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NEW YORK, NY (Frar 9, 2016) - Roc Nazzjon Sports huwa pjaċir inħabbru li Żewġ Time World Champion u top-rated-lira għal lira ġlied Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) ser jirritorna għall-ċirku fuq IS-SIBT, Marzu 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® li tibda fl 9:45 p.m. U/PT.
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“I don’t really have much to say other than this. Dwar Marzu 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,"Qal 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,"Qal 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. Marzu 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.
Fuq Marzu 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, Viċi-President Eżekuttiv, HBO Sports. “With a perfect record dating back to the age of 12 snin qodma, Andre has risen to every challenge as both an amateur and a professional, including world titles and an Olympic gold medal. Issa, he takes on Barrera, one of the toughest challengers as Ward moves up the scale. Boxing fans won’t want to miss it.”
Magħrufa għall-karattru tiegħu qawwija u l-integrità barra l-anell u istint gwerriera tiegħu ġewwa fih, Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, jispiċċa bil-midalja tad-deheb fid-diviżjoni heavyweight dawl fit- 2004 Logħob Olimpiku f'Ateni. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, Ward ssieħbu-tipi ta 'Muhammad Ali, Zokkor Ray Leonard u Oscar De La Hoya. Huwa mdawwar professjonali fuq Diċembru 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. Wara li ssir l-Ring Magazine u WBA Super Middleweight Champion tad-Dinja, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Fighter tas-Sena Award (ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Ring Magazine u l-Assoċjazzjoni Kittieba Boxing 'l-Amerika), kien ħabbar li Ward ffirmat ftehim promozzjonali esklussiva Roc Nazzjon Sports f'Jannar 2015, ftuħ ta 'kapitolu ġdid fil-karriera tiegħu boxing storied. Il-prodott Bay Area lura lill-ċirku fuq Ġunju 20, 2015 fil-Oracle Arena quddiem ta 'fannijiet Hometown tiegħu fil Oakland, California u skorja eliminatorja disa 'round fuq Paul Smith, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 13-year-old amateur. Ward reċentement intensifikati fil quddiem il-kamera għal rwol kompletament differenti, a part in the New Line/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros. feature “Creed.” Fellow Bay Area natives, direttur Ryan Coogler u star tal-film Michael B. Ġordan, laħqu l Ward sabiex ikun jista 'jipprovdi għarfien espert tiegħu għall-film. Minbarra l-ħidma fil quddiem il-kamera ma Ward, Jordan qattgħu żmien fil-ġinnasju dar Ward fil-preparazzjoni għar-rwol tiegħu bħala iben Apollo Kredu tal. Now it’s time for Ward to get back to his day job when he faces the undefeated Barrera on Marzu 26.
Born in Guantanamo Bay, Kuba, Barrera had an impressive amateur run with a record of 285-27. Bħala dilettanti, 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’sIl-ġimgħa Tissielet 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, sseħħ IS-SIBT, Marzu 26, 2016 fi Oracle Arena fil Oakland, California and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 9:45 p.m. U/PT. Follow the conversation using #WardBarrera.
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