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НЬЮ-ЙОРК, Нью-Йорк (Февраль 9, 2016) - Roc Nation Спорт рада сообщить, что два-чемпион мира и топ-рейтингу фунт-для-фунта боец ​​Андре Уорд (28-0, 15 КО) вернется на ринг Суббота, Март 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 КО) in a 12-round bout at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, Калифорния. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing^® начиная с 9:45 p.m. И/PT.

 

Билеты по цене $300, $150, $100, $50 и $25, не включая применимые плата за обслуживание и налоги, go on sale Tuesday, Февраль. 9 на 5:00 PM PT and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, на сайте Ticketmaster.com и заряд по телефону (800) 745-3000.

 

“I don’t really have much to say other than this. Марта 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,"Сказал Уорд. “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,"Сказал Дэвид 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. Март 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.

 

На Март 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, Исполнительный вице-президент, HBO спорта. “With a perfect record dating back to the age of 12 лет, Andre has risen to every challenge as both an amateur and a professional, including world titles and an Olympic gold medal. Сейчас, he takes on Barrera, one of the toughest challengers as Ward moves up the scale. Boxing fans won’t want to miss it.”

 

Известный своим сильным характером и целостности вне кольца и инстинкт его воина внутри него, Мастерство и талант Уорда были очевидны в начале своей карьеры выдающегося любителя. Он мучил каждый титул в книгах, кульминацией с золотой медалью в полутяжелом весе на 2004 Олимпийские игры в Афинах. Как только мужского американского боксера требовать олимпийское золото поскольку 1996, Уорд присоединился подобных Мухаммеда Али, Шугар Рэй Леонард и Оскар Де Ла Хойя. Он стал профессионалом в декабре 18, 2004, забив второй раунде техническим нокаутом победу над Крисом Молина в Staples Center в борьбе, которая была по телевидению в прямом эфире на телеканале НВО. Он пошел на наберешь 27 больше побед с тех пор, строительство постоянно растущий легион поклонников в процессе. Став Ring Magazine и WBA в суперсреднем весе мира, Поднявшись на номер два пятна в списке фунт-для-фунта и выиграв 2011 Истребитель года премии (ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Ring Magazine и Ассоциации бокса писателей Америки), было объявлено, что Уорд подписал эксклюзивный рекламный договор с Roc Nation спорта в январе 2015, открываем новую главу в своей спортивной карьеры этажного. Продукт Bay Area вернулся на ринг в июне 20, 2015 на Oracle Arena перед своими поклонниками родном городе в Окленде, Калифорния и забил девятый тур нокаутом над Paul Smith, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 13-year-old amateur. Уорд недавно встала перед камерой для совершенно другой роли, a part in the New Line/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros. feature “Creed.” Fellow Bay Area natives, директор Райан Coogler и звезда фильма Michael B. Иордания, потянулся к Уорд, так что он может обеспечить свой опыт для фильма. В дополнение к работе перед камерой с Уордом, Иордания провел время в Уорда домашний спортзал в рамках подготовки к своей роли сына Аполлона Крида. Now it’s time for Ward to get back to his day job when he faces the undefeated Barrera on Март 26.

 

Born in Guantanamo Bay, Куба, Barrera had an impressive amateur run with a record of 285-27. Как любитель, he was able to earn World Amateur Championships in Germany, Куба, 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’sПятница Ночные бои, 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, Калифорния. Sullivan is trained by legendary trainer, Абель Санчес, 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.

 

Уорд против. Баррера, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, происходит Суббота, Март 26, 2016 на Oracle Arena в Окленде, California and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 9:45 p.m. И/PT. Follow the conversation using #WardBarrera.

 

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