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By Jake Donovan - Rare is the occasion when a fighter chooses his hometown debut as the time in his career to take a dramatic step up in competition.
Even more of an anomaly these days, it seems, is that an American amateur boxer can play the system well enough to capture Olympic gold.
It’s only fitting that Andre Ward becomes the guy to merges all of those worlds together for this weekend’s homecoming, when he faces Edison Miranda at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California (Saturday, Showtime 9PM ET/PT).
His level of competition notwithstanding, Ward (18-0, 12KO) is even more of a unique figure in the sport than when he first turned pro more than five years ago. At the time of his pro debut, which aired live on HBO, he was the only member of the 2004 US Olympic boxing team as well as the first US amateur in eight years to bring home the gold. [details]
Even more of an anomaly these days, it seems, is that an American amateur boxer can play the system well enough to capture Olympic gold.
It’s only fitting that Andre Ward becomes the guy to merges all of those worlds together for this weekend’s homecoming, when he faces Edison Miranda at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California (Saturday, Showtime 9PM ET/PT).
His level of competition notwithstanding, Ward (18-0, 12KO) is even more of a unique figure in the sport than when he first turned pro more than five years ago. At the time of his pro debut, which aired live on HBO, he was the only member of the 2004 US Olympic boxing team as well as the first US amateur in eight years to bring home the gold. [details]
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