Andre Ward: record, next fight and profile →
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman is not happy with the selection of officials for last Saturday's fight between light heavyweights Sergey Kovalev (30-1-1, 26KOs) and Andre Ward (31-0, 15KOs).
WBO, WBA, IBF light heavyweight champion Andre Ward (31-0, 15KOs) has yet to confirm the existence of an immediate rematch clause, but former beltholder Sergey Kovalev (30-1-1, 26KOs), and his promoter Main Events, are adamant about their contractual right to an immediate second fight.
IBF, WBA, WBO light heavyweight champ Andre Ward (31-0, 15KOs) has a message for anyone still questioning his victory over Sergey Kovalev from this past Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Last Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, veteran trainer Abel Sanchez sat ringside and watched Andre Ward win a twelve round unanimous decision over Sergey Kovalev to capture the IBF, WBO, WBA light heavyweight world titles.
The light heavyweight division continues to be one of the most prominent in the entire sport, not least with last Saturday’s super fight between Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev which divided opinion across the board. Furthermore, there is still WBC champion Adonis Stevenson and rising puncher Artur Beterbiev at 175lbs, another Russian who defeated Kovalev twice in the amateurs.
Former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez has often debated the subject of who is better - Sergey Kovalev (30-1-1, 26KOs) or Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33KOs).
Russian boxing legend Kostya Tszyu was not very happy with the performance of Sergey Kovalev from last Saturday night in Las Vegas. He lost a very close twelve round unanimous decision to Andre Ward at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Sergey Kovalev’s promoter is hopeful her fighter will get another shot at Andre Ward sometime in April. Kathy Duva, chief executive officer for New Jersey-based Main Events, told BoxingScene.com on Wednesday that HBO Sports has an April date for a pay-per-view card. Depending on various financial factors, it’s also possible that a Ward-Kovalev rematch could air live on HBO.
Last Saturday's fight between Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev is still generating a lot of debates between fans and industry experts alike. Ward (31-0, 15KOs) had a disastrous start after going down in the second and Kovalev (30-1, 26KOs) controlled most of the first six rounds. He boxed his way to a close twelve round unanimous decision to capture the WBA, IBF, WBO light heavyweight titles.
This past Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, light heavyweight contender Oleksandr Gvozdyk (12-0, 10KOs) made a big statement at 175-pounds - when he stopped the very durable Isaac Chilemba (24-5-2, 10KOs) in eight rounds.