non-televised undercard bouts will serve as support when Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) faces undefeated and number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) in a 12-round IBF number one position and mandatory position eliminator at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, California on March 26. Opening the HBO® telecast will be Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez in a 10-round fight NABF Featherweight title fight.

 

In addition to the exciting televised lineup, some of boxing’s hottest rising stars will be featured on the non-televised undercard including Roc Nation Sports standouts Maurice Hooker, Daniel Franco, Rudy Puga Jr. iyo Junior Younan oo ay la socdaan 2008 Olympic Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist Zhang Zhilei and local favorite Haaruun Coley who will all see action on March 26.

 

Roc Nation Sports will bring names from the entertainment world to the event as well, including notable event emcee, SiriusXM/Shade 45 morning show host of Sway in the Morning, Executive Producer and talent for VH1 & MTV and Oakland-native Dhaqdhaqaaqdo Calloway, kuwaas oo u adeegi doonaa sida ay dhacdo ciidankiisa, oo ku dhacay sayidkiisa DJ Franzen, DJ deggan ee Las Vegas "Hot 97.5 and Drais Nightclub. Sway and Franzen will entertain together throughout the night to keep fans entertained between bouts at Oracle Arena.

Tigidhada jaban $300, $150, $100, $50 iyo $25, ma ka mid yihiin qarashka lagu dabaqi karo iyo canshuuraha waxaa laga helayaa dhammaan goobaha Ticketmaster, online at Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) iyo ka qaadaan by phone at (800) 745-3000.

 

On March 26, NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (19-0-2, 14 KOs) risks his unbeaten record against Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas (17-5, 11 KOs) of Barranquilla, Colombia in a ten-round junior welterweight bout. Hooker, rated number seven by the WBO, is coming off of a career-best win on October 17, 2015 against his toughest opponent to date in Ghislain Maduma (17-2, 11 KOs) ee Madison Square Garden. Hooker successfully defended his NABO title with the 10-round decision win over Maduma on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux in a fight that was featured on the event’s “freeview” in the United States and streamed online around the world. Buelvas, a former WBA Fedebol champion, has won two of his last three bouts by knockout and fought Humberto Soto for the WBC Silver International Super Lightweight title in 2014, going the 12-round distance before losing a decision to the former World Champion.

 

Born and raised in Oak Cliff, Texas, a rough suburb of Dallas, Hooker found a boxing home at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym by way of an outreach program for at-risk youths. His natural talent was soon noticed resulting in him competing as an amateur, during which time he participated in over 100 dagaallan, compiling a record of 97 guul oo kaliya 7 khasaarihii, la 67 victories coming by way of knockout. Hooker turned professional on April 29, 2011, taking on the vastly more experienced Tyrone Chatman (7-1, 5 KO ee) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 iyo 38-38, making the fight a split draw. Undeterred, in his next fight on June 24, 2014, Hooker scored his first professional win, knocking out Wilbert Mitchell in the first round at the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas. Eleven wins (eight by knockout) later, he took on undefeated Abel Ramos (8-0, 4 KO ee) on January 17, 2014 in a bout that was featured on ShoBox from the Cook Convention Center in Memphis. After eight close, hard-fought rounds, the judges saw the fight a draw. Hooker followed the draw with a six-round unanimous decision win over Adrian Rodriguez Garza (8-2, 6 KO ee) on April 26 at Fitzgerald’s Casino and Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi. Four consecutive knockout victories would follow before he took on fellow undefeated prospect Eduardo Galindo (10-0-1, 7 KO ee) on June 26, 2015 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas for the vacant NABO Junior Welterweight Championship. “Mighty Mo” did not disappoint his legion of hometown fans who saw him capture the title with a sixth round technical knockout victory.

 

Hailing from Rancho Cucamonga, California iyo dagaal ka baxay Abdilaahi feerka ee Oxnard ah, badinin Daniel "dhifasho" Franco (12-0-3, 7 KO ee) meets Mexican veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz(52-37-1, 30 KOs) in an eight-round featherweight bout on March 26. Featured for the second time on a Ward undercard, the sharp-boxing Franco will look to improve on his undefeated record against an opponent with literally six times his pro boxing experience. Meraz is only 29 years old but has already logged an amazing 90 professional bouts and has won four of his last six fights by knockout. He has fought current World Champion Juan Carlos Payano, Three-Time U.S. Olympian Rau’shee Warren and highly-touted prospect Gervonta Davis, going the distance with all three.

