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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 Sechaba se Sports o thabela ho ho phatlalatsa hore tse peli ea Nako e World Champion le holimo-rated boima ba-ka ea boima ba oke Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) tla khutlela ho ka tsa bophahamo ba kaMoqebelo, 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® qala ka 10:30 p.m. LE/PT.

 

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

 

Tickets turu ka $300, $120, $90, $60 le $30, ke ke ho akarelletsa le ho tshwanetseng tšebeletso liqoso le lekhetho, go on sale Tuesday, June 28 ka 5:00 p.m. PT and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, Inthaneteng ho Ticketmaster.com le ikarabellang ka fono ho (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, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS) and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 lilemo tse.

 

“We can get it on, hona joale,"O ile a re Ward. “August 6go th, 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,"O ile a re 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, Phethahatso Motlatsi Mopresidente, HBO Sports. “On August 6go th, 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.”

 

Tsebahala ka ho oa hae o matla botho ba le botšepehi ka ntle ka tsa bophahamo ba le hae mohlabani ea bohlale ba tlhaho ka har'a eona, 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 a Athens, Greece. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold in the past

decade, Ward ile ka ea like ea Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard le Oscar De La Hoya. O ile a professional ka 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. Ka mor'a ho ba le Ring Magazine le WBA Super Middleweight World Champion, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Oke ya Year khau (ESPN, Sports ho bontšitsoe, Ring Magazine le Boxing Writers Association of America), ho phatlalatsoa hore Ward saennweng a ikgethileng a papatso lumellana le Roc Sechaba se Sports a January 2015, se qalong khaolo e ncha hae eyebana papali ea litebele mosebetsi. The Bay Area sehlahiswa khutlela ka tsa bophahamo ba ka June 20, 2015 ka Oracle Arena ka pel'a motseng oa habo Fans a Oakland, California le scored le borobong ho pota knockout ka Pauluse o ile a 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. Jordane, 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 o garela. 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 a hapa. He burst on to the professional scene in 2009, scoring knockout wins in his first 12 fights and winning 15 la hae la pele 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. Kaha seo se ntoa, Brand e fetile mong le e mong bophahamo ba teko le fofang mebala e, notching eight consecutive victories. Hae ea ho qetela gia, 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 le 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 Refresh. vs.. Vélez Final Press Conference Quotes le Photos

BOBELI EA NAKO EA LEFATŠE mampoli André Ward VS. Krrish Sullivan Barrera

NABF FEATHERWEIGHT mampoli JOSEFA Díaz JR. VS. Jayson Vélez

Ea ho qetela e qotsa PRESS Conference LE PHOTOS

SHOWDOWNS behetse Moqebelo, MARCH 26

AT oracle Arena IN Oakland Metropolitan Oak, California

TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO®

Click MONA bakeng sa Photos

Photo photo photo photo Credit: Roc Sechaba Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Oakland, JOALO KA (March 23, 2015) - Ka Laboraro, March 23, Roc Sechaba Sports tšoaroa seboka sena ho qetela tobetsa bakeng peli-Time World Champion le tlhōrōng-rated ponto-ka boima ba lesole Andre Ward(28-0, 15 Kos) 'me palo e' ngoe rated IBF leseli contender heavyweight Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) nakong Lake Merritt lebala la lipapali a Oakland, California pele ho bona March 26 loana nakong Oracle Arena a Oakland. Ward le Barrera tla kopana ka 12 ho pota IBF palo boemo ba ho e 'ngoe le e tlamang boemo ba eliminator bout televised phelang ho lona HBO World Championship Boxing® qala ka 9:45 p.m. LE/PT. NABF Featherweight Champion Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Refresh. (19-0, 11 Kos) le litlhōrō-rated featherweight contender Jayson "La Maravilla" Vélez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) Hape ho ne ba le teng ka dais seboka seo se tobetsa okametseng Lake Merritt pele ho 10-pota ba bona NABF Featherweight tlotla batho ba loana e tla bula HBO telecast.

 

Ward vs.. Barrera a itseng ho laoleng ho fihlela ho e-ba ntoeng e tlotloang hanyetsa pakeng tsa litima ba babeli bao ka bobeli ba le lipono tse ba bona beha motshameko-up khahlanong momahaneng Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey Kovalev.

 

Mona ka tlase ke seo bahlabani, ba buellang, bakoetlisi ba, batsamaisi le dais tse ling baeti ba ne ba ba re boemong seboka seo se ile sa tobetsa:

 

 

André Ward, 'Meli ea Nako e World Champion le tlhōrōng-rated ponto-ka boima ba lesole:

"Ke batla ho le leboha mong le e mong bakeng sa tsoa joalokaha e le tloaelo. The Area Bay ke sebaka se setle. Ha re atisa ho fumana mokitlane ka ho lekaneng hore le talenta ea hore tsoang mona, empa bakeng sa botlaaseng Fan, ho haholo. Ke leboha feela bakeng sa ho tloha sebakeng sa kang ena le ba lebohang ho ba le lerato le tshehetso ho e ngoe le ngoe ketsahalo eo re tlisa mona. Ke leboha hore ebe itlhokomela le bashanyana joaloka Marshawn Lynch, Damian Lillard le Bahlabani beha sebakeng sena 'mapeng' me batho ba nka tsebiso mabapi le ho ba sethaleng naha. Eo ke tsa bohlokoa ka sebele ho 'na.

 

"Ha e le ea fihla ntoeng boeona, e 's haholo bonolo ho' na ... leha e le mang ea tsebang 'na, ba tseba hore na ke sebetsa 'me ba tseba kamoo ke letshwao. Ke u se ke ua tšoasoa a seo 's latelang. Ke u se ke ua tšoasoa a hore na batho ba re. Ke tseba seo buuoang. Ke tseba seo iketsa mohanyetsi ea ka e re ke nka mo lentsoe la hae. Ke entse sohle hore ke lokela ho etsa, joaloka Kamehla ke etsa le joaloka tseo ke li entseng a ho qetela 10 lilemo tsa mosebetsi o lefang oa ka. Ke nkile ka molemo ka ho fetisisa ... haeba ho se mampoli o mong ka nako eo ho 's contender tlhōrōng ...' me sena se na fapaneng. O bashanyana feela tseba hore ke na le lipakane le notletsoe ka joaloka kamehla ke 'na. Ke phehileng lijo tseo 'me ke itokiselitse boemo ntoa tle March 26."

Sullivan Barrera, Palo e le 'ngoe rated IBF leseli heavyweight contender:

"Ke ne ke batla ho re leboha ka ho tla mona. Ke batla ho re leboha HBO, u leboha mong le e mong. Kea le leboha Andre Ward ho amohela ka loantsa. Ke tšepisa bohle ba tlang ho lebala la boithabiso hore ke 'nile ba lokisetsa ho leholo' me sena ke torong leholo. Bosiung boo, Ke tla ba le pontso ea mponeng leholo bakeng sa bohle. "

DAVID ITSKOWITCH, COO Boxing - Roc Sechaba Sports:

"Ba babeli ba heavyweights tlhōrōng leseli lefatšeng tla thulana hodima March 26. Ba na le rekoto a ikopantseng a 45-0 le 27 Kos 'me ho sa hlokahale hore re, leha e latsoitse hlōloa e le setsebi sa papali ea. Ha a ntse a motho ka mong o na le tšosang iketsa mohanyetsi ka pel'a hae, ka bobeli ba na le mahlo a bona ka Sergey Kovalev 'me tse tharo lefatšeng la hae le mabanta tlotla, empa pele ba e-na kgwebo ho ba teng ho ka moqebelo bosiu.

