Sullivan Barrera: record, next fight and profile →
Two-time Olympic gold medal winner Guillermo Rigondeaux believes countryman, unbeaten heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs), will have a very tough task later tonight when he faces former super middleweight king Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs).
Unbeaten heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) is confident of upsetting one of the best fighters in the world, Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs), when they face each other later tonight.
by Cliff Rold - Win and we all have something to look forward to. The first is the task for former super middleweight champion Andre Ward: win. The latter is the prize for fans looking for the sort of showdown that 2016 so far lacks. Recently some very good fights were added to the slate, but the best of them just sounds very good.
Number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) is prepared to take the fight to top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) on Saturday night.
Moving on from a lengthy stay as the World super middleweight king, Ward came in at a healthy 174.8 lbs. for his first bout as a full-fledged light heavyweight. Barrera - already an established contender in the division - was lighter at 174.4 lbs., boasting a top-heavy sculpted physique.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- It's seems a foregone conclusion that Andre Ward will get his long-anticipated shot at unified light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev later this year.
Andre Ward is officially ready to make his light heavyweight run. Standing in his way is fellow unbeaten Sullivan Barrera, as both made weight for their HBO-televised headliner Saturday evening from Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Moving on from a lengthy stay as the World super middleweight king, Ward came in at a healthy 174.8 lbs. for his first bout as a full-fledged light heavyweight. Barrera - already an established contender in the division - was lighter at 174.4 lbs., boasting a top-heavy sculpted physique.
By Keith Idec - Andre Ward wants to make history and prove his greatness. Those are the primary reasons, according to the undefeated former super middleweight champion, that he has moved up from 168 pounds to 175. If Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) beats Cuban-born Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) in his first legitimate light heavyweight fight Saturday night at Oakland’s Oracle Arena (HBO), he is contractually committed to facing unbeaten IBF/WBA/WBO 175-pound champion Sergey Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KOs) later this year.
After shadowboxing in the ring and a few rounds on the punching bags, all four fighters participated in interviews with media members in attendance. Super Bowl Champion and Oakland native Marshawn Lynch, an avid Andre Ward supporter, made a special appearance during the workout in support of Ward
I used to drive by Oracle Arena on 880 as a kid on my way to King’s Gym and wonder if I could make it there one day and [trainer] Virgil [Hunter] used to say with confidence, ‘You’re going to headline there.’ As I got older, I used to go to some of the cards put on in the arena. I was still an amateur and I would just dream. Next thing you know, in 2009, I was in a sink or swim fight against Edison Miranda. If I won, there was probably a good chance that I would get a title shot and the rest is history. Here we are again, it’s my 7th time at Oracle and it’s still a blessing