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Boxing Buzz: Rios, Donaire, Marquez, Dawson, Ward, Khan, Garcia

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:56:00 +0300

Top Rank will promote a card on June 30 in the Mandalay Bay Events Center at the Mandalay Bay Hotel to be shown on HBO featuring Brandon Rios and Nonito Donaire in seperate bouts. The proposed July 14 PPV extravaganza at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas headlined by Juan Manuel Marquez is a no-go after no opponent could be agreed on for Marquez

Markussen-Magee Finalized For February 18th, Copenhagen

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:14:00 +0300

Rudy Markussen (37-2, 24 KOs) will celebrate a special homecoming on February 18. Fighting in Copenhagen for the first time in more than five years, Markussen will challenge WBA Interim Super-Middleweight Champion Brian Magee (35-4-1, 24 KOs) at Broendby Hall

Markussen-Magee Finalized For February 18th, Copenhagen

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:14:00 +0300

Andre Ward vs Mikkel Kessler Rematch Being Targeted?

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:56:00 +0300

Danish tabloid Ekstrabladet writes that Kalle Sauerland, promotor of former WBA and WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33KOs), has flown to the United States to negotiate a return fight between the the Danish superstar and WBC/WBA champion André Ward (25-0, 13KOs), who won the recent Super Six tournament and owns a 2009 technical decision win over Kessler

Tyson, Duran Watch Miranda-Despaigne Trade Words

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:07:00 +0300

On Wednesday afternoon, boxing legends Mike Tyson and Roberto Duran were present at the Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The two Hall of Fame boxers sat back and watched light heavyweights Edison Miranda (34-5, 29KOs) and Yordanis Despaigne (8-1, 4KOs) trade words during the final press conference

Ward: Froch-Johnson is 50/50

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:58:00 +0300

«These are all difficult fights but I think Froch will win,» said Kessler, who will return to the ring for the first time since April 2010 in Saturday’s SHOWTIME co-feature. «It will be an awkward fight for both of them. They have different styles and different sizes, but Froch should win it.»

Ward defeats Abraham

Sun, 15 May 2011 10:48:00 +0300

WBA super middleweight world champion and the Super Six top-seeded Andre Ward (24-0, 13�KOs) won a�twelve round unanimous decision over former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (32-3, 26�KOs) on�Saturday night at�the Home Depot Center in�Carson, California. Abraham came out aggressively and took the fight to�Ward for the first three rounds

Andre Ward, Arthur Abraham Post-Fight Comments

Sun, 15 May 2011 14:05:00 +0300

Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) champion Andre Ward moved one win away from claiming the ground-breaking inaugural Super Six World Boxing Classic Cup with a convincing 12-round unanimous decision over «King» Arthur Abraham at The Home Depot Center. Ward (24-0, 13 KOs) will face the winner of the June 4 Super Six Semifinal between World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl «The Cobra» Froch (27-1, 20 KOs)

Weights: Andre Ward 168, Arthur Abraham 167

Sat, 14 May 2011 18:13:00 +0300

Super middleweight Andre Ward and Arthur Abraham make weight for their semi-final bout in the Super Six Boxing Classic. Ward’s WBA title is on the line, and the event takes place at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Showtime will televise

Abraham�s Promoter: Ward�s Side is�Losing Confidence

Fri, 13 May 2011 11:22:00 +0300

Hall of�Fame-Promoter Wilfried Sauerland has voiced his astonishment over Virgil Hunter´s comments at�yesterday´s official Super Six World Boxing Classic press conference. The trainer of�WBA Super-Middleweight Champion Andre Ward claimed that Sauerland has lost confidence in�Abraham because he�demanded neutral judges and a�neutral referee

Photos/Quotes: Ward vs�Abraham Final Press Conference

Thu, 12 May 2011 18:42:00 +0300

The final press conference for the kickoff of�the Semifinals of�the Super Six World Boxing Classic turned tense on�Wednesday at�Arnie Morton�s The Steakhouse in�Burbank, Calif., just three days before tournament favorite Andre Ward defends his WBA super middleweight title against former world champion Arthur Abraham, LIVE on�SHOWTIME^� (10�p.m. ET/PT, delayed on�the West Coast) from The Home Depot Center in�Carson, Calif