 

Franco began boxing at the age of eight, uruurinayaan rikoor hiwaayadda ah 67-15, ku guuleystay koobka qaramada Oxnard Pal in 2006 iyo California State Silver Championship Gloves in 2007 jidka. Inta lagu guda jiro horeysay Franco ee December 18, 2010, uu adkaaday Emanuel Machorro ee Club 401 ee Ontario, California via knockout saddexaad wareega farsamo. Inkasta oo la diiwaangashan sida arday waqti-buuxa ee Chaffey College ee Rancho Cucamonga, Franco soo jiitay hore ee mustaqbalkiisa ciyaareed, ururinayaan rikoor badinin labo barbaro goobaha California oo dhan dhammaadka 2013. Mid ka mid ah kuwa barbar hor yimid Alejandro Ochoa ee Cannon Deggan Montebello, California on September 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa dhaliyay lix-wareega guul go'aan loo dhan yahay ka ugu Westin Bonaventure Hotel ee Los Angeles. On June 20, 2015, during Ward’s return to the ring at Oracle Arena, Franco saw action in an eight-round junior lightweight bout against Jonathan Alcantara and won by unanimous decision. A hand injury suffered in that bout kept Franco out of action until December 21when he scored a decision victory over Hector Garcia in Tijuana, Mexico.

 

A promising unbeaten prospect from Salinas, California, Rudy “The Revelation” Puja. Jr. (7-0, 6 KOs)looks to extend his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano (7-5, 4 KOs) of Ensenada, Mexico in a six-round middleweight bout. Puga turned in a career-best performance in his last match-up on February 12 in knocking out Alejandro Osuna (4-2, 2 KO ee) in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. Hadda, just a little over a month later, “The Revelation” will step into the ring against a tough opponent in Lozanao, a southpaw who has never been stopped and already has a ten-round decision victory under his belt.

 

Having compiled an exceptional amateur record of 99-8, Puga made his professional debut on September 2, 2011, scoring a fourth round technical knockout victory over Raul Talamontes at the Sports Complex in his hometown. Back in the ring less than two months later, Puga Jr. raised his record to 2-0 with a first round technical knockout of Jose Jesus Hurtado at the Sherwood Inn in Salinas. In June 2012, he sent Thomas Turner to the mat four times in scoring a second round technical knockout win at the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. After a little more than a year away from the ring, he rededicated himself to the “sweet science” with a vengeance and on February 17, 2014, Puga Jr. made his comeback stopping Charon Spain in the third round with an overpowering body shot at the Salinas Storm House in his native Salinas. Promotional issues kept Puga Jr. out of the ring for the next year and injuries led to a slow 2015, but Puga Jr. scored a a fourth round technical knockout win over of Katrell Straus on April 24 and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas on November 21, both fights taking place at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California.

 

Brooklyn’s 20-year-old, badinin Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KO ee) laabtay giraanta on March 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 KOs) of Sonora, Mexico in a four-round super middleweight fight. Younan has battled multiple nagging injuries since scoring a second round technical knockout victory over Mike Sawyer on the Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale undercard on June 6, 2015 ee Barclays Center ee Brooklyn, New York. Hadda 100 percent healthy, Younan looks to make Solozano his third straight knockout victim. Solorzano, a naturally bigger fighter, has campaigned in the light heavyweight division and is coming off of a knockout win.

 

Younan, trained by his father Sherif, a former professional boxer himself, began fighting competitively at age eight and only two years later was called a “boxing prodigy” by the New York Times. He compiled an amateur record of 90-5, racking up an impressive series of titles along the way including nine Junior Olympic championships, nine Junior Metro championships, eight New York State Silver Gloves championships and five Regional Silver Gloves championships. In 2011, he was crowned National Junior Golden Gloves champion and was U.S.A. Boxing’s number one rated junior boxer in his weight class. Less than a month after his 18th dhalashadiisa, Younan made his professional debut on November 9, 2013, at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, New York, stopping Kenneth Schmitz in the first round. Younan would go on to knockout his next three opponents before going the distance for the first time against Azamat Umarzoda on July 2, 2014 at Foxwoods Resort Casino ee Mashantucket, Connecticut. He followed that fight with a first round knockout of Marlon Farr on August 13 the BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York on August 13.