 

"Neng kapa neng ke tsoileng ho Oakland bakeng sa ketsahalo e 'me ke le Andre nakong mosebetsi moo a li bua le mecha ea phatlalatso, e hlaselang mpolella hore ho hlakile hore, o ke na le talenta ea khethehileng athletically, empa o ile a boela s motho khethehileng 'me ke tšepa hore mong le e mong mona Oakland utloisisa ebile o ananela hore. O sa melao-motheo lelapa monna eo kamehla o leka ho etsa ntho e nepahetseng le hore ke ntho e ke hore ho etsahala seoelo bophelong matsatsing ana, empa e ke haholo-holo ho etsahala seoelo lipapaling. Ke tšepa u bashanyana ananela mo. Boxing mesebetsi u se ke ua ho sa feleng. O ke ke a ho loantša ka ho sa feleng, kahoo mong le e mong lokela ho ananela seo u nang le mona Andre Ward.

 

"Andre hapa khau ea khauta ea at sa Athens Liolimpiki le ke U.S qetela. ralitebele ho ba entse joalo. siyo lenaneng la hae la lira tsa hlōla baleha tjena tšoana le ea ileng a 's ea ileng tsa bartolomeo middleweight go arola. O ile a boela busitse le kokota tsoa pele e neng e leseli heavyweight lefatše 'mampoli, Chad Dawson tsa bona 2012 makhaola-khang. Hae ea ho qetela ntoa, o busitse tse peli nako tlotla lefatshe challenger Paul Smith hodima June 20 nakong Oracle Arena. O embarks ka khaolong e latelang ea mosebetsi oa hae oa pele ho March 26, khutlela Oracle Arena boela, ha a ntse a etsa ho falla ha hae ho fihlela ho ea ho aroloa leseli heavyweight loketse ho etsa seo a se entseng a ho arola bartolomeo middleweight ... hloekisa e tsoa 'me laola mong le e mong o ema ka tsela ea hae. "

Nicole leeba, Motlatsi oa mopresidente oa Marketing le General Keletso - Events Main:

"Ke ne ke hlile ba rata ho leboha Andre Ward. O ne a sa lokela ho nka ka moloaneli Krrish ntoeng ea hae ea pele setsing heavyweight leseli, empa o ile a 'ona' me ke nahana hore ke tsela e babatsehang.

 

"Ka baa loana hae ea ho qetela, Sullivan ea e-ba contender tlamang bakeng Sergey Kovalev a IBF lebanta. A ka be a ile a lula morao 'me a letela tlotla batho ba loana hae, empa ho e-na o ile a bona batho ba loana le hona khahlanong le Andre Ward le monyetla oa ho hlile finyella bakeng sa boholo le a se entseng hore. Ha u ntse u tseba, Events khōlō le Roc Sechaba Sports na lipolane khōlō bakeng sa Andre Ward le Sergey Kovalev ha morao selemong sena 'me Sullivan Barrera ka hlile a khopisitsoe ke taba eo mela kariking.

 

"Bobeli ba batho bana, Sullivan le Andre, ba lintho tsohle li tsamaea palame phello ea Moqebelo oa ntoa. A tlelaemete eo re nang le mabole hona joale, e 's ho khatholla ho bona bahlabani sebele ba sa tšabe ho ipeha kotsing. Ka bobeli ba tšoaneloe ke tlhompho e ba rōna le ho hlolloa bakeng sa hore. Sena ke seo dipapadi re lokela ho mabapi.

 

"Sullivan Barrera ke Krrish le tlaleho ea 17-0 le 12 hapa tla ka tsela ea knockout. O feela reteleha 34, e months ago, eo u ka 'na ua nahana hore boholo-holo e nyenyane bakeng sa ntlha ena ka mosebetsi oa hae. Seo u ka 'na ua se ke ua tseba ke hore o ne a e-atlehileng tsenwe mosebetsi oo a Cuba' me joale lahleheloa lilemo tse 'maloa ka sehloohong ba hae ba ha a ntse a defecting United States. O tla le tsela hlile e telele be mona kajeno bakeng sa motsotso ona le monyetla ona. O se lapile, o kholisehile 'me o lokile. "

Virgil HUNTER, mokoetlisi Andre Ward o:

"Ena ke karete fantastis le baatlelete fantastis ba lekang ho etsa tsela ea bona le lefatseng la tsa papali ea litebele. Haeba ntoeng ena neng se etsahala motseng leha e le ofe, e ne e tla ketsahalo ea tonanahali. Seo re batlang ho se etsa ke ho etsa bonnete ba hore Oakland utloisisa, le hore potolohileng Bay Area utloisisa, tebile hakae ketsahalo ena kahoo re ka tsoela pele ho tlisa sehlopha sa lefatše boxing ho Oakland. Oakland ke ikatisa tloha fatse bakeng sa bo-ralitima-hodimo mme re se na tsona. Le ho feta hore u re tšehetsa, le ho feta hore lintoa tsena e tla ba bopaki bo bonahalang 'me u tla bona ka nako eo khōlō ka holimo.

 

"Ba re marangrang tse ling etsa litima, empa HBO etsa linaleli, kahoo re ile ra thabela ho ba karolo ea see. Re kōpa u tle ho tsoa le ho tšehetsa ntoeng ena. Tsoa Moqebelo bosiu le thabela lōna bakeng sa bosiu molemo tsa papali ea litebele holimo. "

Ben lire, Sullivan Barrera a mokoetlisi:

"Ke batla ho le leboha kaofela ha batho ba beha hammoho ketsahalo ena bartolomeo ka moqebelo. Re mona ho apara mponeng le leholo le le Sullivan o entse sohle ho lokisetsa ka boeena bakeng sa ketsahalo ena. O tseba mathata a ka pel'a hae, empa o ile a lumela ka ho eena 'me a lumela hore ena ke nako ea hae ho bontša phatlalatsa' me bamameli ho sheba hore sena se ke moo o. O na le ho etsa polelo e.

