Fans Celebrate ‘Robert Guerrero Day’ In Gilroy, CA!
The Fans Came Out To Celebrate With Robert!
May 16, 2011 – A multitude of fans congregated in the city of Gilroy, California yesterday to honor their hometown hero, Five-Time World Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, as May 15, 2011 was officially declared Robert Guerrero Day in the garlic capitol of the world and The Ghost was officially commended for his accomplishments in the ring and his roll as a community leader.
Hopkins Isn’t Your Normal 46 Year Old Man
Montreal, Canada (May 16) – When former Two-Division World Champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins enters the ring this Saturday, May 21 to face WBC and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal at the Bell Centre in Montreal Canada, he will be 46 years, four months and six days old, over a half a year (192 days) older that George Foreman was when he defeated Michael Moorer for the heavyweight championship on November 5, 1994. A win for Hopkins not only means becoming the Light Heavyweight World Champion again, but it also means he will break Foreman’s longstanding record as the oldest fighter in boxing history to win a major world title.
Ward Moves Onto The Super Six Finals!
Ward Dominated Abraham For Twelve Rounds
CARSON, Calif. (May 14, 2011) – 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 Dominates Abraham, Slim Arreola KO’s Nagy
Undefeated Gold medalist Andre “SOG” Ward put on a dominating Boxing display against veteran Arthur Abraham. Abraham (32-3, 26 KOs) came out strong, moving forward and surprising everyone with his quick jab. But by round 4, Ward (24-0, 13 KOs) made the necessary adjustments and pounded away on Abraham. Doubling up on his jab, Ward was able to win the last 8 round. Judges at ringside scored the bout 120-108, 118-110, 118-111. Touchgoves.com had the fight 118-110 for Andre. Ward moves on to face the winner of the Glen Johnson/Carl Froch fight next month.
On the undercard, a thin 234 lbs Chris Arreola scored a nice 3rd roudn knockout of heavyweight Nagy Aguilera
Ward And Abraham Make Weight
It's Fight Night!
With the Super Six World Boxing Classic Cup sitting just a few feet away, both Andre “SOG” Ward and “King” Arthur Abraham made weight on Friday at a packed open-to-the-public weigh-in held at the LAX Crowne Plaza.
Today, May 14, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., and LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast), the World Boxing Association super middleweight world champion and the Super Six top-seeded Ward (23-0, 13 KOs), of Oakland, Calif., will take on the power-punching Abraham (32-2, 26 KO) of Berlin, Germany, in a 12-round semifinal bout with the winner earning a spot in the Super Six tournament finals.
Chavez Jr vs. Sebastan Zbik, Vanes and Zbikowski June 4th in Los Angeles.
Photo Credit : Chris Farina
LOS ANGELES, CA – Son of the living legend, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR. (42-0-1, 30 KOs), of Culiacan, México, World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion SEBASTIAN ZBIK (30-0, 10 KOs), of Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,Germany.
Also Featured on the Top Rank Card are Baltimore Ravens safety and undefeated cruiserweight TOMMY ZBIKOWSKI (3-0, 2 KOs), and Former US Olympian and Local Boy Vanes Martirosyan (29-0, 19 KOs)
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Zanfer Promotions, Universum Media Network, TECATE and STAPLES Center, the Chávez, Jr. vs. Zbik world middleweight championship will take place Saturday, June 4, at STAPLES Center, and marks the first fight Chávez Jr. has fought in Los Angeles in six years. It will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark. The world championship event will be highlighted by a celebration of the boxing career of Julio César Chávez, who will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame the following week.
Tickets to Zbik vs. Chávez Jr., priced at $250, $150, $100, $75 and $50, are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased online at www.staplescenter.com, via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at (800)745-3000, or at the STAPLES Center box office.
Team Abraham: “Sauerland: Nobody can protect Ward from King Arthur´s power:
Photo Credit: Marco Krause / Team Sauerland
The Super Six Semifinals featuring Ward vs. Abraham fight will air LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Opening up the telecast will be a replay of last Saturday night’s Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley mega-fight from Las Vegas.
“I see no problem in asking for a non-Californian referee – and that´s not just because it was guaranteed in the contract,” Sauerland said on Thursday. “I am not sure what leads Virgil to believe that we have lost confidence in Arthur. Maybe he is getting a little nervous because Andre Ward is not fighting in Oakland this time. I thought it was funny that Dan Goossencomplained about the five-hour drive Ward had to take to come down to L.A. for this fight. But then again, if you are used to fighting at your protected home base, travelling 400 miles might seem like a huge inconvenience, so let us not hold it against them. All the comments from their camp and the problems with the officials are a clear indication that they do not feel comfortable about fighting away from home, even though they are still in their home state. So it´s them who are losing confidence in their fighter, not us.”
And Sauerland added: “King Arthur has travelled over 40,000 miles during the course of the tournament and he is ready for a big fight on Saturday night. Nobody will be able to protect Ward from Arthur´s power.”
Meanwhile, King Arthur is getting ready for the big fight. After the official press conference, he checked out the Home Depot Center. “It´s a great venue and I am thrilled to make my first open-air fight,” he said. “There is a lot at stake. I know that Andre Ward is a tough and very skilled opponent. But my goal is to become a superstar in America, and in order to do so, I need to defeat Ward. I am prepared for a real battle and a huge victory for my legions of fans all over the world.”
Today: Ward-Abraham Weigh In Open To The Public
Attention L.A. Fans! You are welcomed to watch the weigh-in of Arthur Abraham, Andrew Ward, and all the undercard fighters. Follow the link for all the information:
Ward, Abraham, and Arreola Hold Their Final Press Conference!
Ward And Abraham Are Ready For A Battle!
BURBANK, CALIF. (May 11, 2011) – The final press conference for the kickoff of the Semifinals of the Super Six World Boxing Classic turned tense on Wednesday at Arnie Morton’s The Steakhouse in Burbank, Calif., just three days before tournament favorite Andre Ward defends his WBA super middleweight title against former world champion Arthur Abraham, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
In a detailed and lengthy speech, Ward’s trainer, Virgil Hunter, told Abraham that his trainer and promoters are displaying a lack of confidence in him to win on Saturday by demanding neutral judges and officials for the Semifinal showdown. Abraham’s promoter responded that they were trying to protect their fighter and claimed that the referee in the Ward-Mikkel Kessler Group Stage 1 bout did not fairly officiate the match.
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