Chinese heavyweight Zhang “Big Bang” Zhilei (7-0, 4 KOs) joins the undercard on March 26 in a four-round bout against an opponent yet to be determined. The Silver Medalist from the 2008 Beijing Olympics continues to infuse excitement into the heavyweight division and is coming off of a first round technicalknockout win over David Koswara on February 20 at the Lanzhou Sports Arena in Lanzhou, China.

 

Born on May 2, 1983 in Henan, Zhang began his amateur career in 2003, participating in the World Championships. A breakthrough came in 2007 at the World Championships where Zhang defeated the trio of Nurpais Torobekov, Rustam Rygebayev and Daniel Beahan en route to the semifinals where he lost to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov. By capturing a bronze medal and finishing the competition in third place, he qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The Chinese powerhouse nearly reached the zenith of amateur success in the summer of 2008, entering the super heavyweight finals at the Summer Olympics in Beijing against Italy’s Roberto Cammarelle. It was not to be as Zhang suffered his first defeat of that Olympiad, losing to Cammarelle, but proudly adding to the host country’s medal total with a Silver. In 2009, Zhang captured a gold medal at the China National Games, an event of equal prestige to the Olympics in China. 2013 saw yet another gold medal winning performance in the China National Games, setting the stage for “Big Bang” to embark on a professional career while basing himself in the United States. Agoosto 8, 2014, Zhang made his professional debut by scoring a first-round knockout win over Curtis Lee Tate in Fallon, Nevada in a fight that was televised live on ESPN2. On March 14, 2015, Zhang beat Eric George via a four-round unanimous decision at the Armory in Jersey City, New Jersey. He followed that with another four-round unanimous decision win, this time over Glenn Thomas on the highly anticipated Cotto-Geale undercard at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on June 6. Next came a sixth round technical knockout win over Dennis Benson at The Playground in Atlantic City on August 15. To end the year, Zhang was featured on the undercard of the November 21 Cotto vs. Canelo mega-fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, where scored a four-round unanimous decision victory over Juan Goode.

 

Local Hayward, Jecel California Haaruun Coley (12-1-1, 6 KO ee) faces a very stern test in a six-round junior middleweight bout against Socdaalay Ryskeldiev (11-3-2, 7 KOs) of West Hollywood, California, a Kyrgyzstan native who is undefeated in his last seven fights.

 

On March 26, Coley will look follow his most recent victory, a unanimous decision over Jeremy Ramos onJanuary 23 at the Marriott on Broadway in Oakland, with another win in front of his hometown fans. Prior to his January win he scored two unanimous decision triumphs, including his June 20, 2015 performance against Yusmani Abreu (who Ryskeldiev defeated by technical knockout in September) on the undercard of Ward’s last fight. Considered a promising prospect in boxing circles, Coley’s lone loss came via decision to one of boxing’s hottest prospects in Ievgen Khytrov in a bout that was televised live on Showtime’s ShoBox on April 10, 2015 from The Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, New York.

Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, qaadataa meel Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Oracle Arena ee Oakland, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticketmaster, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Bishaareeye, qaadaan, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nafaqada, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. Munaasabadan ayaa waxaa lagu telefishanka doonaa live on bilowgii HBO World Championship Boxing at 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT. Furitaanka telecast HBO uu noqon doono Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez dagaalka 10-wareega ah ee horyaalka NABF featherweight soo bandhigay by dalacaad Boy Golden in ururka la dalacaad Miguel Cotto.

 

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TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD AND UNDEFEATED SULLIVAN BARRERA SET FOR LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON SATURDAY, MARCH 26 AT Kanu waa warka culus Arena Oakland, California

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NEW YORK, NY (February 9, 2016) - Roc Nation Sports ku faraxsan yahay in uu ku dhawaaqo in Laba-Time World Champion iyo sare loo qiimeeyo pound-u-pound dagaalka ee Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) ku soo laaban doonaa giraanta on Saturday, March 26, to begin his assault on the light heavyweight division when he takes on undefeated and number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) in a 12-round bout at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, California. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® laga bilaabo 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT.

 

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“I don’t really have much to say other than this. On March 26, it will be very simple. I’ll be in a new weight class against a tough opponent but I’m coming with the same approach,"Ayuu yiri Ward. “I’ll be in great shape and ready for battle. Sullivan Barrera has had a lot to say lately and I love it. He’s going to have an opportunity to back up every word that he has spoken. These are the type of challenges I like and on March 26, it’s go time.”