 

"Ho feta ntho efe kapa efe, re hlompha Mr. Ward bakeng li finyeletseng hae, boikanyego hae 'me a ke bartolomeo Guy papali ea. Ho e khōlō ho ba karolo ea see. Re lokiselitse hantle 'me re entse sohle seo re ba le ho tloo Moqebelo ho fana ka ho boha ho bamameli mponeng bartolomeo haholo hobane sena ke seo boxing e mabapi. Ke hoo e ka bang tshebetso le bo-ralitima-ka bobeli fumana ho phetha boemong ena ketsahalo e khōlō ea. Re hlompha ho ba karolo ea ketsahalo ena. Re se entseng lintho tsohle tse ka khona ho etsa bonnete ba hore re tla tsoa 'me a apare mponeng maneha. "

JAKOBO khosana, manejara Andre Ward o:

"Sena ke ka motsotsoana ea histori bakeng sa rōna. Re kena 175 boima ba go arola leseli heavyweight. Ena ke nako eo motse ha a batle ho fosoa ke. Sena ke motsotso qalong ea motsamao wa. Barrera feela etsahala hore e be motho oa pele 'me re tlil'o sebetsana le mo loketseng. Re 'nile ba utloa haholo oa puo ea le moqoqo etsahalang moo o amehile, 'me rea tseba hore o lumela sohle seo a se bolelang. Ha 'ngoe hape, re thabile ka monyetla ona 'me ha u batle ho fosoa ke motsotso ona bohlokoahali historing ka moqebelo bosiu. "

JOSEFA Díaz JR., NABF Featherweight Champion:

"Tloong March 26, Kea tseba hore ke na le ho loana feela hlile maloro a mabe ka pele ho 'na. Ke tseba Jayson Vélez ke phihlelo ea nang le phihlelo a lesakaneng. O mohlabani. O na le tse tšeletseng lisenthimithara fihleleng sefateng sebelisa hamolemo libaka tseo ka lebaka la ka kahoo ho etsahalang ho ba loana ntoa e leholo hlile. Kea tseba hore o tla ha theoha ka mor'a tahlehelo eo e neng e, kahoo ke tseba hore o hlile o batla ho bounce morao 'me ba bontša bohle hore o sa ntse e le tlotla e lefatšeng contender.

 

"Ke ne ke tlosoa kampong koetliso ea leholo hlile. Ke 'nile ba koetlisa ka libeke tse robeli li fela. Sena ke nako ea ka ea pele ho loantša hodima HBO, kahoo ke hlile ke batla ho showcase ba neng ba kannete ke 'na enoa. Ke 110% loketse. Ke itokiselitse ho fana ka loana ntoa e Fans ntoa ha Jayson Vélez batla ho ba le ntoa. Ke itokiselitse ho showcase ho bohle bokhoni ba tsohle ke na hare lesakaneng. Ke thabile haholo ho loantša kareteng Andre Ward le Sullivan Barrera. Ba u baatlelete ba babeli phahameng sechabeng 'me ke filoe tlotla e kaakang haholo hore e be sebedisana kgaisanokgolo bakeng ntoeng ena. Joalo Ka March 26, Ke tšepisa ke tl'o u fa mponeng a maholo. "

Jayson Vélez, Top rated-featherweight contender:

"Ke batla ho le leboha Molimo pele, Ho hlakile hore o ile a etsa matsapa 'ohle. Ke batla ho le leboha buellang ba ka, Miguel Cotto phahamiswa le Golden Boy phahamiswa le thimi ea ka eohle. Ha ke na le ho hongata haholo ho re ntle ho hore sena ke loana ntoa e leholo. Joseph tluoa tabeng ea ho loantša. Ke tla ho loantša. Ka bobeli re batla ho hlōla. Ka bobeli re nka sebetsana le diphephetso. Batho ntse nkōpa ke hobane'ng ha ke nka ntoeng ena e kotsi 'me u arabe bonolo ... haeba ke batla ho ba ntle ka ho fetisisa, Ke lokela ho loantša molemo ka ho fetisisa. Joseph ke e mong oa molemo ka ho fetisisa.

 

"Ke lahlehetsoe ke loana ntoa e sa ho qetela, kahoo ke lokela ho hlōla. Ke batla ho hlōla. Ke sitoa ho u bolella ba neng ba etsahalang ho hlōla ntoeng ena hobane re ka bobeli ke bo-ralitima le leholo le le bahlabani. O Mexico, Ke Puerto rikafeldzug, le ha u ba le Puerto rikafeldzug le e Mexico Toropong ea ka tsa bophahamo ba e tšoanang, u tla bona ntoa. U tla bona lebelo, matla a, lintho tsohle li tsamaea ntoeng ena. O sa moloaneli leholo 'me ke a thabile. Kea le leboha mong le e mong le lule tuned ena Moqebelo 'me u leboha ho HBO ehlile. "

 

ROBERT Díaz, Head Matchmaker - Golden Boy phahamiswa:

"Ho hlakile hore ketsahalo eo se seholo ipuella. O saletsoe ke Andre Ward bapisiwa le mosali e mocha oa Krrish Guy joaloka Sullivan Barrera, empa ketsahalo eo sebedisana ka sehloohong o tlil'o sekoting ba babeli ba banyenyane, litima lapile khahlanong le 'ngoe, a Jayson Vélez le Josefa Diaz. Ba u ba bacha. Ba u ka bobeli ba ikemiselitse ho jara lintoa molemo ka ho fetisisa, ea lintoa toughest le bopaki ba hore ke na ho bonolo hakaakang ho ne ho etsa ntoeng ena.

 

"Ke thabile haholo ka ntoeng ena. Ha u batle ho lahleheloa ke 10 garela bakeng sa tlotla NABF.

"Jayson Vélez ke mosali e mocha oa, lapile tau ea batlang ho fumana bekapo sethaleng 'me o tseba kamoo ea bohlokoa e hlōle Joseph Diaz ke. O ne a utloisisa monyetla oa hore le loane ka la HBO 'me ka karete ena hlollang a. Ke batla ho u hopotsa ba semelo sa Jayson Vélez. Ka letsatsi le lilemo tsa ngoana moo moloaneli hore lahleheloang batla ho nka e itseng mohlomong re hlaphohetsoe kapa tune fihlang, kapa tse peli kapa tse tharo, pele ba nka loana ntoa e tse kotsi le Jayson Vélez e etsa hang ka mor'a. E bontšang o batla ho khutlela ka holimo 'me o tseba seo a se o na le ho etsa hore ho na le ... e na ho ba ka emisa holimo-ho bophahamo ba moloaneli oa Josefa Diaz. "

Ralph Heredia, manejara Joseph Diaz a:

 

"Ho tlotla be mona, ka monyetla o moholo 'me o le tokelo ea ho fuoa monyetla ona ho showcase nang le talente, 2012 Olympian. ho Josefa, sena ke seo re buileng ka sona, le leboha ka ho bontša mamello, u se u loketse ka monyetla oa. Re tseba seo e khethehileng ea mohlankana le monna talente u, empa hona joale lefatše lohle le tla fumana ba bona mabapi le ho ba sethaleng khōlō seo talenta, seo ngoloang sebele le seo e ba lesole lokela ho ... ba kang Josefa Diaz.

