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NUA-EABHRAC, NY (Feabhra 9, 2016) - Tá áthas Roc Nation Spóirt a fhógairt go Dhá-Am Domhanda Champion agus barr-ráta punt-do-punt Trodaire Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) Beidh filleadh ar an fáinne ar Dé Sathairn, Márta 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® ag tosú ag 9:45 p.m. AGUS/PT.
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“I don’t really have much to say other than this. Ar Márta 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,"A dúirt 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,"A dúirt 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. Márta 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.
Ar Márta 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, Leas-Uachtarán, HBO Spóirt. “With a perfect record dating back to the age of 12 bliain d'aois, Andre has risen to every challenge as both an amateur and a professional, including world titles and an Olympic gold medal. Anois, he takes on Barrera, one of the toughest challengers as Ward moves up the scale. Boxing fans won’t want to miss it.”
Is eol do chuid carachtar láidir agus sláine taobh amuigh den fáinne agus instinct a laochra ar taobh istigh air, Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, buaice le bonn óir sa roinn trom-mheáchain solas ag 2004 Cluichí Oilimpeacha san Aithin. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, Ward chuaigh an maith leis na Muhammad Ali, Siúcra Ray Leonard agus Oscar De La Hoya. Chas sé gairmiúla ar Nollaig 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. Tar éis éirí leis an Ring Magazine agus WBA Super Middleweight Domhanda Champion, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Trodaire na Bliana (ESPN, Spóirt léirithe, Ring Magazine agus Cumann Scríbhneoirí Dornálaíochta Mheiriceá), fógraíodh go shínigh Ward comhaontú chun cinn eisiach le Roc Nation Spórt i mí Eanáir 2015, oscailt caibidil nua ina shaol dornálaíochta storied. Tá an táirge Bay Area ar ais chuig an fáinne ar Meitheamh 20, 2015 ag an Arena Oracle i os comhair a lucht leanúna bhaile dúchais i Oakland, California agus scór a knockout naoú-bhabhta thar Paul Smith, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 13-year-old amateur. Barda neartófaí déanaí i os comhair an cheamara do ról go hiomlán difriúil, a part in the New Line/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros. feature “Creed.” Fellow Bay Area natives, stiúrthóir Ryan Coogler agus an scannáin réalta Michael B. Jordan, bainte amach go Ward ionas go bhféadfadh sé a chur ar fáil a saineolas ar an scannán. Chomh maith le ag obair i os comhair an cheamara le Ward, Jordan Chaith am giomnáisiam bhaile Choimircí mar ullmhúchán le haghaidh a ról mar mhac Apollo Creed ar. Now it’s time for Ward to get back to his day job when he faces the undefeated Barrera on Márta 26.
Born in Guantanamo Bay, Cúba, Barrera had an impressive amateur run with a record of 285-27. Mar amaitéarach, he was able to earn World Amateur Championships in Germany, Cúba, 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’sDé hAoine Troideanna Oíche, 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, ar siúl Dé Sathairn, Márta 26, 2016 ag Oracle Arena i Oakland, California and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 9:45 p.m. AGUS/PT. Follow the conversation using #WardBarrera.
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