Andre Ward: record, next fight and profile →
Light heavyweight contender Andre Ward (30-0, 15KOs) is not being distracted, or riled up, by any of the statements being made by IBF/WBA/WBO champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0, 26KOs) and his trainer John David Jackson.
Andre Ward Video Interview - Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will try to regain a share of the world super welterweight crown he last held three years ago by dethroning Britain's undefeated Liam "Beefy" Smith on Saturday. Both fighters made the junior middleweight limit of 154 on Friday, with Canelo fully stripping down to make it.
Bernard Hopkins has urged undefeated world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin to challenge himself by taking on the winner of November's light-heavyweight bout between Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev.
New York, New York - John David Jackson has been around the sport of boxing for his whole life as a boxer and trainer. He has a tall task on his hands when he prepares his best fighter, IBF/WBA/WBO 175-pound champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KO's) to defeat a pound for pound mainstay in Andre Ward (30-0, 15 KO's).
These are some questions that will come into play when unified light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KO's) defends his titles against Andre Ward (30-0, 15 KO's) on November 19th inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on November 19th.
New York, New York- Andre Ward (30-0, 15 KO's) has all of the credentials when it comes to being at the top of the sport. He won Olympic gold, cleaned out the super middleweight division, and has been on the pound for pound list for several years.
NEW YORK – Andre Ward chose his words carefully. He avoided detracting from the most noteworthy victory on Sergey Kovalev’s record – an unforeseen, 12-round domination of the legendary Bernard Hopkins in November 2014. The undefeated former super middleweight champion respects Hopkins’ accomplishments and his place in boxing history, particularly what Hopkins was able to do as a 49-year-old world champion prior to Kovalev beating him.
Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez has assumed the top spot on most mythical pound-for-pound boxing lists. BoxingScene.com, The Ring magazine and espn.com are among the media outlets that rank the unbeaten WBC flyweight champion as the No. 1 boxer, pound-for-pound, in the world. Ranking boxers from different weight classes on the same list obviously is a subjective science, but count Andre Ward among those that are certain he and Sergey Kovalev will fight for boxing’s pound-for-pound championship November 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (HBO Pay-Per-View; $69.95 in HD; $59.95 in SD).
New York, New York - The CEO of Main Events worked incredibly hard to put together the best possible fight to be made in boxing between her fighter, light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KO's), and challenger Andre Ward(30-0, 15 KO's). There may have been some concern of the fight not being formally announced because of some details that needed some ironing out with Ward's promoters, Roc Nation Sports. The details are ironed out and the fight will take place in Las Vegas at the new T-Mobile Arena on November 19th.
New York, New York - The war of pleasantries seemed to have begun at the recent press conference to kick off the highly anticipated showdown taking place on November 19th in Las Vegas between Andre Ward (30-0, 15 KO's) and Sergey Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KO's).