Andre Ward-Sullivan Barrera pulls in a million viewers
Andre Ward made his return to HBO after two years with an impressive and fun bout against Sullivan Barrera that netted an average of 1,064,000 viewers on the premium channel. The fight which had a little over 9,000 fans in attendance seemed to capture nationwide attention as the main event peaked
Ward triumphant in return, Diaz Jr. impressive in HBO debut
Andre Ward, (29-0, 15 KOs) made his light heavyweight debut as he earned a twelve round unanimous decision over the Sullivan Barrera, (17-1, 12 KOs), a tough Cuban defector who was the #1 contender for the IBF light heavyweight title on Saturday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
Ward-Barrera weigh-in results
Andre Ward 174.8 Sullivan Barrera 174.4 lbs. Joseph Diaz Jr. 125.8 Jayson Velez Daniel Franco 126 German Meraz ??? Junior Younan 173.4 Christian Solorzano 176.6* Maurice Hooker 140.2 Wilfrido Buelvas 138.8 Aaron Coley 157.2 Urmat Ryskeldiev 155.8 Zhilei Zhang 253.4 Tyree Ortiz 282.2 Rudy Puga 162.8 Carlos Lozano 162.2
Andre Ward full media workout, addresses critics
Andre Ward media day scrum (video)
The complete media scrum of Andre Ward for his bout prior to Sullivan Barrera
Ward-Barrera Undercard announced
The non-televised undercard of Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) and Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) in a twelve round IBF eliminator for the mandatory position at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on March 26 has been announced.as previously known the HBO telecast will begin with Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez in
JoJo Diaz versus Jayson Velez set as co-main event for Ward-Barrera
In a very interesting crossroads fight for both fighters, 2012 Olympian Joseph “Jojo” Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 KOs) will make his HBO debut as he faces the ever confusing Puerto Rican Jayson “La Maravilla” Velez (23-1-1, 16 KOs) at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. The 10-round featherweight fight will open the
Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera set for March 26th
Roc Nation Sports has announced that former world champion 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)
Ward rumored to face Barrera on March 26th in Oakland, CA
Andre Ward seems to be getting ready to get back to action to face one of the most feared light heavyweights out currently. Ward whom is largely reported to face Sergey Kovalev has been largely rumored to face IBF light heavyweight number one contender Sullivan Barrera, who is promoted by Kovalev’s
Andre Ward off Canelo-Cotto PPV
Due to a knee injury Andre Ward will be unable to fight on November 21st pay-per-view undercard of Miguel Cotto versus Saul “Canelo” Alvarez at the Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. The bout will more than likely be replaced by Randy Caballero versus Lee Haskins, but nothing has