 

"Ke eng seo nka se buang ka Jayson Vélez? O sa ngoloang ea tsebang seo 's thupeng' me o na le phihlelo ea eona. Nkholoe, o ha ba batle ho fosoa ke ena. Moqebelo, o lokela ho Tune a. Ho tla ba e maphatha-phathe le loane. "

 

 

José "HORE BO" Sánchez, mokoetlisi Jayson Vélez a:

"Ke bona Diaz e le moloaneli leholo, empa ke na le Jayson le boemong bo botle haholo 'me a itokisetsa hore u loane. Ke tseba hore lintho li tla ba loana ntoa e molemo hobane ba itokiselitse, 'me ntho e tšoanang e le' nete bakeng sa moloaneli oa ka Jayson Vélez. O ile a sebetsa ka thata bakeng sa ntoeng ena 'me ke tseba hore o itokisetsa hore u loane. "

 

 

Tony Walker, Director, HBO Sports:

"Ka molemong oa rona Phethahatso motlatsi oa mopresidente Peter Nelson, re thabile haholo hore e be mona Area ea Bay, le bongata bo boholo 'me papali ea litebele Fans leholo, ha re ntse re lebeletse u tlisetsa doubleheader ena ka moqebelo bosiu.

 

"Ho se bonolo hula 'moho e kholo boxing a bapisoa le lithimi tsena li hula mmoho karete e khōlō e tsoang holimo ho ea tlaase, kahoo le hoja lintoa tsohle li tla hase ka HBO, haeba u batla ho shebella ba bang boxing leholo, ee Oracle Arena 'me haeba u lokela ho ba lapeng, hlahloba ka eona mabapi le HBO.

 

"Ho pholletsa le rona 43 lilemo tsa mananeo hodima HBO, boxing haesale karolo ea bohlokoa ea seo re se etsang. Re nile ka kamehla prided itsebang kateng hodima ba le bo-ralitima-molemohali le litlholisano molemo ka ho fetisisa, 'me re ikutloa re molemo haholo hore neano ena e tla tšoara hape e le Andre Ward etsa hae 2016 qalo a lesakaneng. Ka lesakaneng la litebele boxing, hore lintho li ka mohla a khothalletsa hore u hlokomoloha ea lapileng, moloaneli Krrish joaloka re nang le Sullivan Barrera, kahoo ke tla rata ho amohela Sullivan ho hokahanngoa le mo lebohe hore ebe ho jara phephetso ena.

 

"Opening TV telecast tla Joseph Diaz khahlanong Jayson Vélez, 'meli fihlang-and-tlang bashanyana ba banyenyane, 'meli lithunya e monyenyane, ea ileng a nahana hore ba se u loketse ho ba sethaleng khōlō. Ka kakaretso, hore lintho li tla ba le telecast leholo, 9:45 PM Et re u tšepisa e rutang le tse thabisang bosiu ka kgaso thimi ea rōna. "

Ward vs.. Barrera, 12 ho pota IBF palo e le 'ngoe boemo bo itseng ebe tlamang boemo ba eliminator e hlahisa ke Roc Sechaba Sports kamanong le Events Main, etsahala Moqebelo, March 26, 2016 kwa oracle Arena a Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), nyakaletse, phahamisang, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace, The la noka Hotel 'me Visit Oakland. Ketsahalo ena e tla televised phelang ho lona HBO World Championship Boxing lulemuchel 9:45 p.m. LE/PT. Bulang HBO telecast tla Joseph Diaz Refresh. vs.. Jayson Vélez ka 10-pota loanela e le sehlooho NABF Featherweight hlahisa ke Golden Boy phahamiswa kamanong le Miguel Cotto phahamiswa.

 

Tickets turu ka $300, $150, $100, $50 le $25, eseng ho akarelletsa ho hlokeha liqoso ditshebeletso le makhetho tse fumanehang libakeng tsohle Ticketmaster, Inthaneteng ho Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) le ho ba laela ka fono nakong (800) 745-3000.

 

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BOBELI EA NAKO EA LEFATŠE mampoli André Ward VS. Krrish Sullivan Barrera

 

 

NABF FEATHERWEIGHT mampoli JOSEFA Díaz JR. VS. Jayson Vélez

MEDIA boithapollo Quotes LE PHOTOS

SHOWDOWNS behetse Moqebelo, MARCH 26

AT oracle Arena IN Oakland Metropolitan Oak, California

TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO®

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Photo photo photo photo Credit: Roc Sechaba Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Oakland, JOALO KA (March 23, 2015) - Ka labobeli, March 22, 'Meli ea Nako e World Champion le tlhōrōng-rated ponto-ka boima ba lesole Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) 'me palo e' ngoe rated IBF leseli contender heavyweight Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) kenya letsoho ka mecha ea phatlalatso ea boithapollo nakong Gym Morena a Oakland, California pele ho bona March 26 loana nakong Oracle Arena a Oakland. Ward le Barrera tla kopana ka 12 ho pota IBF palo boemo ba ho e 'ngoe le e tlamang boemo ba eliminator bout televised phelang ho lona HBO World Championship Boxing® qala ka 9:45 p.m. LE/PT. NABF Featherweight Champion Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Refresh. (19-0, 11 Kos) le litlhōrō-rated featherweight contender Jayson "Star" Vélez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) Hape ho ne ba le teng nakong ea boithapollo pele ho 10-pota ba bona NABF Featherweight tlotla batho ba loana e tla bula HBO telecast.

 

Ka mor'a hore shadowboxing a lesakaneng le e garela 'maloa pele ho ntsha mekotla ea otla ka litebele, litima 'ohle a mane kenya letsoho lipuisano le litho mecha ea phatlalatso ea e-ba teng. Super Bowl Champion le Oakland letsoalloa Marshawn Lynch, e bala ka hloko eaba Andre Ward motšehetsi, o ile a etsa ponahalo e khethehileng nakong ea boithapollo ea ho tšehetsa Ward.

 

Ka tlaase mona ke seo bo-ralitima ile ba tlameha ho re nakong ea mecha ea phatlalatso ea boithapollo ho qetela:

 

André Ward, 'Meli ea Nako e World Champion le tlhōrōng-rated ponto-ka boima ba lesole:

"Ke ikutloa ke se molemo 'me ke loketse ho ea. Ke peaking ka nako e nepahetseng. Ke feela thabile ho e fumana ka moqebelobosiu.

 

"Ke ne ke khanna ka Oracle Arena hodima 880 e le potsanyane tseleng ea ho Gym Morena le ho makatse hore ebe ha ke ne ke etsa hore ho ho na le letsatsi le le leng 'me [mokoetlisi] Virgil [Hunter] sebelisoa ho bua ka kholiseho, 'U tlil'o sehlooho teng.' Ha ke ntse ke ba baholo, Ke ile ka sebelisa ho ea tse ling tsa likarete tsa apare a lebaleng la boithabiso. Ke sa ntse ke e ne e le tsenwe 'me ke ne ke lora. ntho e tlang ha u tseba, a 2009, Ke ne ke teba kapa sesa ntwa kgahlanong Edison Miranda. Haeba ke ile ka hlōla, ho ne ho ka etsahala hore ebe le monyetla molemo hore ke tla fumana tlotla thunngoa 'me ba bang ke histori ea. Mona re hape, e 's ea ka 7go th nako Oracle 'me e ntse e e le tlhohonolofatso.

 

"E ne e le nako e nepahetseng ho fallela heavyweight leseli. E ne e le motswako wa ho se be le ea bashanyana tokelo ea ho loantša kapa bashanyana hore ne ke sa batle ho loana le 'na. Ke batla ho ba moholo. Tsena ke tsa mefuta e susumelletsa hore u lokela ho etsa. Ke seithuti se hloahloa sa papali eo le ha ke ithuta papali ena,, sena ke seo greats Haesale ho etsoa. Ba fallela fihlang. Ba baholo fumana tsela ea ho se etsoe 'me ke batla ho ba moqoqo o.

