WARD WILL PARTICIPATE IN CO-FEATURE OF Miguel COTTO VS. Canelo Alvarez AT THE MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER IN LAS VEGAS NYOB RAU HBO NYIAJ-IB-SAIB
Pawg ntseeg pom zoo KOM NTAU Sib ntaus LUS NROG HBO BOXING
TSHIAB YORK, NY (Lub kaum hli ntuj 29, 2015) - Roc teb chaws kev ua si yog txaus siab ncha moo tias Ob-Lub sij hawm ntiaj teb tau zus ib thiab nyob saum phaus-rau-phaus fighter Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) yuav rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib rau Saturday, Nov. 21 nyob rau hauv tus nqi- feature rau cov Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez middleweight lub ntiaj teb Championship showdown uas yuav tau ua thiab faib nyob los ntawm HBO Them-Ib-Saib. Ward tau kos npe rau ib tug tsuas yog multi-sib ntaus ntawv cog lus nrog HBO uas yuav pib nrog pawg ntseeg cov Nov. 21 sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv The Mandalay Bay Txheej xwm Center nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. Thaum ntxuav tawm lub super middleweight faib, Pawg ntseeg, 31, yuav tau ua nws debut nyob rau hauv lub 175-phaus lub teeb heavyweight faib tawm tsam ib tug nrog sib ntaus yuav tsum tau tshaj tawm.
"HBO yog lub premier network nyob rau hauv boxing thiab tau ib tug zoo lub tsev rau kuv ob yam li ib tug fighter thiab ib tug commentator,"Pawg ntseeg hais tias. "Kuv ua rau kuv kev debut rau HBO ze li ntawm 11 xyoo dhau los thiab kuv zoo siab heev yuav tawm mus rau tom ntej no theem ntawm kuv ua hauj lwm nyob rau ntawm lub lub teeb heavyweight faib rau HBO. Kuv pab thiab kuv muaj zog ntawm kev ua hauj lwm kev npaj rau Nov. 21 thiab tus kiv cua yuav tau txais lwm muaj zog ua tau zoo nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. "
"Tag nrho cov ntawm peb ntawm Roc teb chaws kev ua si yog zoo siab heev rau tus hlub nrog HBO raws li peb embark rau tus tom ntej tshooj nyob rau hauv lub storied hauj lwm ntawm Andre Ward,"Hais tias David Itskowitch, COO Boxing Roc Nation Sports. “Starting this multi-fight agreement and Andre’s quest to conquer the light heavyweight division with a fight on the highly anticipated Nov. 21 pay-per-view event is a fitting way to kick things off. Peb yog cia siab hais tias Nov. 21 yog thawj kauj ruam mus rau ib tug 2016 showdown nrog Sergey Kovalev. "
"Los ntawm Olympic kub medalist, rau ob-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb champion, rau winning tag nrho cov 28 ntawm nws kev bouts thiab dominating lub super middleweight faib, Andre Ward tau pom hais tias nws yog cov finest ua yeeb nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv,"Hais tias Ken Hershman, Thawj Tswj Hwm, HBO kev ua si. "Peb yog siab muaj Andre raws li ib feem ntawm peb cov tsev neeg, sib ntaus sib tua heev dua lwm yam rau lub HBO platforms. "
"Andre yog ib tug txiv neej ntawm siab kev ncaj ncees thiab kev hwm li ntawd, peb yeej zoo siab yuav pab tau xa ib tug multi-sib ntaus deal rau nws nyob rau hauv premier network nyob rau hauv boxing,"Hais tias James tub huabtais thiab Josh Dubin, Ward kev tswj pab neeg. "Nyob rau hauv tsiv mus rau lub teeb heavyweight, peb muaj tsis muaj tsis ntseeg tias Andre yuav khaws qhov twg nws tshuav tawm nyob rau hauv lub super middleweight faib – raws li qhov zoo tshaj plaws phaus-rau-phaus fighter nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. We are extremely thankful to HBO and Roc Nation Sports for the opportunity.”
Paub txog nws tus ua cim muaj zog thiab kev ncaj ncees nyob sab nraum lub nplhaib thiab nws warrior tus xav hauv nws, Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, culminating nrog ib tug kub puav pheej nyob rau hauv lub teeb heavyweight faib nyob rau 2004 Olympic ua si nyob rau hauv Athens. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, Ward koom cov yam koj nyiam ntawm Muhammad Ali, Qab Zib Ray Leonard thiab Oscar tsib La Hoya. Nws muab kev rau hlis ntuj nqeg 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. Tom qab ua lub nplhaib Magazine thiab WBA Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Fighter ntawm lub xyoo puav pheej (ESPN, Cov kev ua si taw qhia, Nplhaib Magazine thiab cov Boxing Writers Association of America), nws tau tshaj tawm tias Ward kos npe ib tug tsuas yog promotional ntawv cog lus nrog Roc teb chaws kev ua si nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj 2015, qhib ib tug tshiab tshooj nyob rau hauv nws storied boxing hauj lwm. Lub Bay Area khoom xa rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib rau Lub rau hli ntuj 20, 2015 nyob rau Oracle Arena nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm nws hometown cov kiv cua nyob rau hauv Oakland, California thiab tau qhab nia ib tug cuaj-round knockout tshaj Paul Smith, txuas ntxiv nws unbeaten streak uas hnub rov qab mus rau thaum nws yog ib tug 13 xyoo pib xyaum ua. Ward nyuam qhuav mus kiag rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm lub koob yees duab rau ib tug txawv kiag li lub luag hauj lwm, ib feem nyob rau hauv lub tom ntej Tshiab Kab / Xov-Goldwyn-Mayer / Warner Bros. feature "Creed,"Ntaus theaters rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 25, ib tug ob peb hnub tom qab kev sib ntaus lub lim tiam. Khub Bay Area txwm, tus thawj coj Ryan Coogler thiab cov zaj duab xis lub hnub qub Michael B. Jordan, hu tawm mus rau Ward li tias nws yuav muab nws kev txawj ntse rau cov zaj duab xis. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm lub koob yees duab nrog Ward, Jordan siv sij hawm nyob rau Ward lub tsev gym nyob rau hauv kev npaj rau nws lub luag hauj lwm raws li Apollo Creed tus tub.