 

“We as a team had a tough choice to make – crash the party by taking out Ward first or wait for the mandatory and take out Kovalev,” said Barrera. “We decided that the time is now. Ward will fall first and then we will go after the belts.”

 

“Having cleaned out the super middleweight division, Andre’s next challenge is to become the best light heavyweight in the world, and that challenge begins with the IBF’s number one rated contender in Sullivan Barrera,"Ayuu yiri David Itskowitch, COO of Boxing Roc Nation Sports. “With both fighters having their sights set on an eventually showdown with Unified Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey Kovalev, there’s a lot on the line in this fight, but only one man will move on. March 26 is a night of boxing that no fan should miss.”

 

“I’m excited to be on Team Ward as we enter the light heavyweight division. No weapons formed against us shall prosper,” said James Prince, Ward’s manager.

 

On March 26, before a hometown crowd, pound for pound star Andre Ward returns to HBO in his light heavyweight debut against undefeated Sullivan Barrera” said Peter Nelson, Madaxweyne ku-xigeenka Executive, HBO Sports. “With a perfect record dating back to the age of 12 sano jir ah, Andre has risen to every challenge as both an amateur and a professional, including world titles and an Olympic gold medal. Hadda, he takes on Barrera, one of the toughest challengers as Ward moves up the scale. Boxing fans won’t want to miss it.

 

Yaqaan qof xoog iyo sharafta ka baxsan giraanta iyo dareen uu dagaalyahan ayaa waxaa gudaha, Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, Ayahooda bilada dahabka ah ee horyaalka light feerka ee 2004 Olympic Games ee Athens. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, Ward ku biiray ciyaartoy sida Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard iyo Oscar De La Hoya. Markaasuu u jeestay, xirfad on December 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. Markii uu noqday Ring Magazine oo WBA Super dhexe World Champion, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Fighter of Award sanadka (ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Ring Magazine iyo Boxing Writers Association of America), waxaa lagu dhawaaqay in Ward xayaysiis heshiis gaar ah la saxiixday Roc Nation Sports ee January 2015, furitaanka cutubka cusub in uu mustaqbalkiisa sheekooyin feerka. Ayaa wax soo saarka Bay Area soo laabtay giraanta on June 20, 2015 Arena Oracle hore ee uu taageerayaasha magaaladiisa in Oakland, California iyo dhaliyay sagaalaad-wareega knockout ah ka gaartay Paul Smith, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 13-year-old amateur. Ward ayaa dhawaan casilay hore ee camera ee doorka ka duwan, a part in the New Line/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros. feature “Creed.” Fellow Bay Area natives, Agaasimaha Ryan Coogler iyo xidiga filimada ee Michael B. Jordan, soo taagay in ay Ward si uu siin yaabaa inuu khibrad u filimka. Waxa intaa dheer in la shaqeeyo ka hor camera la Ward, Urdun waqti ku qaatay Ward ayaa guriga gym loogu diyaar doorkiisa ina Apollo Caqiido ee. Now it’s time for Ward to get back to his day job when he faces the undefeated Barrera on March 26.

 

Born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Barrera had an impressive amateur run with a record of 285-27. Sida hiwaayadda ah, he was able to earn World Amateur Championships in Germany, Cuba, Venezuela and Central America. During his amateur career he also defeated former Light Heavyweight World Champions Chad Dawson and Beibut Shumenov. Following his defection from Cuba, where he was a member of the country’s national team, Barrera made his professional debut in 2009 with a first round technical knockout win over Anthony Adorno in his adopted hometown of Miami, Florida. He would go on to knockout the first five opponents he faced in his professional career in either the first or second round. Barrera made his television debut in January of 2015 with his appearance on ESPN’sFriday Dagaaladu waxa Night, when he scored a fourth round knockout win over former Super Middleweight World Champion Jeff Lacy. Barrera quietly rose through the ratings of the light heavyweight division until he was afforded the opportunity to fight former Light Heavyweight World Title Challenger Karo Murat to become the IBF’s number one rated light heavyweight contender. Barrera seized the opportunity, knocking out Murat in the fifth round on December 12, 2015 in his HBO Latino Boxing debut at the Civic Auditorium in Glendale, California. Sullivan is trained by legendary trainer, Abel Sanchez, who is best known for his work with middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin. When he is not at The Summit in Big Bear Lake, California training with Sanchez, Barrera resides in Miami, Florida.