 

"Barrera ke 'mele khōlō. O kholisehile. Bonahala e le puncher molemo. Re ne re sa nke eena, hobane oa 'se kgwathago bonolo. Re a mo khetha hobane o ne a tla nthuse hore ke lokele me u mpontše hore na sena se sehlopha sa boima ba 'mele ke tsohle ka. Haeba u sheba mosebetsi o lefang oa ka, ho na le sebaka sa tune baholo eo ke e-s'o e ngata. U batla ho loantša molemo ka ho fetisisa 'me haeba u sa loana molemo ka ho fetisisa, u batla ho loantša palo e le 'ngoe contender. Ke seo re se ntse u etsa.

 

"Ke nahana hore ke evolving hore e be lesole o sebetsang hantle. Ke fallela ha ke lokela ho susumelletsa. Ke nahana hore 's botle ba moatlelete ofe kapa ofe ea ha hlekefetsa' mele oa hae 'me ka sebele o sekepe hae ka ho teba. Ke bone ba bang ba lihloohong ipolelang I hloloheloa sehloohong oa ka. Ho ka bohlanya ho 'na. Ke ikutloa hore ke 'na e monate joaloka ke kile. Ke 'nile ka ithuta papali ea litebele ikoetlisetsa ntle boholo ba khefu bakeng sa nakong e fetileng 20 lilemo tse. Boko ba ka leboha 'na ka lilemo tse peli tsa ho qetela. 'mele oa ka o ile a leboha' na. Ho ka 'na a mphe lilemo tse ling tse peli mosebetsi oa ka.

 

"Ke lokela ho ba feela ho 'na. Ke mang Ke mpa feela ke ho lekaneng. Ha ke na ho bontša bakeng sa Kovalev a bongata ka moqebelobosiu. Re mpa re ba le ho kenya tshebetsong papali leano. Ke nahana hore lintho li tla romela molaetsa oa hore lintho li lokela ho romeletsa 'me haeba e ha, joale o tla [Kovalev] fumana molaetsa oa ha re loane.

 

"Haeba ke sa hlōla ntoeng ena, ha ho letho le ho theosa le tsela. Haeba ke sa hlōla ntoeng ena, Ha ke lokela ho loanela tlotla. Eo ke ntho ea sebele boemo ba ka.

 

"Barrera e-s'o ka loana moshanyana joaloka 'na ka pel'a, kahoo ba ile ba ka bua ka papali molemo. Ba ka hatella tsa litaba pele ho ntoa e. Ba ka bua sepakbola tsohle slick ba batlang ho se bua. Re mpa re batla ho hatella ba tsa litaba Sontaha hoseng kamora'lijo ntoeng okametseng. Ke seo ke lebisa tlhokomelo tseleng eo pele. "

 

Sullivan Barrera, Palo e le 'ngoe rated IBF leseli heavyweight contender:

"Ke matla ho feta Ward. Ke na le semelo sa Cuba 'me ke ile ka ithuta haholo ya bokgoni ho na. More feta eng kapa eng, boikemisetso ba ho hlōla eng kapa eng ka pel'a ka tla nthusa hlōla Ward hodima March 26.

 

"Hang ha 'na ke le lesakaneng, e 's tlung ea ka.

 

"Eng kapa eng Ward na, Ke tla fetola ho yona le ho hlōla e.

 

"Ke na le matsoho a mabeli. O na le matsoho a mabeli. Ke na le mosebetsi o ho etsa mabapi le March 26.

 

"Ke tseba Ward le Kovalev ba nkeloa holimo haholo hlomphuoa mme ba bōpa chelete e ngata 'me e ngata thahasello e, empa ha ba tsebe seo Sullivan Barrera khonang ho etsa. Ke tla paka hore ka moqebelo.

 

"Ke hlile ke ua moshanyana e nang le ho batla knockout e. boxing tsebo ea ka bua bakeng sa bona. Ke loanela Andre Ward le ho loantša mona Oakland, kahoo ha ke nahane qeto tla emelang oa ka.

 

"Ho Fans tsohle, haholo-holo Fans Cuba tse ntšehetsa ka kōpo tseba hore o tle Moqebelo, Ke tla etsa sohle se ke lokela ho etsa'ng e le hore ba tsoe hlōla. "

JOSEFA Díaz JR., NABF Featherweight Champion:

"Ke sitoa ho lebella seo Jayson entseng ho Ronny Rios nakong ntoeng ena. Ke 'nile ka khona ho kena teng, a mo leke ka ntle 'me ka fetola ha ke a lesakaneng.

 

"Haeba monyetla o itlhahisa moo a li utloisa bohloko 'me ke bone hore punches ba ka ba boima mo, ntan'o ehlile ke tl'o fumana ka moo, ba mabifi le ho etsa bonnete ba hore ke mo joaloka mathoasong a lekholo kamoo ho ka khonehang.

 

"Ke tseba ho ka hare, khaola ka tsa bophahamo ba le ho nka ka yona ho 'mele hang-hang o tla roba mo theolela tlaase. Hore etsahalang ho mo etsa eseng susumelletsa e ngata 'me hamorao pele garela nka naha likotlo tse sehlōhō ho hlooho. Ke tl'o nka ka yona ho 'mele hang-hang.

 

"Ke 'na kelellong 100% loketse. Ena ke sethala khōlō mosebetsi oa ka, kahoo ke kelellong tsepamisa maikutlo. Ke hantle lokisetsa. Ke ikutloa joaloka sena se nako eo ke 'nile ka letela bophelong bohle ba ka eohle. Ke ikutloa joaloka ke loketse ho kena lenyalong ena 'me ke sitoa ho emela hore March 26. Ke koetlisitsoeng ka thata bakeng sa ntoeng ena 'me ke itokiselitse hantle bakeng sa eona.

 

"Ka sebele ke batla ho etsa polelo e ntoeng ena. Ke batla ho bontša lefatše hore Josefa Diaz e ka ba tse kholo tse latelang ntho mabole, kahoo ke koetlisitsoeng ka thata ho apara loana ntoa e khōlō ntoa e Fans, ba mabifi haholo le ho etsa hore ntoa e ka ho na. Ke tšepa hore Jayson Vélez ke 110% bo itokiselitse hobane ke batla hore e be molemo ka ho fetisisa ea hae.

 

"Haeba ke hlōla ntoeng ena 'me le etse polelo e, Ke nahana hore ke ka fallela boemo contender le tšepo fumana tlotla lefatshe thunngoa ho ea qetellong ea selemo sena. Ke batla ho lwantsha bahanyetsi maloro a mabe selemong sena hobane ke batla ho bontša tsa lefatše ke 'na ea neng a.

