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

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ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FIGHTS

FOR ANDRE WARD VS. Sullivan Barrera

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON СЕНБІ, НАУРЫЗ 26

Окленд ORACLE аренада, CALIFORNIA

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

LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® БАСТАУ 9:45 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/PT

SWAY CALLOWAY & DJ FRANZEN TO PROVIDE

IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN BOUTS

НЬЮ ЙОРК, NY (Наурыз 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 Андре Уорд (28-0, 15 КО) faces undefeated and number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Салливан Barrera (17-0, 12 КО) 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 Франко, Rudy Puga Jr. мен Junior Younan бірге 2008 Olympic Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist Чжан Zhilei and local favorite Aaron 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 Calloway Sway, Іс-шараның хост ретінде қызмет ететін болады, кім, және мастер соққы DJ Франзенмен, Лас Hot кезінде резидент DJ 97.5 and Drais Nightclub. Sway and Franzen will entertain together throughout the night to keep fans entertained between bouts at Oracle Arena.

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Туралы Наурыз 26, NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (19-0-2, 14 КО) risks his unbeaten record against Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas (17-5, 11 КО) 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 КО) Madison Square Garden бойынша. 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, Техас, 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 төбелес, compiling a record of 97 тек жеңістер мен 7 шығындар, бірге 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-ның) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 мен 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, Техас. Eleven wins (eight by knockout) later, he took on undefeated Abel Ramos (8-0, 4 KO-ның) қаңтарда 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-ның) бойынша Сәуір 26 at Fitzgerald’s Casino and Hotel in Tunica, Миссисипи. Four consecutive knockout victories would follow before he took on fellow undefeated prospect Eduardo Galindo (10-0-1, 7 KO-ның) маусымда 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, Калифорния және Oxnard бокс ошақтарын жүзеге күрес, непобедимый Даниял «Twitch» Франко (12-0-3, 7 KO-ның) meets Mexican veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz(52-37-1, 30 КО) in an eight-round featherweight bout on Наурыз 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, ның әуесқой жазбасын жинайтын 67-15, жылы Окснард PAL чемпионатында жеңіске 2006 және Калифорния штатының Күміс қолғаптар чемпионаты жылы 2007 Жолда. Желтоқсан Franco кәсіби дебют барысында 18, 2010, ол клубында Emanuel Machorro жеңіліске 401 Онтарио, Үшінші дөңгелек техникалық нокаутқа жіберіп, арқылы California. Rancho Cucamonga жылы Chaffey колледжінде күндізгі студент ретінде оқитын жатқан қарамастан, Франко өз мансабын ерте әсер қалдырды, екі бар непобедимый жазбасын жасау соңына қарай Калифорния бүкіл алаңдарында аударады 2013. Сол аударады бірі Montebello Тыныш Кэннон Алехандро Ochoa қарсы келді, Қыркүйек Калифорния 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Франко Очоа Лос-Анджелесте Westin Bonaventure қонақүйінде алты дөңгелек бірауызды шешім жеңіске outmatched. Маусымда 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 Желтоқсан 21when he scored a decision victory over Hector Garcia in Tijuana, Мексика.

 

A promising unbeaten prospect from Salinas, Калифорния, Rudy “The Revelation” Puja. Jr. (7-0, 6 КО)looks to extend his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano (7-5, 4 КО) Энсенада, 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-ның) in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, Калифорния. Қазір, 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. Маусым айында 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, Невада. 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 Сәуір 24 and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas on Қараша 21, both fights taking place at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, Калифорния.

 

Brooklyn’s 20-year-old, непобедимый Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KO-ның) сақина қайтарады Наурыз 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 КО) Сонора, 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 Бруклинде Barclays орталығында, Нью Йорк. Қазір 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. Жылы 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 18ші туған күні, Younan made his professional debut on November 9, 2013, at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, Нью Йорк, 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 Mashantucket жылы Foxwoods Resort Casino кезінде, Коннектикут. He followed that fight with a first round knockout of Marlon Farr on Тамыз 13 the BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York on Тамыз 13.

Chinese heavyweight Zhang “Big Bang” Zhilei (7-0, 4 КО) joins the undercard on Наурыз 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, Қытай.

 

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. Жылы 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. Тамызда 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. Наурызда 14, 2015, Zhang beat Eric George via a four-round unanimous decision at the Armory in Jersey City, Нью-Джерси. 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 Маусым 6. Next came a sixth round technical knockout win over Dennis Benson at The Playground in Atlantic City on Тамыз 15. To end the year, Zhang was featured on the undercard of the Қараша 21 Котто қарсы. Canelo mega-fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, where scored a four-round unanimous decision victory over Juan Goode.

