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NYU YORK, NY (Fevral 9, 2016) - Roc Nation Sport e'lon qiladi, deb ikki karra jahon chempioni va eng yaxshi reyting funt-uchun-funt qiruvchi Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOS) bo'yicha ringga qaytadi Shanba, Qadam tashlamoq 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, Kaliforniya. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® da boshlanadigan 9:45 p.m. VA/PT.
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“I don’t really have much to say other than this. Mart kuni 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,"Ward dedi. “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,"David Itskowitch dedi, 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. Qadam tashlamoq 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.
To'g'risida Qadam tashlamoq 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, Ijrochi vitse-prezidenti, HBO Sports. “With a perfect record dating back to the age of 12 eski yil, Andre has risen to every challenge as both an amateur and a professional, including world titles and an Olympic gold medal. Hozir, he takes on Barrera, one of the toughest challengers as Ward moves up the scale. Boxing fans won’t want to miss it.”
Uning kuchli belgi va yaxlitligi xalqqa tashqarida va unga ichida uning Warrior ning instinkt uchun ma'lum bo'lgan, Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. U kitoblarda har bir unvonini g'amga, da engil vazn toifasida bo'linish bir oltin medal bilan avjiga 2004 Afina Olimpiya o'yinlari. Faqat erkak Amerika bokschi sifatida yildan buyon Olimpiada oltin da'vo qilish 1996, Ward Muhammad Ali o'xshashini qo'shildi, Sugar Ray Leonard va Oskar De La Hoya. U dekabr kuni professional qaytdi 18, 2004, HBO jonli televidenieda bir kurashda Staples markazida Chris Molina ustidan ikkinchi davra texnik nokaut g'alaba urishga. U qadar yengillashtirishni bo'yicha ketdi 27 shundan buyon ko'proq g'alabalar, jarayonida muxlislar tobora ko'payib borayotgan lejyon qurish. Ring Magazine va WBA Super Middleweight jahon chempioni bo'lish keyin, funt-uchun-funt ro'yxatida soni ikki nuqtaga ko'tarilgan va g'alaba 2011 Yil mukofoti Fighter (ESPN, Sport Illustrated, Ring Magazine va Amerika boks Yozuvchilar uyushmasi), u Ward yanvar oyida Roc Nation sport bilan maxsus reklama shartnoma imzoladi, deb e'lon qilindi 2015, Uning qavatli boks martaba yangi sahifa ochish. Janob joy mahsulot iyun kuni ringga qaytib 20, 2015 Oakland uning mamlakatni muxlislar oldida Oracle Arena da, Kaliforniya va Pol Smit ustidan to'qqizinchi davra nokaut kiritdi, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 13-year-old amateur. Ward yaqinda butunlay boshqa roli uchun kamera oldida qadam, a part in the New Line/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros. feature “Creed.” Fellow Bay Area natives, direktori Ryan Coogler va film yulduz Maykl B. Iordaniya, U film uchun o'z mutaxassislik ta'minlash mumkin, shunday qilib, Ward chiqib etdi. Ward bilan kamera oldida ish bilan bir qatorda, Jordan Apollon imon o'g'li uning roli uchun tayyorgarlik uchastka uy sport zalida vaqt o'tkazdi. Now it’s time for Ward to get back to his day job when he faces the undefeated Barrera on Qadam tashlamoq 26.
Born in Guantanamo Bay, Kuba, Barrera had an impressive amateur run with a record of 285-27. Amatör sifatida, he was able to earn World Amateur Championships in Germany, Kuba, 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’sJuma Tungi sur, 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, Kaliforniya. 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 va boshqalar. Barrera, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, bo'lib o'tadi Shanba, Qadam tashlamoq 26, 2016 Oakland Oracle Arena da, California and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 9:45 p.m. VA/PT. Follow the conversation using #WardBarrera.
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