 

"Ke ikutloa ke tšoana le sebata ha ke hata ho kena lesakaneng le Kea bona yona ho ya ka sparring. Neng le neng ha ke lulisa likotlo atlehang, Kea bona hore ke utloisa iketsa mohanyetsi oa ka. "

Jayson Vélez, Top rated-featherweight contender:

"Ka ho bophahamo ba la ka, mong le e mong Guy ke contender tlhōrōng. Ke lokela ho koetlisa boima le ho feta le ho ntlafatsa Boitšireletsong ba ka ba. Ke 'nile ka sebetsa ka hore.

 

"Haeba u bona ho qetela ba ka ba bararo kapa ba bane loana, u tla hlokomela hore ke 'nile laola ka banyalani ba pele la garela ebe ke feletsoe ke khase, Ke 'nile ka sebetsa ka mokoka ka e le hore ke ke ha etsahala mabapi le March 26.

 

"Ke bone lintoa Diaz a. Re nile ka sparred banyalani ba bang ba linako tse ling. O ile lebelo. O ile ka tlala. Ho HBO qalo ea hae, kahoo o ile a lintho li ho sebele susumetsoa, empa ho joalo le na ke. Ho tla ba e kholo ntoa.

 

"Ke batla ho ba 'mampoli oa ho lentsoe. Kea tseba hore o batla hore le oona o. Ka Moqebelo, Re tla tseba mang ea batlang e eketsehileng. Ka bobeli re batla ho hlōla 'me re ka bobeli ka koetlisetsoa win e. loana ntoa e A pakeng tsa matla le ho potlaka ha ke le leholo a bapisoa-up. Se ke a letho o 's Mexico' me ke Puerto rikafeldzug. U ka lebella ho loana le leholo le le e se e le 'ngoe u batla ho fetoa ke. "

 

 

Ward vs.. Barrera, 12 ho pota IBF palo e le 'ngoe boemo bo itseng ebe tlamang boemo ba eliminator e hlahisa ke Roc Sechaba Sports kamanong le Events Main, etsahala Moqebelo, March 26, 2016 kwa oracle Arena a Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), nyakaletse, phahamisang, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace, The la noka Hotel 'me Visit Oakland. Ketsahalo ena e tla televised phelang ho lona HBO World Championship Boxing lulemuchel 9:45 p.m. LE/PT. Bulang HBO telecast tla Joseph Diaz Refresh. vs.. Jayson Vélez ka 10-pota loanela e le sehlooho NABF Featherweight hlahisa ke Golden Boy phahamiswa kamanong le Miguel Cotto phahamiswa.

 

Tickets turu ka $300, $150, $100, $50 le $25, eseng ho akarelletsa ho hlokeha liqoso ditshebeletso le makhetho tse fumanehang libakeng tsohle Ticketmaster, Inthaneteng ho Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) le ho ba laela ka fono nakong (800) 745-3000.

 

Latela moqoqo on Twitter ka ho sebelisa #WardBarrera.

 

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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 Moqebelo, MARCH 26

AT oracle Arena IN Oakland Metropolitan Oak, California

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

LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® BEGINNING AT 9:45 p.m. LE/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. le Junior Younan hammoho le 2008 Olympic Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist Zhang Zhilei and local favorite Arone 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 Sway Calloway, ba tla sebeletsa e ketsahalo a neng a fihletse, le otla mong'a DJ Franzen, ho moahi ea DJ kwa 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.

Tickets turu ka $300, $150, $100, $50 le $25, eseng ho akarelletsa ho hlokeha liqoso ditshebeletso le makhetho tse fumanehang libakeng tsohle Ticketmaster, Inthaneteng ho Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) le ho ba laela ka fono nakong (800) 745-3000.

 

Ka 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) ka 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 lintoa, ho ngola rekoto ea 97 hlolang feela 7 tahlehelo, le 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 oa) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 le 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 oa) ka 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 oa) ka 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 oa) ka 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 le loana ka ntle ho ditebele selao sa Oxnard, Krrish Daniel "Twitch" Franco (12-0-3, 7 KO oa) 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, feteletseng e tsenwe rekoto ya 67-15, ho hapa le Oxnard Pal Championship a 2006 le California State Silver litlelafo Championship a 2007 hammoho ka tsela eo. Ka nako Franco of professionals qalo ka December 18, 2010, a ba hlōla Emanuel Machorro kwa Club 401 a Ontario, California ka tsela karolo ea boraro ho pota-pota botekgeniki knockout. Sa tsotellehe ho ngolisa e le ea nako e tletseng le moithuti wa Chaffey College a Rancho Cucamonga, Franco khahloa mathoasong a mosebetsi oa hae oa, compiling sa Krrish rekoto le tse peli bo ntse bo a ditiragalo ho pholletsa le California ho ea qetellong ea 2013. E mong oa ba bo ntse bo o ile a tla khahlanong le Alejandro Ochoa kwa Boutique Cannon a Montebello, California ka September 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa scoring a tseletseng ho pota tsebahatsa qeto ea tlhōlo Westin Bonaventure Hotel a Los Angeles. Ka 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. Refresh. (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 oa) in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. Hona joale, 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. Ka 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, Krrish Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KO oa) khutlela ho ka tsa bophahamo ba ka March 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 Kos) ea 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 ka Bongo Center e Brooklyn, New York. Hona joale 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. A 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 18go th letsatsi la tsoalo, 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 ka Foxwoods Resort Casino a 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. A 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. Ka August 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. Ka 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, California ratang ka ho fetisisa Arone Coley (12-1-1, 6 KO oa) faces a very stern test in a six-round junior middleweight bout against Latela Ryskeldiev (11-3-2, 7 Kos) of West Hollywood, California, a Kyrgyzstan native who is undefeated in his last seven fights.

 

Ka 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, etsahala Saturday, March 26, 2016 kwa oracle Arena a Oakland, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), nyakaletse, phahamisang, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. Ketsahalo ena e tla televised phelang ho lona HBO World Championship Boxing lulemuchel 9:45 p.m. LE/PT. Bulang HBO telecast tla Joseph Diaz Refresh. vs.. Jayson Vélez ka 10-pota loanela e le sehlooho NABF Featherweight hlahisa ke Golden Boy phahamiswa kamanong le Miguel Cotto phahamiswa.

 

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TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD AND UNDEFEATED SULLIVAN BARRERA SET FOR LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON SATURDAY, MARCH 26 AT oracle Arena IN Oakland Metropolitan Oak, California

TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO®

NEW YORK, NY (February 9, 2016) - Roc Sechaba se Sports o thabela ho ho phatlalatsa hore tse peli ea Nako e World Champion le holimo-rated boima ba-ka ea boima ba oke Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) tla khutlela ho ka tsa bophahamo ba ka Moqebelo, 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® qala ka 9:45 p.m. LE/PT.

 

Tickets turu ka $300, $150, $100, $50 le $25, ke ke ho akarelletsa le ho tshwanetseng tšebeletso liqoso le lekhetho, go on sale Tuesday, Feb. 9 ka 5:00 PM PT and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, Inthaneteng ho Ticketmaster.com le ikarabellang ka fono ho (800) 745-3000.

 

“I don’t really have much to say other than this. Ka 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,"O ile a re 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,"O ile a re 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.

