NEW YORK, NY (Birželis 28, 2016) - "Roc Nation" Sportas yra malonu pranešti, kad du kartus pasaulio čempionas ir aukščiausios klasės svaras-už-svaras kovotojas Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) grįžta į žiedo antŠeštadienis, Rugpjūtis 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, Kalifornija. Renginys bus tiesiogiai transliuojamos HBO Pasaulio čempionatas Boksas® pradedant nuo 10:30 p.m. IR/PT.
Ward and Brand were slated to face each other last November on the pay-per-view undercard of Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez, but a leg injury forced Ward to withdraw from participation in the event.
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Ward prieš. Brand is a 12-round fight presented by Roc Nation Sports and sponsored by Corona Extra, the motion picture HANDS OF STONE: Tikra istorija Roberto Duran, Firmos kelionių valdymo sprendimai (Bendrijos prekių ženklų) and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 metų.
“We can get it on, šiuo momentu,Sakė Ward. “August 6oji, 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 Rugpjūtis 6,"Dovydas Itskowitch, COO bokso 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, Vykdantysis viceprezidentas, HBO Sportas. “On August 6oji, 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.”
Žinomas dėl savo stipraus charakterio ir vientisumą išorinio žiedo ir jo kario instinktą viduje jos, 32 year-old Andre Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. Jis udręczone kiekvieną titulą knygų, culminating in a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 2004 Olimpinės žaidynės Atėnuose, Graikija. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold in the past
decade, Ward prisijungė Mahometo Ali mėgsta, Cukrus Ray Leonard Oscar De La Hoya. Jis pasuko profesionalus gruodžio 18, 2004, balais antrojo turo techninis nokautas pergalę prieš Chris Molina Staples Center kovos, kuri buvo tiesiogiai transliuojamos HBO. Jis nuėjo prie stovo iki 27 daugiau pergalių, nes tada, pastato vis didėjančią legiono gerbėjų procese. Tapęs žiedas Magazine "ir" WBA vidutinio svorio pasaulio čempionu, auga į numerį dviejų vietoje ant svaras-už-svaras sąrašą ir laimėjo 2011 Kovotojas Metų apdovanojimas (ESPN, "Sports Illustrated", Žiedas Žurnalas ir bokso rašytojų asociacijos Amerikoje), buvo paskelbta, kad Ward pasirašė išskirtinę reklamos sutartį su Roc Nation Sports sausio 2015, atidaryti naują skyrių savo aukštų bokso karjerą. Bay Area gaminys grąžinamas žiedo birželio 20, 2015 tuo Oracle Arena priešais savo gimtajame gerbėjų Oakland, California ir pelnė devintą-turas nokautas per Paul 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. Jordanija, 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 raundai. 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 Laimėta. He burst on to the professional scene in 2009, scoring knockout wins in his first 12 fights and winning 15 jo pirmosios 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. Nuo to kovos, Gamintojas praėjo kiekvieną žiedo tyrimas su plaukioja spalvų, notching eight consecutive victories. Savo paskutinio priepuolio, 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, Floridos. 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 ir 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 Rugpjūtis 6 and thrust himself into light heavyweight title contention.
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