By Dan Ambrose: Andre Ward (29-0, 15 KOs) and previously unbeaten Sullivan Barrera (17-1, 12 KOs) brought in an average of 1.064 million viewers with a peak of 1.152 million viewers on HBO Boxing in their fight last Saturday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
This was the first of Ward’s three-fight contract with HBO Boxing. His second fight will be taking place this summer barring any unforeseen injury on Ward’s part. If he wins that fight, then he’ll be facing IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev in November on HBO pay-per-view.