 

Ka 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, Phethahatso Motlatsi Mopresidente, HBO Sports. “With a perfect record dating back to the age of 12 le lilemo li, Andre has risen to every challenge as both an amateur and a professional, including world titles and an Olympic gold medal. Hona joale, he takes on Barrera, one of the toughest challengers as Ward moves up the scale. Boxing fans won’t want to miss it.

 

Tsebahala ka ho oa hae o matla botho ba le botšepehi ka ntle ka tsa bophahamo ba le hae mohlabani ea bohlale ba tlhaho ka har'a eona, Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, culminating le ka metlele ya gauta leseling heavyweight arola ka 2004 Olympic Games a Athens. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, Ward ile ka ea like ea Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard le Oscar De La Hoya. O ile a professional ka 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. Ka mor'a ho ba le Ring Magazine le WBA Super Middleweight World Champion, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Oke ya Year khau (ESPN, Sports ho bontšitsoe, Ring Magazine le Boxing Writers Association of America), ho phatlalatsoa hore Ward saennweng a ikgethileng a papatso lumellana le Roc Sechaba se Sports a January 2015, se qalong khaolo e ncha hae eyebana papali ea litebele mosebetsi. The Bay Area sehlahiswa khutlela ka tsa bophahamo ba ka June 20, 2015 ka Oracle Arena ka pel'a motseng oa habo Fans a Oakland, California le scored le borobong ho pota knockout ka Pauluse o ile a Smith, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 13-year-old amateur. Ward sa tsoa kenella ka pel'a khamera bakeng sa fapane ka ho feletseng karolo, a part in the New Line/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros. feature “Creed.” Fellow Bay Area natives, motsamaisi Ryan Coogler le filimi ea naleli Michael B. Jordane, ile ba ho Ward le hore a ka fana ka hae bokgoni bakeng sa filimi. Ho phaella moo ho ho sebetsa ka pel'a khamera le Ward, Jordane ile a qeta nako ka Ward lehae la tlelaseng ea boikoetliso, a ho lokisetsa karolo ea hae e Apollo Creed mora oa. 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. E le e tsenwe, 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’sLabohlano Bosiu ho loana ka, 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, etsahala Moqebelo, March 26, 2016 kwa oracle Arena a Oakland, California and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 9:45 p.m. LE/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-Feature

 

NEW YORK (November 4, 2015) - Roc Sechaba se Sports ikoahlaea phatlalatsa hore ka lebaka la ho kotsi matlafatsa ha a ntse a thupelo, Andre Ward tla sitoa ho ba le seabo hae pele e neng e ho lokiselitsoe Moqebelo, Nov. 21 bout ka Mandalay Events Center ho la Las Vegas. A Phetolo ntoa bakeng sa HBO Pay-Per-View hlahisa le ho aba ketsahalo e hona joale a ntse a ba ile ba sebetsa.

 

Ward o 'nile a ba nang le ea bohlokoa ho ruruha le opeloa a tokelo ea hae ea lengole e ka matla haholo, restricting hae tsamaiso. O 'nile a o ile a eletsa ka hae ngaka ho ba hang-hang phomola' me ba qala botlhabollo ka lengole ho fokotsa ho ruruha.

"Ke a soaba haholo hore ke le sieo monyetla ona ka November 21, empa ka nako e tšoanang, Ke o ile a khothalletsa,"O ile a re Ward. "Nako efe kapa efe ke 'nile ka e nyenyane kapa ka sehloohong tsitiso ka mosebetsi, ke Grace ea Molimo, Ke 'nile ka khutlela matla le ho feta' me sena se ke ke ha e fapaneng. Ke batla ka thabo ho e khōlō 2016. Kea le leboha ka ho eohle ea ka e Fans bakeng sa tshehetso ya le fele pelo. "

 

"Andre ea ntša kotsi ke e kholo ea ho soetseha eseng feela hore le mo, empa kaofela ha rōna re ameha le sena ntshetso pele ya,"O ile a re David Itskowitch, Koo Boxing ea Roc Sechaba se Sports. "Re na le ho pelaelo hore Andre tla khutlela matla ho feta leha e le neng hang-hang hae lengole folisa le hore o e tla ba a maholo ka ho leseli heavyweight arola. Re ba sebetsa ka matla ho etsa e thahasellisang ntoa hore ba tla nehelana ka le boemo ba thabo commensurate le ena e khōlō ketsahalo eo. "

 

"Le hoja re ikutloa re madimabe Andre hore o kopana le tsitiso ena, re na le ho pelaelo hore Andre tla khutlela matla ho feta leha e le neng ka 2016, "o ile a re James Prince le Josh Dubin, Ward ea setlhopha sa botsamaisi.

Super MIDDLEWEIGHT Lefatše le 'mampoli André Ward khutlela RING Moqebelo, NOVEMBER 21 HA o etsa HAE qalo AT 175 Boima ba lik'hilograma tse

 

WARD WILL PARTICIPATE IN CO-FEATURE OF Miguel COTTO VS. Canelo Alvarez AT THE MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER IN LAS VEGAS PHELA ON HBO ea Ela-ka ho ya ka-VIEW

Ward o lumela ho a ikgethileng a Multi-ntoa lumellana le HBO papali ea litebele

 

NEW YORK, NY (October 29, 2015) - Roc Sechaba se Sports o thabela ho ho phatlalatsa hore tse peli ea Nako e World Champion le holimo-rated boima ba-ka ea boima ba oke Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) tla khutlela ho ka tsa bophahamo ba ka Moqebelo, Nov. 21 a ho sebdisana ha- tšobotsi ho Miguel Cotto vs.. Canelo Alvarez middleweight lefatše mampoli makhaola-khang e tla li ka hlahisoa ka le ho aba phela ka HBO Ela-Per-View. Ward o saennweng a ikgethileng a selotlolo ntoa lumellana le HBO hore tla qala le Ward ea Nov. 21 loantša ka The Mandalay Bay Events Center ho la Las Vegas. Kaha hloekisa tsoa ka bartolomeo middleweight arola, Ward, 31, tla ho etsa hore qalo ka 175 ea boima ba leseli heavyweight arola khahlanong le lireng ho ile a phatlalatsa.