King Arthur departs for US

Sun, 01 May 2011 15:21:00 +0300

King Arthur Abraham will travel to the US on Sunday morning after the referee row has been resolved. The former Super Six World Boxing Classic Tournament point leader is set to take on WBA Super-Middleweight Champion Andre Ward in the semi-finals at the Home Depot Center in Carson on May 14. "We are pleased that all issues regarding the judges and the referee have been sorted

Sauerland Postpones Abraham’s Departure Over Officials

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:16:00 +0300

Hall-of-Fame Promoter Wilfried Sauerland has postponed King Arthur´s departure to the USA since Dan Goossen and the Californian Boxing Commission have failed to take action in the row over the officials. In the Super Six World Boxing Classic semi-finals, Arthur Abraham was scheduled to take on WBA Super-Middleweight Champion Andre Ward at the Home Depot Center in Carson on May 14. As stated previously

Andre Ward Speaks

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:43:00 +0300

Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinalists and WBA 168-pound champion Andre Ward hosted a media day and workout with his trainer Virgil Hunter and promoter Dan Goossen on Thursday in Ward’s hometown of Oakland as he gets ready for his Semifinals showdown against Arthur Abraham on Saturday, May 14 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif

Dan Goossen Statement

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:32:00 +0300

Contrary to Wilfried Sauerland’s comment in his press release of today when he states, «all of a sudden (California Commission) insists on installing a Californian judge as well as a Californian referee,» Wilfried would be 100 percent incorrect that the commission insisted on a California referee or acted in any manner inconsistent with our agreement with Sauerland

Ward vs Abraham is in Jeopardy of Being Called Off

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:57:00 +0300

The Super Six World Boxing Classic semi-final clash between WBA Super-Middleweight Champion Andre Ward and former tournament point leader King Arthur Abraham will be called off � if the Californian Boxing Commission refuses to honour an existing agreement over neutral officials

Erdei returns June 4

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:03:00 +0300

Unbeaten former light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Zsolt Erdei will make his second U.S. appearance on the June 4 card in Atlantic City headlined by the Super Six semi-final clash between Carl Froch and Glen Johnson

Ward injury could delay Abraham fight

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:38:00 +0300

Andre Ward said after his victory over Sakio Bika that he injured his left index finger a couple weeks ago, and getting it fixed could delay his fight with Arthur Abraham. Showtime and Dan Goossen, Ward�s promoter, have talked about Ward fighting Abraham in March, in one of the Super Six semifinals, but Ward said that may not be possible

Ward retains WBA title

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:18:00 +0300

WBA super middleweight championship Andre Ward (23-0, 13 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Sakio Bika (28-5-2, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Although Ward already had a pass into the Super Six semi-finals, he chose to face the rugged Bika to his credit. As always with Bika, it was a tough, physical fight. Ward, however, showed his class in winning a twelve round unanimous decision. Scores were 120-108, 118-110, 118-110

Ward, Bika make weight

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 01:37:00 +0300

Unbeaten WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KOs) weighed in at 168 lbs for his title defense against Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KOs) live on SHOWTIME championship boxing (9PM ET/PT) from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. Bika scaled in at 168

Q&A: Sakio Bika

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:02:00 +0300

World super middleweight contender Sakio Bika spoke to Fightnews and stated that he is confident of defeating WBA 168lb champion Andre Ward on November 27th in a bout televised by SHOWTIME. Bika will be fighting for the WBA championship in a bout outside SHOWTIME�s Super Six tournament where Ward has already secured a semi-final berth

Dirrell out of Super Six

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:11:00 +0300

Andre Ward will have a new opponent on November 27 after Andre Dirrell pulled out with an alleged undisclosed injury. Ward and Dirrell (former Olympic teammates) were originally scheduled to meet September 25, but no agreement could be reached between the respective camps and the bout was rescheduled for November 27. Ken Hershman, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports

Abraham-Froch, Dirrell-Ward Double Set For 11/27

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0300

The Group Stage 3 matchups in the Super Six World Boxing Classic, the unprecedented boxing tournament from SHOWTIME Sports� featuring the world�s best super middleweights, have been rescheduled for November 27, it was announced today by Ken Hershman, Executive Vice President and General Manager for sports programming on the network

Super Six News: Abraham-Froch, Ward-Dirrell, Green Out?

