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NEW YORK, NY (Február 9, 2016) - Roc Nation Sport örömmel jelenti be, hogy a kétszeres világbajnok és a legjobb minősítésű font-for-pound harcos Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KO) Visszatér a gyűrűt Szombat, Március 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 KO) in a 12-round bout at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, Kalifornia. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® kezdődő 9:45 p.m. ÉS/PT.
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“I don’t really have much to say other than this. Március 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,"Mondta 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,"Mondta 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. Március 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.
Tovább Március 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, Executive Vice President, HBO Sports. “With a perfect record dating back to the age of 12 éves, Andre has risen to every challenge as both an amateur and a professional, including world titles and an Olympic gold medal. Most, he takes on Barrera, one of the toughest challengers as Ward moves up the scale. Boxing fans won’t want to miss it.”
Ismert az ő erős jellemű, feddhetetlen a ringen kívül, és a harcos ösztön benne, Ward és tehetséggel volt nyilvánvaló már az ő kiemelkedő amatőr karrier. Ő törte fel minden címet a könyvek, amelynek végén egy aranyérmet a félnehézsúlyú körzet a 2004 Athéni Olimpiai Játékok. Mivel az egyetlen hím amerikai bokszoló igényelni olimpiai aranyat óta 1996, Ward csatlakozott az szereti a Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard és Oscar De La Hoya. Megfordult a szakmai december 18, 2004, pontozási második fordulóban technikai kiütéssel legyőzte Chris Molina a Staples Center-ben a harc, hogy a televízió is közvetítette élőben az HBO-n. Ő ment a rack 27 több győzelmet azóta, épület egyre növekvő légió rajongók a folyamat. Miután tudomást a Ring Magazin és a WBA középsúlyú világbajnok Super, emelkedik a szám két helyszínen a font-for-pound listán, és megnyerte a 2011 Fighter of the Year Award (ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Ring Magazine és a Boxing Writers Association of America), bejelentették, hogy Ward írt alá kizárólagos promóciós megállapodást Roc Nation Sport januárban 2015, nyit új fejezetet a legendás ökölvívó karrierjét. A Bay Area terméket visszatért a ringbe június 20, 2015 A Oracle Arena előtt szülővárosában rajongók Oakland, Kalifornia és szerzett egy kilencedik menetben kiütötte több mint Paul Smith, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 13-year-old amateur. Ward a közelmúltban lépett a kamera előtt egy teljesen más szerepet, a part in the New Line/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros. feature “Creed.” Fellow Bay Area natives, rendező Ryan Coogler és a film csillaga, Michael B. Jordánia, kinyúlt, hogy Ward, hogy tudta biztosítani a szakértelem a film. Amellett, hogy dolgozik a kamera előtt Ward, Jordan töltött idő a Ward otthoni tornaterem felkészülés ő szerepe, mint az Apollo Creed fia. Now it’s time for Ward to get back to his day job when he faces the undefeated Barrera on Március 26.
Born in Guantanamo Bay, Kuba, Barrera had an impressive amateur run with a record of 285-27. Mint egy amatőr, 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’sPéntek 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, zajlik Szombat, Március 26, 2016 A Oracle Arénában Oakland, California and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 9:45 p.m. ÉS/PT. Follow the conversation using #WardBarrera.
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