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Angelo Dundee Passes Away: Boxing Remembers the Legendary Trainer
Bob Arum: "He was wonderful. He was the whole package. Angelo was the greatest motivator of all time. No matter how bad things were, Angelo always put a positive spin on them. That's what Ali loved so much about him." Andre Ward: "Just saw Angelo Dundee died. I know everyone has to go at some...
Andre Ward on Winning BWAA Fighter of the Year
Andre Ward: "I want to thank God for giving me the strength to put in the work year after year to get to this point. I also want to thank my manager, James Prince, my promoters Antonio Leonard and Dan Goossen, everyone who is a part of Team Ward, including all of my family, friends, and loyal fans...
BWAA Awards 2011: Andre Ward Named Fighter of the Year Over Undeserving Nominees (and Nonito Donaire)
The Boxing Writers Association of America has voted, and their 2011 awards are set. Notably, Andre Ward is Fighter of the Year (no surprise), Pawel Wolak vs Delvin Rodriguez is Fight of the Year (no surprise), and Virgil Hunter was named Trainer of the Year (some surprise). Let's go to Fighter of...
Bute vs Froch: Fight Likely in April Despite Showtime's Objections
InterBox promoter Jean Bedard, who handles the career of IBF super middleweight titlist Lucian Bute, said today on a conference call that he and Bute will pursue a fight with Carl Froch for April 14 -- whether American TV network Showtime is on board with the idea or not. Saying that Showtime...
Mikkel Kessler Not Counting on Andre Ward Rematch
Though there has been some talk about a 2012 rematch between Mikkel Kessler and super middleweight world champion Andre Ward, Kessler says that he doesn't expect the fight to happen, and has advised his promoters to not spend too much time on the effort. From Sporten (translation via Oscar...
Lucian Bute to Announce Opponent Tomorrow
Lucian Bute has run into some hurdles in trying to get his next fight. Currently is under contract for one fight with Showtime, and Showtime wants him to face Andre Ward, the winner of Super Six tournament. However, Andre Ward is healing from a broken hand sustained in the final and is looking to...
Andre Ward Talks Next Fight, Believes Donaire Too Good For Rigondeaux
World super middleweight champion Andre Ward spoke with Chris Robinson of the Examiner, and gave his thoughts on a potential matchup between Nonito Donaire and Guillermo Rigondeaux, as well as what's next for his own career. On Donaire vs Rigondeaux: "Nonito is clearly a friend of mine but...
Lucian Bute's Next Fight on April 14, No Opponent Named
IBF super middleweight titlist Lucian Bute will return to the ring on April 14, with or without Carl Froch. The two have been negotiating a potential home-and-home pair of fights, but that appears to be off the table for now, with Froch's promoter Eddie Hearn recently saying they'd be happy to let...
Ramos vs Rigondeaux: Andre Ward to Join ShoBox Commentary Team
Andre Ward continues to further his post-boxing career with another appearance on Showtime as a commentator. This will be the second time that Ward will be rubbing shoulders with the Showtime team. He was in the booth for the Super Six semifinal between Carl Froch and Glen Johnson. On that...
MC Hammer Loves Andre Ward, Andre Ward Loves MC Hammer
Technically I don't know if that's even really true. I mean, Hammer makes it very clear, but Ward doesn't go that far. Ward just wants Hammer to come to his next fight at Oakland's Oracle Arena (IS IT A HINT? no), and Hammer was very excited about this idea: <!--...
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