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:27:00 +0300

As previously reported on BoxingScene, the upcoming Super Six clash between Arthur Abraham and Carl Froch, scheduled for October 2, will likely have the vacant WBC super middleweight title at stake. The general manager for Sauerland Event, Chris Meyer, advised BoxingScene that Kessler will likely vacate his WBC title - and because Andre Dirrell [WBC #1] is scheduled to fight WBA champion Andre Ward

Carl Froch: "Ward-Green Was Like Watching Paint Dry"

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:22:00 +0300

Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch was not impressed with the most recent fight in the Super Six Boxing Classic. Froch was bored stiff after watching WBA champion Andre Ward dominate Allan Green for twelve rounds of one-sided action. Froch doesn't like Ward's style of fighting. Froch faces Arthur Abraham in the third stage of the Super Six. Ward will take on Andre Dirrell and Green will face Mikkel Kessler

Ward dominates Green

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:04:00 +0300

WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KOs) scored a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over Allan Green (29-2, 20 KOs) in the final Group Stage 2 matchup of SHOWTIME�s groundbreaking �Super Six� tournament on Saturday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Ward made a statement in this fight, outpunching, outboxing and generally roughing up the supposedly stronger Green on the inside throughout the match. Scores were 120-108 on all cards

Ward: I did expect a little tougher fight

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:11:00 +0300

Andre Ward retained his WBA 168-pound championship and undefeated record by way of unanimous decision over Allan Green in his second straight commanding performance in the Super Six World Boxing Classic. In front of his hometown crowd of 8,797 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Ward (22-0, 13 KOs) secured a place in the Super Six semi-finals by dominating a visibly weak Green (29-2, 20 KOs), of Tulsa, Oklahoma, throughout the entire twelve round bout. All three judges scored the fight 120 to 108

Allan Green: I Felt Extremely Weak, I Overtrained

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:42:00 +0300

Following his twelve round decision loss to WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, Allan Green explained why he appeared to look so tired and sluggish in the fight. Green said he overtrained and felt weak coming into the fight. Some eyebrows were raised at Friday's weigh-in when Green weighed in at 166-pounds, a full two pounds under the super middleweight limit

Ward-Green presser video

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:33:00 +0300

SHO Sports Update: The countdown has begun for next bout in the Super Six World Boxing Classic. All eyes are on WBA champion Andre Ward as he makes his first world title defense against tournament newcomer, the dangerous Allan Green. Click below to watch the intense highlights from their press conference. And, watch Ward take on Green this Saturday on SHOWTIME at 10pm ET/PT

Photo/Weights: Andre Ward 167, Allan Green 166

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:45:00 +0300

On Saturday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, Andre Ward (21-0, 13KOs) will defend his WBA super middleweight title against Allan Green (29-1, 20KOs) in the final bout of the second stage in the Super Six Boxing Classic. The fight will be televised by Showtime. Both fighters made weight with ease and looked to be in great shape. Ward went the scale and came in at 167 3/4-pounds, while Green was a cut and ready 166-pounds

Kessler, Froch make weight

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 10:01:00 +0300

WBC Super Middleweight champ Carl Froch (right) weighed in at 167 ¼ pounds (75.9 kg) and former middleweight champ Mikkel Kessler measured 167 pounds (75.8 kg) during Friday�s weigh-in in Herning, Denmark. The two 168-pounders will collide in a Group Stage 2 showdown of the Super Six World Boxing Classic on Saturday, April 24 on SHOWTIME� (9 p.m., ET/PT, same-day coverage) from MCH Arena, in Herning, Denmark

ALLAN GREEN: ANDRE WARD WILL NEVER FIGHT ME

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:25:00 +0300

Earlier today Boxingtalk broke the news about Andre Ward's knee injury and the bout getting postponed. What are your thoughts on this whole situation? "It's messed up. I really don't understand the whole situation. I told my advisor that something like this was going to happen over two weeks ago. Either him pulling out or having an injury, but all I know is if he were fighting Jermain Taylor or Sakio Bika

Bute-Miranda presser

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:43:00 +0300

IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute and challenger Edison Miranda faced off today at press conference in Montreal to kick-off their on April 17 clash at the Bell Centre

Mikkel Kessler's Training For Froch

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:11:00 +0300

Former WBA super middleweight champ Mikkel Kessler will work with a mental trainer as part of the preparations for the April 17 showdown against WBC king Carl Froch in Denmark

