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न्यु योर्कका, NY (फेब्रुअरी 9, 2016) - Roc राष्ट्र खेल घोषणा गर्न पाउँदा खुसी हुनुहुन्छ कि दुई-समय विश्व च्याम्पियन र शीर्ष रेटेड पाउन्ड-लागि-पाउन्ड लडाकु Andre वडा (28-0, 15 KOS) मा घन्टी फर्कन हुनेछ शनिबार, मार्च 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, क्यालिफोर्निया. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® मा शुरुवात 9:45 p.m. र/PT.
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“I don’t really have much to say other than this. मार्च मा 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,"वडा भन्नुभयो. “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,"दाऊदले Itskowitch भन्नुभयो, 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. मार्च 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.
मा मार्च 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, कार्यकारी उपाध्यक्ष, एचबीओ खेल. “With a perfect record dating back to the age of 12 वर्ष पुराना, Andre has risen to every challenge as both an amateur and a professional, including world titles and an Olympic gold medal. अब, he takes on Barrera, one of the toughest challengers as Ward moves up the scale. Boxing fans won’t want to miss it.”
आफ्नो बलियो चरित्र र निष्ठा र घन्टी बाहिर र यो भित्र आफ्नो योद्धा गरेको प्रेरणा लागि जानिन्छ, Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, यस मा ज्योति हैवीवेट विभाजन मा एक स्वर्ण पदक संग culminating 2004 एथेन्स ओलम्पिक खेल. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, वडा मुहम्मद अली को रुचि सामेल, चीनी रे लियोनार्ड र ओस्कार डी ला Hoya. उहाँले डिसेम्बर मा व्यावसायिक फर्केर 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. यो रिङ पत्रिका र WBA सुपर Middleweight विश्व च्याम्पियन बन्ने भएपछि, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 वर्ष पुरस्कार सेनानी (ईएसपीएन, खेल इलस्ट्रेटेड, रिङ पत्रिका र अमेरिका को बक्सिङ लेखक संघ), यो वडा जनवरी मा Roc राष्ट्र खेल संग एक अनन्य प्रचार सम्झौता हस्ताक्षर भनेर घोषणा गरेको थियो 2015, आफ्नो storied बक्सिङ क्यारियर मा नयाँ अध्याय शीर्षकमाथिको. खाडी क्षेत्र उत्पादन जुन मा घन्टी फर्के 20, 2015 ओकल्याण्ड मा आफ्नो गृहनगर प्रशंसक अगाडि बजेट एरिना मा, क्यालिफोर्निया र पावलले स्मिथ भन्दा एक नबौ-गोल knockout गोल, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 13-year-old amateur. वडा हालै एक पूर्ण विभिन्न भूमिका लागि क्यामेरा अगाडि कदम, a part in the New Line/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros. feature “Creed.” Fellow Bay Area natives, निर्देशक रयान Coogler र फिलिम गरेको सितारा माइकल बी. जोर्डन, उहाँले फिलिम लागि आफ्नो विशेषज्ञता प्रदान गर्न सक्छ भनेर वडा बाहिर पुगेको. वडा संग क्यामेरा अगाडि काम गर्न साथै, जोर्डन अपोलो सिद्धन्त छोरा रूपमा आफ्नो भूमिका लागि तयारी मा वडा घरमा जिम मा समय. Now it’s time for Ward to get back to his day job when he faces the undefeated Barrera on मार्च 26.
Born in Guantanamo Bay, क्युबा, Barrera had an impressive amateur run with a record of 285-27. एक शौकिया रूपमा, he was able to earn World Amateur Championships in Germany, क्युबा, 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, फ्लोरिडा. 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’sशुक्रबार रात झगडे, 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, क्यालिफोर्निया. 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, फ्लोरिडा.
वडा बनाम. Barrera, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, ठाँउ लिन्छ शनिबार, मार्च 26, 2016 ओकल्याण्ड मा Oracle एरिना मा, California and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 9:45 p.m. र/PT. Follow the conversation using #WardBarrera.
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