Ward-Barrera

Ward-Barrera averages 1.064M viewers on HBO

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1-WardBarrera_HoganphotosBy 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.

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Sanchez: Ward can’t beat Kovalev

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1-WardBarrera_Hoganphotos2By Allan Fox: Abel Sanchez, the trainer for Sullivan Barrera (17-1, 12 KOs), is giving former WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward (29-0, 15 KOs) no chance whatsoever to defeat IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev if the two fighters square off later this year in November.

Sanchez feels that the 31-year-old Ward has lost way too much from his game from six years ago, when he was clearly at his best in the Super Six tournament, for him to be able to beat a fighter that is in the zenith of his career in Kovalev.

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Ward vs. Kovalev: At Last A Real Fight!

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1-WardBarrera_HoganphotosBy Rob Blakeman: Last night’s light heavyweight debut of Andre Ward spelt trouble for recognized World Champion of that weight class, Sergey Kovalev. Ward gave a textbook clinic in the art of boxing while schooling previously unbeaten Cuban Sullivan Barrera. It was a complete master class by Ward carried out in front of fans in his own back yard fighting at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

The icing on the cake for Ward enthusiasts was highlighted when he decked the bigger, more natural light heavyweight in the third round and dominated him throughout the remainder despite a reach disadvantage.

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Ward decisions Barrera; Diaz beats Velez – results

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1-WardBarrera_Hoganphotos3By Jim Dower: Making only his fourth appearance since 2011, unbeaten former super middleweight world title holder Andre Ward (29-0, 15 KOs) took care of business tonight in beating #1 IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-1, 12 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision in Ward’s first fight against a true 175lb fighter at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

What we learned tonight was that Ward can only win one way at light heavyweight. He can only out-box his opponents. What little power he had at 168 didn’t travel up with him to his new weight class at light heavyweight. What this means is that Ward is going to have to try and out-box the big sluggers like Sergey Kovalev, Adonis Stevenson and Artur Beterbiev. Ward won’t be able to knock them out, and it might be dangerous for him to even try. Ward will have one way of beating all of those fighters, and that’s to try and use his boxing skills to nick rounds. It’s going to be awfully hard for Ward to beat the top fighters in the division when he doesn’t have the power to match-up.

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Ward battles Barrera to get ready for Kovalev fight

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1-WardBarreraWeighIn_HoganphotosBy Dan Ambrose: Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) will be putting it on the line tonight against Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) in a warm-up fight to get ready for a big money fight against IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev in November.

Ward, 31, is seen as a top pound-for-pound talent by many boxing fans, but the things that he accomplished during his career are in the distant past. Ward is living now on things that he accomplished five years ago in 2011 rather than on things that he’s done lately in the sport.

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Sullivan Barrera plans on stopping Andre Ward

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By Jeff Aranow: Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) says he’s going to be hunting for a knockout this Saturday night in his fight against former world champion Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs). Barrera knows that he’s going to need to KO Ward to make sure that he doesn’t wind up on the short end of the stick in this fight.

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Weights: Ward 174.4, Barrera 174.4

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By Allan Fox: Stepping up to the light heavyweight division for his first real test in this weight class, former WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre “SOG” Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) made weight on Friday in weighing in at 174.4lbs against his first real light heavyweight opponent in Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) on Saturday night on HBO from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Barrera also weighed in at 174.4lbs during the weigh-in.

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Andre Ward says his knee is fine

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1-WardBarreraPC_Hoganphotos6By Dan Ambrose: Andre Ward says his previously injured knee is fine for his fight this Saturday night against Sullivan Barrera, and he feels he’s 100 percent for the fight. Ward will be fighting Barrera in the 175lb division on Saturday on HBO Boxing at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT from Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

Ward’s knee acted up on him while he was training for a fight against Alexander Brand last November on the Miguel Cotto vs. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez card. Unfortunatey for Ward and for HBO, his knee failed to respond to icing and he was forced to pull out of the fight.

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Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera Undercard Media Workout Quotes

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OAKLAND, CA (March 24, 2015) – On Thursday, March 24, fighters featured on the Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) vs. Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) undercard participated in a media workout at King’s Gym in Oakland, California in advance of their March 26 fights at Oracle Arena in Oakland.

Participating in the workout were Roc Nation Sports’ boxing standouts including NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (19-0-2, 14 KOs) of Oak Cliff, Texas; undefeated Daniel “Twitch” Franco (12-0-3, 7 KOs) of Rancho Cucamonga, California; unbeaten prospect from Salinas, California Rudy “The Revelation” Puja Jr. (7-0, 6 KOs); and undefeated Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KOs) of Brooklyn, New York. Also in attendance were Chinese Olympic Silver Medalist Zhang “Big Bang” Zhilei (7-0, 5 KOs) and local Hayward, California favorite Aaron Coley (12-1-1, 6 KOs).

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Andre Ward: Sullivan Barrera won’t be able to push me around

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1-WardBarreraPC_Hoganphotos9[3]By Dan Ambrose: Former WBA/WBC 168lb world champion Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) will be stepping up in weight this Saturday night at 175 in a fight against unbeaten Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs), and Ward believes he’s going to be successful in this new weight class for him.

Ward, 31, has added weight for this fight to get both bigger and stronger. He believes that the Cuban Barrera will not be able to push him around in the ring on Saturday night. We’re going to find out quickly if that’s going to be the case, because Ward didn’t look strong at the weight in his last fight against Paul Smith in June of last year.

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