Andre Ward: record, next fight and profile →
Last month, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach worked the corner of Jean Pascal as he went up against WBO/WBA/IBF light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (29-0-1, 26KOs) at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.
Olympic gold medal winner Andre Ward is very motivated to face WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev in the fall. There is a deal in pace where both boxers will have up to two interim bouts because facing each other in the fall. Ward will return on March 26th against unbeaten Sullivan Barrera. Kovalev was back last month when he stopped Jean Pascal in seven rounds. He is scheduled to fight again in the summer, possibly on a June date in Russia.
Sergey Kovalev is looking toward a potential clash with Andre Ward that could take place later in 2016, a fight that would see Kovalev defend his three light heavyweight world titles against the undefeated former 168-pound champion.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that an agreement has been reached for former unified super middleweight champion Andre Ward (28-0, 15KOs) to face undefeated light heavyweight Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12KOs) on March 26th at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. The fight will headline an HBO Championship Boxing card with a co-feature bout to be announced in the near future.
John David Jackson, trainer for WBA/WBO/IBF light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (28-0-1, 25KOs), feels WBC champion Adonis Stevenson (2701, 22KOs) is the better fan friendly opponent when compared to Olympic gold medal winner Andre Ward (28-0, 15KOs).
Kathy Duva, CEO for Main Events, is keeping her fingers crossed that a showdown takes place later this year between her fighter WBA/WBO/IBF light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (28-0-1, 25KOs) and Olympic gold medal winner Andre Ward (28-0, 15KOs).
A recent article on BoxingScene.com revealed that a deal between former super middleweight and Super Six tournament winner Andre Ward and undefeated Cuban Sullivan Barrera was close to being reached for March 26th. If finalized the fight would take place at the Oracle Arena in Oakland and headline a HBO World Championship Boxing card.
According to the head of Main Events, Kathy Duva, discussions are still ongoing for a light heavyweight bout between Andre Ward (28-0, 15KOs) and Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12KOs), that would take place on March 26th in Oakland, California on HBO.
Edwin Rodriguez did not spend too long in the ring last year, but he was content with two stoppage victories, both of which were crowd-pleasers. In particular, his shoot-out with Michael Seals last November in which he tasted the canvas for the first time, showed his determination to bounce back and stop a previously unbeaten opponent.
Friday morning, BoxingScene.com broke the news that former 168 pound champion and Super Sox winner Andre Ward (28-0, 15KOs) would face unbeaten light heavyweight Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12KOs) on March 26th at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.