Ward gives up 'Emeritus' belt
After disagreeing with the WBC on whether or not they had grounds to strip him of his super middleweight title, Andre Ward has chosen to break ties with the sanctioning body and drop their 'Champion Emeritus' belt.
After disagreeing with the WBC on whether or not they had grounds to strip him of his super middleweight title, Andre Ward has chosen to break ties with the sanctioning body and drop their 'Champion Emeritus' belt.
Former super middleweight/light heavyweight champion Joe Calzaghe says that he would have defeated Andre Ward if the two would have met in the ring.
Super middleweight ruler Andre Ward has been technically stripped of his WBC title, though he has been voted by the gracious board into "champion emeritus" status, meaning he can fight for the belt whenever he returns to the ring.
HBO has set their commentary teams for their April 27 split site double-header from Argentina and California.
Andre Ward, the world top super middleweight, shares his thoughts on Gennady Golovkin after witnessing GGG's win at ringside. He also says a fight between the two could be big in the future.
With Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler set to do battle again, HBO is shwoing interest in airing the fight on their airwaves.
Arthur Abraham, current WBO super middleweight champions, is saying that a fight with former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik is being negotiated between their respective promoters.
Andre Ward will have to have surgery on his injured shoulder, meaning his fight with Kelly Pavlik is officially canceled.
Timothy Bradley and Guillermo Rigondeaux could be involved in a February 23 doubleheader on HBO, which would push back the Andre Ward-Kelly Pavlik fight from its previously speculated rescheduled date.
Dan Goossen says that Andre Ward vs Kelly Pavlik is being rescheduled from the scrapped January 26 date, but February 23 isn't finalized.