Andre Ward: record, next fight and profile →
Sauerland Event has confirmed to BoxingScene.com that the Home Depot Center in California is "one of the sites" being discussed for the Super Six semi-final bout between WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (23-0, 13KOs) and former IBF middleweight champ Arthur Abraham (32-2, 26KOs). The fight is scheduled for May 14.
Former middleweight king Arthur Abraham (32-2, 26 KOs) is not sweating the ending to Saturday's fight with Stjepan Bozic (24-5-15 KO) in Mulheim, Germany. It was set to be a tune-up to prepare for a May showdown with WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward, which takes place in the semi-finals of the Super Six tournament. Bozic injured his hand in the second round and was unable to contnue. Abraham is going back to camp and is now fully focused on Ward.
During a recent interview with Michigan Live, super middleweight Andre Dirrell revealed that he's ready to return to the ring after being cleared by a doctor on February 1. Dirrell has not fought since last March. In the fight, he slipped down to the mat in the eleventh round and was hit by a punch from Arthur Abraham. The referee issued a disqualification call on Abraham. Later on, he was set to face his close friend, Andre Ward, in the third stage of the Super Six tournament but he withdrew from the fight after claiming neurological problems that were related to the shot he took from Abraham.
WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch has no problem with traveling across the ocean to fight Glen Johnson in their semi-final bout in the Super Six tournament. The fight takes place on May 21. Froch has no problem with facing Johnson in Canada or Las Vegas. Even though Johnson is over 40-years of age, Froch is not taking him lightly. He watched as Johnson knocked out a much younger Allan Green in the third state of the Super Six.
A is for Andre Ward. He's WBA super-middleweight champion and could be the next big thing in the States.