Andre Ward vs. Arthur Abraham
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Andre Ward
vs. Arthur Abraham
is an upcoming Super Middleweight
championship fight for the WBA
Middleweight
championship. 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. The bout will be held on May 14, 2011, at Home Depot Center, in Carson, California
and will be televised on Showtime. In the co-featured non-televised portion of the card, heavyweight world contender 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.
, Ingo Barrabas, and James Jen-Kin. Luis Pabon had previously been referee for the fight Amir Khan vs. Paul McCloskey
fight in April 2011.
on November 21, 2009 for his WBA Super Middleweight Championship in his first of the Super Six World Boxing Classic. After, Jermain Taylor
announced his exit from the Tournament. Allan Green
was selected as his replacement and challenged the WBA
Super Middleweight champion. Ward defeated Green by a shutout unanimous decision on June 19, 2010.
in October 2009 at Berlin, Germany defeating him via knockout in the 12th round. He then lost his next fight by disqualification due to hitting Andre Dirrell
while he was down in the 11th round. At the point of the disqualification, the scores were 97-92, 98-91, and 97-92 all in favor of Dirrell. He then lost to Carl Froch
for the vacant WBC Super-Middleweight title in his third fight of the tournament, as he was dominated from start to finish, losing a unanimous decsion. The scores given by the judges were 119-109, 120-108 and 120-108, which reflected the one sided nature of the bout.
Andre Ward
Andre Ward is an American professional boxer and the current WBA super middleweight champion.Currently, Ward is rated among the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world. He is rated #6, #7 and #10 by Yahoo! Sports, Sports Illustrated, and The Ring...
vs. Arthur Abraham
Arthur Abraham
Arthur Abraham is an Armenian-German professional boxer HyeFighter residing in Berlin, Germany. He was IBF world middleweight champion from 2005 to 2009, making ten successful defences of his title...
is an upcoming Super Middleweight
Super middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
championship fight for the WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
Middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
championship. The Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinals are set to begin. Andre Ward, Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch
Carl Froch
Carl Froch is an English professional boxer and is a two-time and reigning WBC super middleweight champion. He previously held the British, Commonwealth, & English titles at super middleweight.-Amateur:...
and Glen Johnson
Glen Johnson (boxer)
Glengoffe Donovan Johnson is a professional boxer. Nicknamed Gentleman and The Road Warrior, Johnson is the former IBF and Ring magazine light heavyweight champion.-Amateur career:...
are all one victory from the tournament final en route to 168-pound supremacy. The bout will be held on May 14, 2011, at Home Depot Center, in Carson, California
Carson, California
Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, Carson had a total population of 91,714. Located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport, it is known as a suburb of the city....
and will be televised on Showtime. In the co-featured non-televised portion of the card, heavyweight world contender 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.
Referee and Judges
The referee for the fight is Luis Pabon, and the judges are Stanley ChristodoulouStanley Christodoulou
Stanley Christodoulou is a South African international boxing judge and referee. Christodoulou has judged bouts in his native South Africa, as well as internationally with the WBA, with whom he is involved in leaderships roles dealing with officiating...
, Ingo Barrabas, and James Jen-Kin. Luis Pabon had previously been referee for the fight Amir Khan vs. Paul McCloskey
Amir Khan vs. Paul McCloskey
Amir Khan vs. Paul McCloskey was a 140-pound world title fight, that was aired on HBO's Boxing After Dark, as part of an HBO-televised split-site double-header, which also included WBC Welterweight Championship fight, Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz...
fight in April 2011.
Andre Ward
Ward defeated Mikkel KesslerMikkel Kessler
Mikkel Kessler is a Danish professional boxer and former two time WBA & WBC Super Middleweight champion. In his professional career he has a record of 44–2 with 33 knockouts...
on November 21, 2009 for his WBA Super Middleweight Championship in his first of the Super Six World Boxing Classic. After, Jermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy...
announced his exit from the Tournament. Allan Green
Allan Green
Allan Lamar Green is a professional boxer of the super middleweight division. A notable contender, Green has a current record of 30 wins with 21 knockouts, and three losses.-Amateur career:...
was selected as his replacement and challenged the WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
Super Middleweight champion. Ward defeated Green by a shutout unanimous decision on June 19, 2010.
