Kovalev vs. Ward

By Dan Ambrose: IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev and former super middleweight champion Andre Ward will be fighting on November 19, on HBO pay-per-view at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kovalev’s promoter Kathy Duva, and Ward’s promoters at Roc Nation Sports have both requested the November 19 date with the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), and they both want the T-Mobile Arena venue, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. However, the Ward and Kovalev will both need to win their interim fights in order for them to face each other on the November 19 date.

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By Allan Fox: Andre Ward (29-0, 15 KOs) says the contracts have been signed by him and IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KOs) for their fight this November at a still to be determined date and venue.

Ward, 32, says he doesn’t yet know what the specific date and venue is, but he’s looking forward to the fight. Ward will be looking to get in another tune-up fight to get ready for the Kovalev fight. He expects the tune-up to be in the summer. There’s been talk of Ward possibly fighting Andrzej Fonfara next, but it remains to be seen if that fight will happen.

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By Dan Ambrose: If Andre Ward gets past Sullivan Barrera next month on Marcy 26, he’ll be facing IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev on November 19. That’s the working date for the Kovalev-Ward fight, according to Dan Rafael.

Ward has to get past the hard hitting Barrera first in their fight on HBO PPV. There’s also the possibility that Ward will be taking another fight before the Kovalev fight, as it looks like HBO isn’t counting Ward’s pull out from last November as his first fight of his three-fight contract with them.

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By Dan Ambrose: The proposed date for the HBO pay-per-view fight between IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KOs) and Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) is November 19. However, Ward will need to win his next fight against unbeaten Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) on March 26 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

Kovalev doesn’t have a fight scheduled yet after his second win over Jean Pascal last January. Kovalev will need to fight again unless he wants to wait for Ward’s fight against Barrera to get done next month and go straight into that fight.

Ward is going by the impression that he his fight against Barrera will be his first fight of his three-fight contract with HBO rather than his second fight.

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By Allan Fox: Former WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) confirms that he will be looking to fight IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev later on this year. This is a fight that Ward really wants to take, as he is interested in creating a legacy for himself as a great fighter.

The only way for him to do that is to take on the best guys in the sport. Ward moved up from super middleweight after looking at the limited amount of potential fights in that division for him. Once Carl Froch retired from the sport, it left Ward with few options for big fights at 168. This helped him make a decision to move up to 175 so that could go after guys like Kovalev.

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