 

Жергілікті Hayward, Калифорния сүйікті Aaron Coley (12-1-1, 6 KO-ның) faces a very stern test in a six-round junior middleweight bout against Құштарлықтарының Ryskeldiev (11-3-2, 7 КО) of West Hollywood, Калифорния, a Kyrgyzstan native who is undefeated in his last seven fights.

 

Туралы Наурыз 26, Coley will look follow his most recent victory, a unanimous decision over Jeremy Ramos onҚаңтар 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, Нью Йорк.

Ward қарсы. Barrera, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, Сенбі орын алады, Наурыз 26, 2016 Окленд Oracle Аренада, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticketmaster, Корпоративтік Саяхат Management Solutions (CTMS), қуанышты, Лифтинг, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. Іс-шара кезінде бастап HBO Әлем чемпионаты Бокс бойынша тікелей телевизиялық болады 9:45 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/PT. HBO телевизиялық ашу Джозеф Диас Jr болады. VS. Мигель Котто Promotions бірлесіп Golden Boy Promotions ұсынған NABF полулегком 10-тур күресте Jayson Velez.

 

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TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD AND UNDEFEATED SULLIVAN BARRERA SET FOR LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON SATURDAY, НАУРЫЗ 26 Окленд ORACLE аренада, CALIFORNIA

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НЬЮ ЙОРК, NY (Ақпан 9, 2016) - Roc Ұлт Спорт екі дүркін әлем чемпионы мен жоғары рейтингті фунт үшін фунт жойғыш Андре Уорд деп хабарлауға қуанышты (28-0, 15 КО) сақина оралады Сенбі, Наурыз 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 КО) in a 12-round bout at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, Калифорния. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® бастап 9:45 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/PT.

 

Бағаланған Билеттер $300, $150, $100, $50 мен $25, қолданылатын қызмет алымдар мен салықтарды қоса алғанда емес, go on sale Tuesday, Feb. 9 жанында 5:00 PM PT and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, телефон арқылы Ticketmaster.com және тегін онлайн (800) 745-3000.

 

“I don’t really have much to say other than this. Наурызда 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 деді. “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,«Дәуіт Itskowitch деді, 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. Наурыз 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.

 

Туралы Наурыз 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, Атқарушы вице-президенті, HBO спорт. “With a perfect record dating back to the age of 12 жаста, Andre has risen to every challenge as both an amateur and a professional, including world titles and an Olympic gold medal. Қазір, he takes on Barrera, one of the toughest challengers as Ward moves up the scale. Boxing fans won’t want to miss it.”

 

Оның ішіндегі сақина және оның жауынгердің сымның тыс оның күшті сипаты мен тұтастығын белгілі, Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, жарық ауыр салмақтағы бөлімінің жылы алтын медальмен шарықтау 2004 Афиныда Олимпиада ойындары. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, Ward Мұхаммед Әлидің ұнатып қосылды, Sugar Ray Леонард және Оскар Де Ла Хойя. Ол желтоқсан кәсіби қосулы 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. Ring Magazine және WBA Суперсредний әлем чемпионы болғаннан кейін, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Жыл сыйлығының Fighter (ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Ring Magazine және Америка бокс Жазушылар қауымдастығының), ол Ward қаңтар айында Roc Ұлт спорт эксклюзивті жарнамалық келісімге қол қойды, деп жарияланды 2015, Оның қабатты бокс мансап жаңа тарауды ашу. Bay Area өнім маусымда сақина оралды 20, 2015 Окленд оның туған жанкүйерлердің алдында Oracle Аренада, Paul Smith ішінде тоғызыншы дөңгелек нокаут жинады Калифорния және, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 13-year-old amateur. Уорд жақында мүлдем басқа рөлі үшін камера алдында баспалдақты, a part in the New Line/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros. feature “Creed.” Fellow Bay Area natives, директоры Райан Coogler және Фильмнің жұлдызы Майкл B. Иордания, ол фильм оның сараптама қамтамасыз мүмкін, сондықтан Ward жүзеге жетті. Ward бар камера алдында жұмыс істеуге қоса, Иордания Аполлон Creed ұлы ретінде оның рөлін дайындық Ward үйі жаттығу залында уақыт жұмсадық. Now it’s time for Ward to get back to his day job when he faces the undefeated Barrera on Наурыз 26.

 

Born in Guantanamo Bay, Куба, Barrera had an impressive amateur run with a record of 285-27. Әуесқой ретінде, he was able to earn World Amateur Championships in Germany, Куба, 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, Флорида. 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’sЖұма Түнгі күреседі, 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, Калифорния. 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, Флорида.

 

Ward қарсы. Barrera, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, орын алады Сенбі, Наурыз 26, 2016 Окленд Oracle Аренада, California and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 9:45 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/PT. Follow the conversation using #WardBarrera.

 

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