 

Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, qaadataa meel Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Oracle Arena ee Oakland, California and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT. Follow the conversation using #WardBarrera.

 

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ANDRE WARD FORCED TO WITHDRAW FROM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Miguel COTTO VS. Canelo Alvarez CO-muuqdo

 

NEW YORK (November 4, 2015) - Roc Nation Sports ka xumey ku dhawaaqay in dhaawac uu ka soo gaaray ay sabab u tahay halka tababarka, Andre Ward ka qayb qaadan karin ee uu hore loo qorsheeyay noqon doonaa Saturday, Nov. 21 xumad at Dhacdooyinka Mandalay Xarunta Las Vegas. Dagaalka A bedelka HBO ee Pay-Per-View soo saaray iyo dhacdo qaybiyey hadda la shaqeeyay.

 

Ward ayaa ka cabanaya caabuq la taaban karo oo xanuun joogto ah jilibka in si xun u yareeyo dhaqdhaqaaqa. Wuxuu ayaa kula taliyey inuu dhakhtar si degdeg ah u leeyahay nasasho oo ay bilaabaan dib u soo kabid on jilibka ah si loo yareeyo bararka.

"Aad ayaan u niyad jabsanahay in aan seegay fursad this on November 21, laakiin waqti isku mid ah, Waxaan dhiirigelinayaa,"Ayuu yiri Ward. "Markasta oo aan u dhac yar ama waaweyn ee mustaqbalkeyga, Fadliga Ilaah, Waxaan ku soo laabtay xoog iyo tani waxay noqon doontaa kala duwan jirin. Diyaar ayaan u ahay in ay weyn a 2016. Waad ku mahadsan tahay in dhamaan taageerayaasha aan aad taageero iyo samir. "

 

"Dhaawac Andre waa niyad jab weyn ma aha oo kaliya in ay isaga, laakiin dhamaanteen ku lug leh horumarinta this,"Ayuu yiri David Itskowitch, Qaboobaan Boxing ee Roc Nation Sports. "Waxaan shaki ku jirin in Andre soo noqon doonaan xoog badan sidii hore mar ka bogsado jilibka iyo in uu noqon doono ciidan ee horyaalka iftiin la saadaalinayaa. Waxaan ku dadaalay ka shaqeeya inay dagaal kula jirra in samatabbixin doonaa heer aad u kacsan dhigma dhacdadan weyn. "

 

"Iyada oo aan dareemayaa xun Andre in uu dib u dhac kala kulantay this, waxaan shaki ku jirin in Andre soo laaban doono xoog badan sidii hore ee 2016, "ayuu yiri James Prince iyo Josh Dubin, Maamulka kooxda Ward ayaa.

Super dhexe WORLD horyaalka ANDRE Ward laabtay giraanta SABTI, NOVEMBER 21 Markii uu isna kulankiisi ugu horeeyay 175 Pounds

 

WARD WILL PARTICIPATE IN CO-FEATURE OF Miguel COTTO VS. Canelo Alvarez AT THE MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER IN LAS VEGAS Ku nool HBO BIXIN-PER-DAAWO

Ward ogolaado inuu HESHIISKA Multi-ka gaar HBO feerka

 

NEW YORK, NY (October 29, 2015) - Roc Nation Sports ku faraxsan yahay in uu ku dhawaaqo in Laba-Time World Champion iyo sare loo qiimeeyo pound-u-pound dagaalka ee Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) ku soo laaban doonaa giraanta on Saturday, Nov. 21 in co ah- feature in Cotto Miguel ka vs. Kulanka horyaalka adduunka dhexe Canelo Alvarez in lagu soo saari doonaa iyo HBO Bixi-Per-View qaybiyey live. Ward ayaa saxiixay heshiiska multi-dagaalanka gaar ah HBO in bilaaban doonaa Ward ayaa Nov. 21 Dagaal ayaa Mandalay Bay Dhacdooyinka Center ee Las Vegas. Iyadoo la nadiifiyaa qaybinta dhexe super, Ward, 31, sameyn doonaa inuu kulankiisii ​​ugu horeeyay ee horyaalka 175-pound la saadaalinayaa in nuurka soo horjeeda in lagu dhawaaqi.

