Respected trainer Abel Sanchez believes Andre Ward has passed his prime ahead of next Saturday’s fight against Sullivan Barrera. Sanchez, who trains Barrera, was speaking to FightHubTV: “I think 5 years ago when he won the Super Six – that’s the Ward we have to worry about. This Ward is a little easier though still a difficult fight.”
Abel Sanchez suspects Sullivan Barrera’s natural size advantage over Andre Ward will be a big factor in their fight March 26. The 6-foot-2 Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) has competed at cruiserweight and light heavyweight since he turned pro in August 2009. The 6-foot Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) won a gold medal at 178 pounds during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but has boxed almost exclusively as a middleweight and super middleweight since he made his pro debut in December 2004.
Former light heavyweight title challenger Ismayl Sillakh (23-2) is currently serving as a sparring partner for unbeaten Cuban Sullivan Barrera (17-0) in Big Bear, Calif. Barrera faces Andre Ward (28-0) on March 26th in a HBO televised main event.
Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) will return to the ring on Saturday, March 26, to begin his assault on the light heavyweight division when he takes on undefeated and number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) in a 12-round bout at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, California.
Ukrainian light heavyweight contender Ismayl Sillakh is one of the few fighters to have had the opportunity to spar with both Andre Ward and Sullivan Barrera.
Unbeaten light heavyweight Sullivan Barrera (17-0) will enter the ring against former unified super middleweight champion Andre Ward (28-0) with a chip on his shoulder. The fight goes down on March 26th in Ward's hometown of Oakland, California at the Oracle Arena with HBO televising the bout live.
Cuban light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0) is currently in the high altitude of Big Bear, Calif. training for his March 26th HBO televised clash against Andre Ward (28-0).
BoxingScene.com recently spoke with Sullivan Barrera (17-0) who faces Andre Ward (28-0) on March 26th in a HBO televised main event. The bout takes place in Ward's backyard of Oakland, Calif.
One of the world's greatest fighter's, Andre Ward, returns to BoxNation exclusively live on Saturday 26th March when he faces undefeated challenger Sullivan Barrera. BoxNation secures its position as The Channel of Champions with four of the current top ten best pound-for-pound fighters in the world showcasing their skills on BoxNation this year with Sergey Kovalev last month, Terence Crawford this Saturday night and Guillermo Rigondeaux next month.
Egis Klimas, manager for WBO/WBA/IBF light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev, is not ruling out the possibility of an upset on March 26th, when unbeaten contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12KOs) of Cuba will face former super middleweight king Andre Ward (28-0, 15KOs) at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.