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НЬЮ ЙОРК, NY (Хоёрдугаар сар 9, 2016) - Roc Nation Спортын зарлаж байгаадаа баяртай байна гэж хоёр удаа дэлхийн аварга, хамгийн өндөр үнэлгээ авсан фунт-г фунт сөнөөгч Андре Тойргийн (28-0, 15 Kos) дээрх бөгж буцаж болно Бямба гариг, Гуравдугаар 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, Калифорни. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® эхлэн 9:45 p.m. БОЛОН/PT.
Хэрэгслээр зорчих тасалбар үнэтэй $300, $150, $100, $50 болон $25, холбогдох үйлчилгээний хураамж, татвар, түүний дотор биш, go on sale Tuesday, Эцсийн. 9 үед 5:00 PM PT and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, утсаар Ticketmaster.com нь онлайн болон төлбөр нь (800) 745-3000.
“I don’t really have much to say other than this. Гуравдугаар нд 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,"Тойргийн байна. “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,"Давид Itskowitch байна, 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. Гуравдугаар 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.
Дээр Гуравдугаар 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, Гүйцэтгэх дэд ерөнхийлөгч, HBO Спорт. “With a perfect record dating back to the age of 12 Хуучин жил, Andre has risen to every challenge as both an amateur and a professional, including world titles and an Olympic gold medal. Одоо, he takes on Barrera, one of the toughest challengers as Ward moves up the scale. Boxing fans won’t want to miss it.”
Түүний хүчтэй зан чанар, бүрэн бүтэн байдал цагираг нь гадна, дотор нь түүний дайчин нь зөн билэг нь алдартай, Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, нь гэрэл хүнд жингийн хэлтсийн дахь алтан медаль нь дээд цэгтээ 2004 Афины олимпийн наадам. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, Тойргийн Мухаммед Али нь таалагддаг орсон, Sugar Ray Leonard, Оскар Де Ла Hoya. Тэрээр арванхоёрдугаар сарын мэргэжлийн болсон 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 сэтгүүл болон WBA Супер Middleweight Дэлхийн аварга болсныхоо дараа, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Он шагналыг Fighter (ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Ring сэтгүүл, АНУ-ын боксын зохиолчдын холбоо), Энэ нь Тойргийн нэгдүгээр сард Roc Nation Спорт бүхий онцгой сурталчилгааны гэрээнд гарын үсэг зурлаа гэж зарласан 2015, Түүний давхар, боксын карьерийн шинэ бүлгийг нээж. Bay Area бүтээгдэхүүний-нд бөгж эргэж ирсэн 20, 2015 Окленд түүний төрсөн хот фэнүүд өмнө Oracle-ийн Arena-д, Калифорни, Пол Смит гаруй ес дэх дугуй хасагдах гоол, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 13-year-old amateur. Тойргийн саяхан шал өөр дүрд камерын өмнө орлоо, a part in the New Line/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros. feature “Creed.” Fellow Bay Area natives, захирал Райн Coogler, кино од Майкл В. Жордан, Тэр кино нь түүний мэдлэгийг өгч болохын тулд тойргийн хүрч. Тойрог нь камерын өмнө ажиллаж гадна, Жордан Аполло Creed хүү түүний үүрэг бэлтгэл тойргийн гэр биеийн тамирын зааланд цагаа зарцуулсан. Now it’s time for Ward to get back to his day job when he faces the undefeated Barrera on Гуравдугаар 26.
Born in Guantanamo Bay, Куба улс, Barrera had an impressive amateur run with a record of 285-27. Сонирхогч хувьд, he was able to earn World Amateur Championships in Germany, Куба улс, 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’sБаасан Шөнийн тулаан, 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, Калифорни. 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.
Тойргийн сүсэг. Barrera, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, явагддаг Бямба гариг, Гуравдугаар 26, 2016 Окленд нь Oracle-ийн Arena-д, California and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 9:45 p.m. БОЛОН/PT. Follow the conversation using #WardBarrera.
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