 

"HBO waa shabakad Premier ee feerka iyo waxa uu ahaa guri weyn u yihiin in sida dagaalka ka faallooda ah,"Ayuu yiri Ward. "Intaan saftay on HBO ku dhawaad 11 sanno ka hor, waxaan ahay faraxsanahay in uu u gudbo marxaladda soo socota taas oo aan ka ciyaaro horyaalka iftiin la saadaalinayaa on HBO. Aniga iyo dadka ay shaqo adag ayay isku diyaarineysa Nov. 21 iyo taageerayaasha filan kartaa qaab kale oo xoog ku Las Vegas. "

 

"Dhammaan oo naga mid ah ee Roc Nation Sports aad ugu faraxsanahay in lamaanahaaga la HBO sida aynu koraan cutubka xiga ee mustaqbalkiisa ciyaareed ka sheekooyin ee Andre Ward,"Ayuu yiri 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. Waxaan rajo ka qabnaa Nov. 21 waa talaabada ugu horeysa ee xagga a 2016 caawa la Sergey Kovalev. "

 

"Laga soo bilaabo bilad dahab ah ciyaaraha Olympic-, in horyaalka aduunka laba jeer, guusha oo dhan 28 ee roonaadaan uu xirfad iyo heysteen horyaalka dhexe super, Andre Ward ayaa muujiyey in uu ka mid yahay qaab fiican ee Isboortiga,"Ayuu yiri Ken Hershman, Madaxweynaha, HBO Sports. "Waxaan ku faraxsanahay in Andre sida qayb ka mid ah qoyska, dagaal si gaar u ah dhufto ee HBO. "

 

"Andre waa nin daacadnimo sare iyo sharaf sidaas darteed waxaan ugu faraxsanahay in ay awoodaan si ay u caawiyaan samatabbixin heshiis multi-dagaalanka isaga u shabakadda Premier ee feerka yihiin,"Ayuu yiri James Prince iyo Josh Dubin, Maamulka kooxda Ward ayaa. "In dhaqaaqo la saadaalinayaa in light, waxaan shaki ku jirin in Andre kor u qaado doonaa halkaas oo uu uga tagay ee horyaalka dhexe super – sida pound-u-pound dagaalka ee adduunka ugu fiican,. We are extremely thankful to HBO and Roc Nation Sports for the opportunity.”

 

Yaqaan qof xoog iyo sharafta ka baxsan giraanta iyo dareen uu dagaalyahan ayaa waxaa gudaha, Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, Ayahooda bilada dahabka ah ee horyaalka light feerka ee 2004 Olympic Games ee Athens. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, Ward ku biiray ciyaartoy sida Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard iyo Oscar De La Hoya. Markaasuu u jeestay, xirfad on December 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. Markii uu noqday Ring Magazine oo WBA Super dhexe World Champion, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Fighter of Award sanadka (ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Ring Magazine iyo Boxing Writers Association of America), waxaa lagu dhawaaqay in Ward xayaysiis heshiis gaar ah la saxiixday Roc Nation Sports ee January 2015, furitaanka cutubka cusub in uu mustaqbalkiisa sheekooyin feerka. Ayaa wax soo saarka Bay Area soo laabtay giraanta on June 20, 2015 Arena Oracle hore ee uu taageerayaasha magaaladiisa in Oakland, California iyo dhaliyay sagaalaad-wareega knockout ah ka gaartay Paul Smith, sii badin oo dib taariikhda markii uu ahaa 13 sano jir hiwaayadda. Ward ayaa dhawaan casilay hore ee camera ee doorka ka duwan, qayb ka mid ah ee soo socda ee New Line / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Warner Bros. feature "Caqiido,"Tiyaatarada ku dhufteen November 25, dhowr maalmood ka dib markii todobaadkii dagaalka. Oo barbariyiintii kale Bay Area, Agaasimaha Ryan Coogler iyo xidiga filimada ee Michael B. Jordan, soo taagay in ay Ward si uu siin yaabaa inuu khibrad u filimka. Waxa intaa dheer in la shaqeeyo ka hor camera la Ward, Urdun waqti ku qaatay Ward ayaa guriga gym loogu diyaar doorkiisa ina Apollo Caqiido ee.

Sonny Fredrickson weli kaamil ah by joojinta Juan Santiago in 2 wareeg on Andre Ward – Kaarka Paul Smith in Oakland

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Toledo, OH (JUNE 25, 2015)–This past Saturday night at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Message., top lightweight prospect SONNY FREDRICKSON (9-0, 6 KO ee) had to dig down deep and get up from the canvas on his way to stopping tough 29-fight veteran Juan Santiago in the second round of their scheduled six-round bout which took place on the Andre Ward vs. Paul Smith undercard.

