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NEW YORK, New York (Helmikuu 9, 2016) - Roc Nation Sports on ilo ilmoittaa, että kaksinkertainen maailmanmestari ja huippuluokan punta-for-pound taistelija Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) palaa rengas Lauantai, Maaliskuu 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, Kalifornia. KAKSINKERTAINEN MAAILMANMESTARI ANDRE WARD JA POWER PUNCHING KOLOMBIAN ALEXANDER BRAND SETTI LAUANTAILLE^® alkaa 9:45 p.m. JA/PT.

 

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“I don’t really have much to say other than this. Maaliskuun 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,"Sanoi 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,"Sanoi David Itskowitch, ”On suuri kunnia kohdata Andre Ward elokuussa. “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. Maaliskuu 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.

 

Päällä Maaliskuu 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, Varatoimitusjohtaja, HBO Urheilu. “With a perfect record dating back to the age of 12 vuotias, Andre has risen to every challenge as both an amateur and a professional, including world titles and an Olympic gold medal. Nyt, he takes on Barrera, one of the toughest challengers as Ward moves up the scale. Boxing fans won’t want to miss it.”

 

Tunnettu hänen voimakas luonne ja rehellisyys kehän ulkopuolella ja hänen soturin vaisto sisällä, Wardin taito ja lahjakkuus näkyivät hänen erinomaisen amatööriuransa alussa. Hän keräsi jokaisen kirjan nimen, huipentui kultaa valo raskaansarjan divisioonan 2004 Olympialaiset Ateenassa. Ainoa miespuolinen amerikkalainen nyrkkeilijä, joka on ansainnut olympiakultaa sen jälkeen 1996, Ward liittyi tykkää Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard ja Oscar De La Hoya. Hän kääntyi ammatillinen joulukuuta 18, 2004, teki toisen kierroksen teknisen pudotusvoiton Chris Molinaa vastaan ​​Staples Centerissä taistelussa, joka esitettiin suorana HBO: n televisiossa. Hän on jatkanut keräämistä 27 enemmän voittoja sen jälkeen, rakentaa jatkuvasti kasvavaa faneja legioonaa. Saatuaan Ring Magazine ja WBA Super Keskisarja maailmanmestari, nousen punnan toiselle sijalle listan toiselle sijalle ja voittamalla 2011 Fighter of the Year Award (ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Rengas Magazine ja Boxing Writers Association of America), se oli ilmoittanut, että Ward allekirjoittanut yksinomaisen myynninedistämiseen sopimuksen Roc Nation Urheilu tammikuussa 2015, avaa uuden luvun hänen kerroksisessa nyrkkeily uransa. Bay Area tuote palautetaan rengas kesäkuuta 20, 2015 klo Oracle Arena edessä kotikaupungissaan faneja Oakland, Kalifornia ja teki yhdeksännen kierroksen tyrmäyksellä yli Paul Smith, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 13-year-old amateur. Ward äskettäin astui edessä kamera täysin eri rooli, a part in the New Line/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros. feature “Creed.” Fellow Bay Area natives, johtaja Ryan Coogler ja elokuvan tähti Michael B. Jordan, tavoitti Ward, jotta hän voisi antaa hänen asiantuntemusta elokuva. Sen lisäksi työ edessä kamera Ward, Jordan vietti aikaa Wardin kotikuntosali valmisteltaessa roolistaan ​​Apollo Creed poika. Now it’s time for Ward to get back to his day job when he faces the undefeated Barrera on Maaliskuu 26.

 

Born in Guantanamo Bay, Kuuba, Barrera had an impressive amateur run with a record of 285-27. Kuten amatööri, he was able to earn World Amateur Championships in Germany, Kuuba, 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’sPerjantai Night Fights, 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, Kalifornia. 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, tapahtuu Lauantai, Maaliskuu 26, 2016 Oracle Arena in Oakland, California and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 9:45 p.m. JA/PT. Follow the conversation using #WardBarrera.

 

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