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NEW YORK, NY (Şubat 9, 2016) - Roc Ulus Spor duyurmaktan mutluluk olduğunu İki Saatleri Dünya Şampiyonu ve üst puan pound-için-kiloluk avcı Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) üzerine halka dönecektir Cumartesi, Mart 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, Kaliforniya. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® başlayan 9:45 um. VE/PT.
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“I don’t really have much to say other than this. Mart'ta 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,"Ward dedi. “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,"David Itskowitch dedi, 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. Mart 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.
Üzerinde Mart 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, Genel Müdür Yardımcısı, HBO Spor. “With a perfect record dating back to the age of 12 Eski yıllar, Andre has risen to every challenge as both an amateur and a professional, including world titles and an Olympic gold medal. Şimdi, he takes on Barrera, one of the toughest challengers as Ward moves up the scale. Boxing fans won’t want to miss it.”
Onun güçlü karakteri ve bütünlük ring dışında ve içinde onun savaşçının içgüdüsü bilinen, Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, ışık ağır sıklette altın madalya ile sonuçlanan 2004 Atina Olimpiyat Oyunları. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, Ward Muhammad Ali sever katıldı, Sugar Ray Leonard ve Oscar De La Hoya. O Aralık'ta profesyonel döndü 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. Halka Dergisi ve WBA Süper Orta Siklet Dünya Şampiyonu olduktan sonra, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Yılın Fighter (ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Halka Dergisi ve Amerika Boks Yazarları Derneği), o Ward Ocak ayında Roc Milleti Sports ile özel bir promosyon anlaşması imzaladı duyuruldu 2015, Onun katlı boks kariyerinde yeni bir bölüm açılması. Bay Area ürün Haziran'da halka döndü 20, 2015 Oakland memleketi taraftarların önünde Oracle Arena'da, Kaliforniya ve Paul Smith üzerinde dokuzuncu yuvarlak nakavt attı, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 13-year-old amateur. Ward son zamanlarda tamamen farklı bir rol için kamera karşısına istifa, a part in the New Line/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Warner Bros. feature “Creed.” Fellow Bay Area natives, yönetmen Ryan Coogler ve filmin yıldızı Michael B. Ürdün, O film için yaptığı uzmanlık sağlamak, böylece Ward uzandı. Ward ile kamera karşısına çalışmaya ek olarak, Ürdün Apollo Creed oğlu rolüyle hazırlık Ward'ın ev spor salonunda zaman geçirdim. Now it’s time for Ward to get back to his day job when he faces the undefeated Barrera on Mart 26.
Born in Guantanamo Bay, Küba, Barrera had an impressive amateur run with a record of 285-27. Bir amatör olarak, he was able to earn World Amateur Championships in Germany, Küba, 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’sCuma Gece savaşır, 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, Kaliforniya. 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, yer alır Cumartesi, Mart 26, 2016 Oakland Oracle Arena'da, California and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 9:45 um. VE/PT. Follow the conversation using #WardBarrera.
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