Fredrickson dominated the first round and it was looking like an easy night as he scored a knockdown at the end of the frame. As Fredrickson went in for the finish, he was a little careless and got caught with a perfect counterpunch that sent him the canvas for the first time as a pro or amateur.

Fredrickson tusay niyadda adag ee horyaalka ah ee Samaynta, came back in round two and landed some booming shots that hurt Santiago and the fight was rightfully waved off.

“Waxa ay ahayd waayo-aragnimo waxbarasho oo weyn,” ayaa sheegay in Fredrickson hore
jaban bishaan wareega. “Santiago ahaa adag, I got a little reckless and paid the price. Xitaa koox ku dhaawacmeen waa stilldangerous, sidaas darteed waxaan hubaal qaadan doonaa cashar qalbigiisii ​​inuu iga dhigo dagaalka abetter.”

“Waan ku faraxsanahay guusha iyo in la siiyo taageerayaasha show xiiso ahay. I’m going to get right back in the gym and look forward to fighting again very soon.

Fredrickson waxaa maamula qareen feerka Rick Torres of Victory Sports Entertainment.

Victory Sports & Entertainment waa shirkad maamulka cusub ee la dhisay Orodyahanka oo xafiisyo ku leh New York iyo Las Vegas. Founded by noted sports attorney Rick Torres and boxing trainer Michael Leanardi, Victory ayaa si tartiib ah u dhisay meel deggan cajiib ah da'yarta in ay rajaynaysaa in ay meydhaa Shevchenko mustaqbalka. Victory Sports’ website waa www.victorysportsent.com

OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST AND WBA SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD VS. FORMER WORLD TITLE CHALLENGER PAUL SMITH ON JUNE 20, 2015 AT Kanu waa warka culus Arena Oakland, California ku nool yihiin shabakadaha BET & TIDAL.COM

 

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Roc Nation Sports marti rasmi ah ugu miisaantid-in u June ee 20 carshiga caawa feerka dhexeeya Olympic Gold bilad iyo WBA Super dhexe World Champion Andre Ward (27-0, 14 KO ee) oo hore World Title tartame Paul Smith (35-5, 20 KO ee) on Friday, June 19 on The Ridge ee isagga ee Jack London Square ee Oakland, California.

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SABTI, June 6, 2015: La dagaallama Night

MARKA: 3:00 PM PT – Albaabada fur

3:45 PM PT – Dagaallami First

7:00 PM PT – Bet Networks Telecast oo bilawday

7:40 PM PT (qiyaas ahaan.) – Performance Nipsey Hussle

 

XAGGEE: Oracle Arena

7000 Coliseum Jidka

Oakland, California 94621

Sawirro: Andre Ward vs. Paul Smith Final Press Conference Wixii June 20 La Dagaallama Networks BET & TIDAL.com

(Laga bilaabo bidix ilaa midig) Andre Ward ayaa tababaraha Virgil Hunter, Tababaraha kooxda Andre Ward ayaa James Prince, Qaboobaan ee Boxing u Roc Nation Sports David Itskowitch, WBA Super dhexe World Champion Andre Ward, tartame hore ee horyaalka adduunka Paul Smith, Smith ayaa tababaraha Joe Gallagher iyo Madaxweynaha Oakland City Council Lynette Gibson McElhaney bandhig on June 17, 2015 in Oakland, California shirka jaraa'id ugu dambeeya ee Ward iyo Smith ee June 20, 2015 dagaalamina Oracle Arena ee Oakland taas oo live la telefishanka doonaa Networks BET iyo huleeshay mid caalami ah oo ku saabsan TIDAL.com. (Photo By: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Roc Nation Sports)

 

WBA Super dhexe World Champion Andre Ward (ka tagay) oo tartame hore ee horyaalka adduunka Paul Smith (xaq u) bandhig on June 17, 2015 in Oakland, California shirka jaraa'id ugu dambeeya ee Alasow June 20, 2015 dagaalamina Oracle Arena ee Oakland taas oo live la telefishanka doonaa Networks BET iyo huleeshay mid caalami ah oo ku saabsan TIDAL.com. (Photo By: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Roc Nation Sports)