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According to Abel Sanchez, trainer of WBC/IBO/WBA/IBF middleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32KOs), they would have no issue with fighting Andre Ward (30-0, 15KOs) at the super middleweight limit of 168-pounds.
LAS VEGAS, NV - Tickets for the most anticipated fight of the year go on sale to the public on Friday, Sept. 2 at 11:00 a.m. PT. The Saturday, Nov. 19 showdown between No. 2 Pound-for-Pound* and WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KOs) and No. 4 Pound for-Pound* and Two-Time World Champion Andre "S.O.G." Ward (30-0, 15 KOs) will crown the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Mulitple sources confirmed Saturday that contracts have been finalized for the Sergey Kovalev-Andre Ward showdown. As planned all along, their HBO Pay-Per-View fight will take place November 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. An official announcement is expected soon, but representatives for Kovalev and Ward could not be reached Saturday by BoxingScene.com.
Abel Sanchez, trainer of WBA/IBF/IBO/WBC middleweight king Gennady Golovkin, is still siding with Sergey Kovalev (30-0-1, 26KOs) to defeat Olympic gold medal winner Andre Ward (30-0, 15KOs) on November 19th.
John David Jackson, trainer for WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0, 26KOs), believes the lack of power in Olympic gold medal winner Andre Ward (30-0, 15KOs) will be his downfall on November 19th, likely at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Retired former super middleweight champion Carl Froch has tabbed IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0-1, 26KOs) as being the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
John David Jackson, trainer for WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0, 26KOs), is confident that his fighter's power will break down Olympic gold medal winner Andre Ward (30-0, 15KOs) on November 19th, likely at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
This weekend from the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, middleweight hopeful Luis 'Cuba' Arias makes another homecoming by facing Darryl Cunningham for the USBA and USNBC titles.
WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0, 26KOs) is looking ahead to the biggest test of his pro career, when he faces Olympic gold medal winner Andre Ward (30-0, 15KOs) on November 19th, likely at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Former two division world champion Timothy Bradley is not only backing Andre Ward to beat Sergey Kovalev - he expects the Olympic gold medalist to do it in style.