 

"HBO ke Tonakgolo netweke a papali ea litebele le 'nile ea e e khōlō lapeng ho' na ka bobeli e le oke le Mohlalosi e,"Ward o ile a re. "Ke ile ka professional qalo ka HBO hoo e ka bang 11 lilemong tse fetileng tse 'me ke thabile ho fetela ena nakong e tlang ho ba sethaleng sa ka mosebetsi ka leseli heavyweight arola ka HBO. My sehlopha sa le ke 'nile ka sebetsa ka matla lokisetsa Nov. 21 le Fans ka lebella le leng le matla tshebetso ho la Las Vegas. "

 

"Kaofela ha rōna re ka Roc Sechaba se Sports thabela ho molekane le HBO ha re ntse re a qale khaolong e latelang ka eyebana mosebetsi ea Andre Ward,"O ile a re 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. Re tšepa hore Nov. 21 ke bohato ba pele a ka ho 2016 makhaola-khang le Sergey Kovalev. "

 

"Ho tloha Olympic khauta medalist, tse peli tse ea nako e lefatše 'mampoli, ho ho hapa bohle 28 ea hae professional linako le e laola bartolomeo middleweight arola, Andre Ward o o ile a bontša hore o har'a botle ka ho fetisisa tse hloahloa a papali,"O ile a re Ken Hershman, E le mopresidente, HBO Sports. "Re thabelang ho ba le Andre e le karolo ea lelapa la rōna le, ho loantša melimo e meng ntle ka HBO ka tsone. "

 

"Andre ke e le motho ea phahameng botšepehi ba le tlhompho e le Re thaba hore ebe ke khona ho thusa fana ka selotlolo ntoa sebetsana bakeng sa hae ka Tonakgolo netweke a papali ea litebele,"O ile a re James Prince le Josh Dubin, Ward ea setlhopha sa botsamaisi. "Ka ho fallela leseli heavyweight, re na le ho pelaelo hore Andre tla nka moo a ileng a tlohela ho ka bartolomeo middleweight arola – e le molemo ka ho fetisisa boima ba-ka ea boima ba oke lefatšeng. We are extremely thankful to HBO and Roc Nation Sports for the opportunity.”

 

Tsebahala ka ho oa hae o matla botho ba le botšepehi ka ntle ka tsa bophahamo ba le hae mohlabani ea bohlale ba tlhaho ka har'a eona, Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, culminating le ka metlele ya gauta leseling heavyweight arola ka 2004 Olympic Games a Athens. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, Ward ile ka ea like ea Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard le Oscar De La Hoya. O ile a professional ka 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. Ka mor'a ho ba le Ring Magazine le WBA Super Middleweight World Champion, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Oke ya Year khau (ESPN, Sports ho bontšitsoe, Ring Magazine le Boxing Writers Association of America), ho phatlalatsoa hore Ward saennweng a ikgethileng a papatso lumellana le Roc Sechaba se Sports a January 2015, se qalong khaolo e ncha hae eyebana papali ea litebele mosebetsi. The Bay Area sehlahiswa khutlela ka tsa bophahamo ba ka June 20, 2015 ka Oracle Arena ka pel'a motseng oa habo Fans a Oakland, California le scored le borobong ho pota knockout ka Pauluse o ile a Smith, tsoela pele hae unbeaten streak e leng khale ho ha a ne a e ne e le 13 ea lilemo li tsenwe. Ward sa tsoa kenella ka pel'a khamera bakeng sa fapane ka ho feletseng karolo, e le karolo a a tlang New Line / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Warner Bros. reng "Creed,"Otla theater ka November 25, matsatsi a seng makae latelang ntoa beke. -'moho Le eena Bay Area matsoalloa a, motsamaisi Ryan Coogler le filimi ea naleli Michael B. Jordane, ile ba ho Ward le hore a ka fana ka hae bokgoni bakeng sa filimi. Ho phaella moo ho ho sebetsa ka pel'a khamera le Ward, Jordane ile a qeta nako ka Ward lehae la tlelaseng ea boikoetliso, a ho lokisetsa karolo ea hae e Apollo Creed mora oa.

Sonny Fredrickson o hlola ka ho phethahetseng ka ho emisa Juan Santiago a 2 garela ka Andre Ward – Pauluse o ile a Smith card ya Oakland

Photo by Tom Hogan / Roc Sechaba Sports

Toledo, OH (JUNE 25, 2015)–This past Saturday night at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Dorella., top lightweight prospect SONNY FREDRICKSON (9-0, 6 KO oa) 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. Pauluse o ile a 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 o ile a bontša nkuwe qeto ya ea 'mampoli ha ho etsoa, came back in round two and landed some booming shots that hurt Santiago and the fight was rightfully waved off.

“E ne e le e khōlō boitemohelo ba ho ithuta,” o ile a re Fredrickson ya pele
ho pota-pota knockdown. “Santiago e ne e le thata, I got a little reckless and paid the price. Esita le maqeba lireng ke stilldangerous, e le ke tla sebele nka thuto ena ho pelo ho etsa hore ke abetter oke.”

“Ke thaba le ea tlhōlo le ho fana ka Fans e thabisang bontsha. I’m going to get right back in the gym and look forward to fighting again very soon.

Fredrickson e laoloa ke ditebele muelli oa molao Rick Torres ea Tlhōlo Sports Entertainment.

Tlhōlo Sports & Entertainment ke e sa tsoa thehoa moatlelete ya taolo ya khampani le liofisi a New York le Las Vegas. Founded by noted sports attorney Rick Torres and boxing trainer Michael Leanardi, Tlhōlo o tsitsitseng haha ​​e tsotehang tsitsitseng ba bacha tebello hore e tšepa hore monyaluoa nakong e tlang stardom. Tlhōlo Sports’ websaeteng ke 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 oracle Arena IN Oakland Metropolitan Oak, California PHELA ON Bet NETWORKS & TIDAL.COM

 

Fana BY Roc SECHABA SPORTS

Roc Nation Sports tšoaroa tsa semmuso sekaseka-a bakeng sa June 20 terone ditebele makhaola-khang pakeng tsa Olympic Gold Medalist le WBA Super Middleweight World Champion Andre Ward (27-0, 14 KO oa) le pele e neng e World Title Challenger Pauluse o ile a Smith (35-5, 20 KO oa) ka labohlano, June 19 ka The Ridge kwa Plank kwa Jack London Square a Oakland, California.

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Moqebelo, June 6, 2015: Loantša Night

NENG: 3:00 PM PT – Mamati Open

3:45 PM PT – Pele Ntoa

7:00 PM PT – Bet Networks Telecast Qala

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

 

HOKAE: Oracle Arena

7000 Coliseum Tsela

Oakland, California 94621

Photos: Andre Ward vs.. Pauluse o ile a Smith Final Press Conference For June 20 Fight On Bet Networks & TIDAL.com

(Ho tloha Left ho Right) Andre Ward ea mokoetlisi Virgil Hunter, Andre Ward ea mookameli James Prince, COO ea Boxing bakeng sa Roc Nation Sports David Itskowitch, WBA Super Middleweight World Champion Andre Ward, pele e neng e lefatše sehlooho challenger Pauluse o ile a Smith, Smith ea mokoetlisi Joe Gallagher le Oakland City Lekgotla la Mopresidente Lynette Gibson McElhaney eachother ka June 17, 2015 a Oakland, California a le ho qetela boraditaba bakeng sa Ward le Smith ea June 20, 2015 loana kwa oracle Arena a Oakland e tla televised phela ka Bet Networks le phallela lefatšeng ka bophara ka TIDAL.com. (Photo By: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Roc Nation Sports)

 

WBA Super Middleweight World Champion Andre Ward (tloha) le pele e neng e lefatše sehlooho challenger Pauluse o ile a Smith (tokelo ya) eachother ka June 17, 2015 a Oakland, California a le ho qetela boraditaba bakeng sa thier June 20, 2015 loana kwa oracle Arena a Oakland e tla televised phela ka Bet Networks le phallela lefatšeng ka bophara ka TIDAL.com. (Photo By: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Roc Nation Sports)