Ward defeats Kessler

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:06:00 +0300

SHOWTIME�s acclaimed Super Six World Boxing Classic continued Saturday as undefeated Olympic gold medalist Andre �S.O.G.� Ward (21-0, 13 KOs) scored an eleventh round technical decision over WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel �Viking Warrior� Kessler (42-2, 32 KOs) at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. Ward had the perfect game plan as he surprisingly dominated Kessler, whose face was busted up by unintentional headbutts and punches. Scores were 97-93, 98-92, 98-92

Kessler: "Ward Was The Better Man"

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:12:00 +0300

Mikkel Kessler suffered the second loss of his career on Saturday night in Oakland, California. The boxer most felt would win the Super Six super middleweight tournament, was battered, bruised and decisioned by the undefeated Andre Ward. Kessler had problems dealing with speed and movement of the much quicker Ward

Weights from Oakland

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:49:00 +0300

Mikkel Kessler 167 vs Andre Ward 166.5 (WBA super middleweight champonship)

Miranda annihilates Sierra

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:05:00 +0300

World rated super middleweight contender Edison �Pantera� Miranda (33-4, 29 KOs) again showed why he�s one of the most feared punchers in boxing on Thursday night at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, CA. Miranda knocked out Mexican super middleweight champion Francisco �Panchito� Sierra (20-3, 19 KOs) with a short right to the temple in round one to claim the NABO super middleweight championship

Kessler TKOs Perdomo

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:42:00 +0300

WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-1, 32 KOs) successfully defended his title for second time and, what is probably more important, made a final step towards the Super Six super tournament with the fourth-round TKO over mandatory challenger WBA #1 Gusmyr Perdomo (16-3, 10 KOs) on Saturday night at the MCH Messecenter Herning in Herning, Denmark

Ward KOs Pudwill, Kessler next. Toney destroys Greer

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:33:00 +0300

The 2004 Olympic Games gold medalist Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) scored an impressive third round KO over Shelby Pudwill (22-4-1, 9 KOs) on Saturday night at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California. Ward, who thoroughly outboxed Pudwill in the first two rounds

Super Middleweight Tournament Presser

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:02:00 +0300

Madison Square Garden in New York City, the first stop on the press conference tour to announce Showtime's super middleweight tournament. Featuring Arthur Abraham, Mikkel Kessler, Carl Froch, Jermain Taylor, Andre Dirrell and Andre Ward, who was not present due to illness.

Super Middleweight Tournament Officially Announced

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:56:00 +0300

Showtime has officially informed BoxingScene.com that a press conference is scheduled for Monday, July 13, at New York's Madison Square Garden to officially announce the super middleweight tournament. Showtime has advised us that all six fighters will attend, including Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch, Mikkel Kessler, Jermain Taylor, Andre Dirrell and Andre Ward. All of the promoters involved, Sauerland Event, Lou DiBella, Gary Shaw, Mick Henessey and Dan Goossen are scheduled to attend

Ward schools Miranda

Mon, 18 May 2009 21:43:00 +0300

2004 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Andre �S.O.G.� Ward put on a clinic against hard-punching Columbian slugger Edison �Pantera� Miranda over twelve rounds in the main event Saturday night on a special edition of ShoBox: The Next Generation, televised from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

Ward schools Miranda!

Sun, 17 May 2009 10:14:00 +0300

2004 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward, (19-0, 12 KOs), successfully defended his NABO & NABF Super Middleweight titles with an easy decision over Edison Miranda, (32-4, 28 KOs), by scores of 119-109, 119-109, 116-112. Ward, who was cut over his left eye due to an unintentional headbutt in the first round, used his speed and movement to neutralize the power of Miranda through most of the fight

Ward-Miranda Presser!

Fri, 15 May 2009 07:46:00 +0300

2004 Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward (18-0, 12 KOs) and Colombian knockout artist Edison Miranda (32-3, 28 KOs), who collide this Saturday, May 16, in the main event on a special primetime edition of ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., participated in their final media

Miranda promises KO!

Fri, 08 May 2009 00:22:00 +0300

Some are expecting it to be a spectacular homecoming for 2004 US Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward when he fights for the first time as a pro in Oakland on May 16th at the Oracle Arena. But the man he will step into the ring against that night, Colombian knockout artist Edison Miranda, has his own opinion regarding that topic