Steward-trained ‘Superman’ Stevenson ready for Gonzales, targeting Bute
IBF No. 2 eliminator Feb. 18 at Bell Centre in Montreal MONTREAL (February 6, 2012) – Super middleweight sensation Adonis “Superman” Stevenson, now being trained by Hall of Famer Emanuel Steward in Detroit, is prepared to successfully defend his International Boxing Federation (“IBF”) Inter-Continental belt February 18 against former NABF champion Jesus “El Martillo” Gonzales (27-1, 14 KOs) in the […]
BWAA NAMES ANDRE WARD AND VIRGIL HUNTER FIGHTER AND TRAINER OF THE YEAR RESPECTIVELY
Los Angeles (Jan 31, 2012) – At the end of the year, when several highly respected publications, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and Yahoo! Sports named Andre Ward their Fighter of the Year, it seemed that the people around the 2004 Olympic gold medalist were even more thrilled than he was. Though grateful for the awards he had […]
Super Middleweight Champion Andre Ward to Serve as Guest Analyst On Tomorrow’s (Friday’s) ShoBox Telecast
Following his dominant victory to win the Super Six World Boxing Classic, WBA/WBC/The Ring Super Middleweight champion Andre Ward will return to SHOWTIME tomorrow/this Friday as a special guest analyst on ShoBox: The New Generation. Ward will join blow-by-blow announcer Al Bernstein and fellow analyst Steve Farhood to call the first two bouts of the night. Antonio Tarver – along with Bernstein and Farhood – […]
Melson to face Wilson January 21!
New York, NY (January 13, 2012) – Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will face his most experienced foe to date when he battles Shawn Rawley Wilson in a six round junior middleweight bout Saturday, January 21 at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom. Hailing from Omaha, NE, Wilson’s faced a number of quality opponents including contenders DeAndre Latimore, Grzegorz […]
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2011 Boxing Fighter of the Year: Andre Ward Opposing Views By Nick Tylwalk Other top ranked boxers had more victories during 2011. Certainly, quite a few produced more explosive wins. But if fulfilling long-held expectations and proving your class against some of the best competition out there means anything … See all stories on this topic » Opposing […]
WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD PRESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KOs), who just weeks removed from a dominant Super Six Tournament Final victory over the gritty and brash-talking Brit, Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KOs), retained his WBA belt, while also capturing the WBC, Ring and the inaugural SHOWTIME Super Six World Boxing Classic Cup. In addition, Ward, who was recently named ESPN and Sports Illustrated’s Fighter […]
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Andre Ward, Super Six Revisited BlackAthlete.net It marked the climax of what was a lengthy, grueling, and drawn out tournament called the Super Six World Boxing Classic featuring six (or eight) of the world’s best at 168 pounds. Not only did Ward unify the WBA/WBC championships, the Ring Magazine … See all stories on this topic » […]
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Boxer Mayweather gets 90 jail days in Vegas case Finger Lakes Times LAS VEGAS (AP) – Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a perfect 42-0 in the ring and has dodged significant jail time several times in domestic violence cases in Las Vegas and Michigan. But his courtroom streak came to an end Wednesday when a Las … See […]
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