OAKLAND’S CHAMPION ANDRE WARD TO HOLD OPEN WORKOUT AT KING’S GYM IN OAKLAND, CA

Posted on | June 7, 2010 | No Comments

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Wednesday, June 9 at 12:30 p.m. at King’s Gym, Oakland, CA

WHO: WBA Super Middleweight Champion and 2004 US Olympic Gold Medalist Andre
Ward Trainer, Virgil Hunter
Co-promoter, Antonio Leonard

WHAT: WBA Super Middleweight Champion Andre Ward will participate in an open
public workout this Wednesday just one week before his first world title defense
against challenger Allan Green in Group Stage 2 of the Super Six World Boxing
Classic on Saturday, June 19, on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m., ET/PT, same-day delay)
from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

Ward, who has emerged as a tournament favorite following his win in Group
Stage 1, is currently listed as a 1-1 favorite to win it all by USA Today sports analyst
Danny Sheridan. A victory over the world-ranked Green (29-1, 20 KOs), of Tulsa,
Okla., will catapult the last American to win an Olympic Games gold medal into the
tournament semi-finals.

The event is promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions, TNT Boxing and Dibella
Entertainment and sponsored by Corona, Oakland Tribune and River Rock Casino.

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 12:30 P.M.

WHERE: King’s Gym
843 35th Avenue
Oakland, CA 94801
(510) 261-2199

ABOUT SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC

The inaugural Super Six World Boxing Classic is a ground-breaking, six-fighter
tournament from SHOWTIME Sports® featuring the class of the super middleweight
(168-pound) division from around the world. All bouts in the Super Six tournament will
be contested under the Unified Rules of Boxing. Each boxer fights three bouts against
different opponents in the field in the points-based Group Stage of competition (Win –
2 pts with a 1-pt bonus for KO/TKO; Loss – 0 pts; Draw – 1 pt.). After the Group Stage,
the four fighters with the highest point totals will advance to the single-elimination
Semi-Finals. The winners of the Semi-Final bouts will advance to the Finals and fight
for the inaugural Super Six World Boxing Classic trophy.

For information on all SHOWTIME Sports telecasts, including exclusive behind-the
scenes video and photo galleries from its events and complete information on the
Super Six World Boxing Classic, please visit the website athttp://www.sports.sho.com