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ANDRE WARD ADVANCES TO SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC FINAL WITH DOMINATING DECISION OVER ARTHUR ABRAHAM
May 15th
ANDRE WARD ADVANCES TO SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC FINAL WITH DOMINATING DECISION OVER ARTHUR ABRAHAM
Catch Replay On Tuesday, May 17 (10 p.m. ET/PT), On SHOWTIME
CARSON, Calif. - 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 Saturday on SHOWTIME®.
Ward (24-0, 13 KOs) will face the winner of the June 4 Super Six Semifinal on SHOWTIME between World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch (27-1, 20 KOs) and former world champion Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson (51-14-2, 35 KOs) of Miami, Fla., for the right to fight for the Super Six title and 168-pound world supremacy sometime in the fall.
OFFICIAL WEIGHTS SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC MAY 14, 2011
May 14th
OFFICIAL WEIGHTS SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC
THE HOME DEPOT CENTER
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Photo credit: Craig Bennett/Goossen Tutor Promotions
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WBA Super Middleweight Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward on the scale for the official weigh in Read More… OFFICIAL WEIGHTS SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC MAY 14, 2011 |
QUOTES & PHOTOS FROM TODAY’S WARD-ABRAHAM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PRESS CONFERENCE
Mar 30th
QUOTES & PHOTOS FROM TODAY’S WARD-ABRAHAM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PRESS CONFERENCE
LOS ANGELES – Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinalists Andre Ward and Arthur Abraham participated in a press conference on Tuesday at Sisley Italian Kitchen in Sherman Oaks, Calif., to formally announce their May 14 showdown at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., live on SHOWTIME®.
Ward will defend his WBA Super Middleweight title against the European superstar and former world champion to kick off the Semifinals of the groundbreaking tournament. Abraham, who is in the middle of training for the fight, was not able to attend the press conference from his home base in Berlin, Germany and joined via video conference.
The Ward-Abraham winner advances to the tournament Finals against the winner of the Carl Froch-Glen Johnson Semifinals showdown. The winner earns instant bragging rights as the world’s No. 1 168-pound fighter.
The talented Ward (23-0, 13 KOs), of Oakland, Calif., has emerged as the tournament favorite after impressive triumphs in Group Stage bouts over Mikkel Kessler and Allan Green, as well as Sakio Bika.
Read More… QUOTES & PHOTOS FROM TODAY’S WARD-ABRAHAM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PRESS CONFERENCE
THE SEMIFINALS BEGIN! SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC No. 1 SEED ANDRE WARD DEFENDS WBA TITLE AGAINST ARTHUR ABRAHAM SATURDAY, MAY 14
Mar 23rd
THE SEMIFINALS BEGIN! SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC No. 1 SEED ANDRE WARD DEFENDS WBA TITLE AGAINST ARTHUR ABRAHAM SATURDAY, MAY 14
NEW YORK – The Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinals are set to begin. Andre Ward, Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch and Glen Johnson are all one victory from the tournament final en route to 168-pound supremacy. On Saturday, May 14, Ward will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight world title against European superstar Abraham to kick off the Semifinals of the groundbreaking tournament LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
The event is co-promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions, Antonio Leonard Productions and Sauerland Event and sponsored by Corona. In the co-featured non-televised portion of the card at The Home Depot Center heavyweight world contender and popular Southern California slugger Cristobal Arreola will try to stay on track for another opportunity of a world championship when he takes on Nagy Aguilera of the Dominican Republic.
ANDRE DIRRELL WINS BY 11TH-ROUND DQ OVER PREVIOUSLY UNBEATEN ARTHUR ABRAHAM IN SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC
Mar 28th
Winner’s Brilliant Performance Marred By Chaotic Ending;
Catch Replay Monday, March 29, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME 2
Photo: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME
(March 28, 2010) — Andre Dirrell turned the Super Six World Boxing Classic upside down and handed previously undefeated Arthur Abraham his first loss on an 11th-round disqualification Saturday in a fight at the Joe Louis Arena during a Free Preview Weekend on SHOWTIME® that ended in bedlam with family, friends, officials and team members of both camps in the ring.
Referee Laurence Cole stopped a Group Stage 2 bout in which Dirrell (19-1, 13 KOs), of Flint, Mich., had performed magnificently at 1:13 of the 11th after Abraham (31-1, 25 KOs) connected with a sweeping right hand while Dirrell, who had slipped in Abraham’s corner, was down on one knee.
DIRRELL-ABRAHAM WILL BE CLOSE, ENTERTAINING, BUT IT’S TRICKY CALL FOR OTHER ENTRANTS TO PREDICT A WINNER IN SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC
Mar 25th
Dirrell-Abraham Group Stage 2 Fight This Saturday, March 27,
In Detroit During a Free Preview Weekend on SHOWTIME®
NEW YORK (March 25, 2010) –- The Americans, Andre Ward and Allan Green, give their compatriot, Andre Dirrell, a slight edge to upend unbeaten Arthur Abraham in a Group Stage 2 bout in the Super Six World Boxing Classic this Saturday, March 27, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
The Europeans — Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler – anticipate a tight fight, too. However, they aren’t so certain who will prevail in what will be a fiercely contested, scheduled 12-round match that will be televised during a Free Preview Weekend on SHOWTIME.
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