Arthur Abraham
In his first match of the tournament he faced Jermain TaylorJermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy...
in October 2009 at Berlin, Germany defeating him via knockout in the 12th round. He then lost his next fight by disqualification due to hitting Andre Dirrell
Andre Dirrell
Andre Dirrell is an American boxer, who won the middleweight bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...
while he was down in the 11th round. At the point of the disqualification, the scores were 97-92, 98-91, and 97-92 all in favor of Dirrell. He then lost to Carl Froch
Carl Froch
Carl Froch is an English professional boxer and is a two-time and reigning WBC super middleweight champion. He previously held the British, Commonwealth, & English titles at super middleweight.-Amateur:...
for the vacant WBC Super-Middleweight title in his third fight of the tournament, as he was dominated from start to finish, losing a unanimous decsion. The scores given by the judges were 119-109, 120-108 and 120-108, which reflected the one sided nature of the bout.
Main card
- Super Middleweight Championship bout:
Andre WardAndre WardAndre Ward is an American professional boxer and the current WBA super middleweight champion.Currently, Ward is rated among the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world. He is rated #6, #7 and #10 by Yahoo! Sports, Sports Illustrated, and The Ring...
vs.
Arthur AbrahamArthur AbrahamArthur Abraham is an Armenian-German professional boxer HyeFighter residing in Berlin, Germany. He was IBF world middleweight champion from 2005 to 2009, making ten successful defences of his title...
- Ward defeated Abraham via unanimous decision (120–108, 118–110, 118–111).
- Heavyweight bout: Chris ArreolaChris ArreolaCristobal Arreola is a Mexican-American professional Heavyweight boxer. Arreola is the former NABF, WBC Continental Americas, and current WBC FECOMBOX Heavyweight Champion. Chris is promoted by Goossen Tutor and trained by Henry Ramírez....
vs.
Nagy AguileraNagy AguileraNagy Aguilera De La Rosa is a Dominican professional boxer in the Heavyweight division.-Professional career:Nagy Aguilera gained notoriety when he knocked out former WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskaev in the first round on December 11, 2009 in what was considered a major upset...
- Heavyweight bout:
- Arreola defeated Aguilera via technical knockout at 1:58 in the third round.
- Heavyweight bout: Manuel QuezadaManuel QuezadaManuel Quezada is a professional boxer in the Heavyweight division. He is currently ranked #22 U.S Heavyweight Contender.-Pro career:...
vs.
Bowie TupouBowie TupouBowie Tupou is a professional Tongan Heavyweight boxer fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada.- Biography and career :He was born on August 3, 1982 as Suliasi Tupou Ahio in Fua'amotu,Tonga and moved to Mt Druitt at age of 11, then he married and moved to Newtown, New South Wales Before becoming a...
- Heavyweight bout:
- Tupou defeated Quezada via knockout at 0:53 in the seventh round.
Preliminary card
- Middleweight bout: Dominik Britsch vs. Ryan Davis
- Britsch defeated Davis via technical knockout at 2:22 in the fifth round.
- Super Middleweight bout: Shawn EstradaShawn EstradaShawn Estrada is an undefeated Mexican American professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division and was a U.S...
vs. Byron Tyson
- Super Middleweight bout:
- Estrada defeated Tyson via knockout in the first round.
- Light Middleweight bout: Javier MolinaJavier MolinaJavier Molina is an undefeated Mexican-American professional boxer. He competes in the Junior Welterweight division. He's best known for winning the 2007 U.S...
vs. Danny Figueroa
- Light Middleweight bout:
- Molina defeated Figueroa via unanimous decision.
- Light Welterweight bout: Ty BarnettTy BarnettTyrone Barnett is an African-American comedian, actor and writer. Primarily a stand-up comic, he first began performing in high school. He made his first television appearance in 2003 on CBS's Star Search and is now a regular on CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Professionally he is...
vs.
Andrey Klimov
- Light Welterweight bout:
- Klimov defeated Tyson via technical knockout at 1:12 in the third round.
- Super Flyweight bout: Matthew VillanuevaMatthew VillanuevaMatthew Villanueva is an Undefeated American born with Cuban/Puerto Rican roots Professional boxer in the Super Flyweight division.-Amateur career:During his amateur career he had a recoed of 34-6...
vs. Frank Gutierrez
- Super Flyweight bout:
- Villanueva defeated Gutierrez via technical knockout at 1:12 in the first round.
- Light Middleweight bout: Arman Ovsepyan vs.
Arthur Brambila
- Light Middleweight bout:
- Ovsepyan defeated Brambila via technical knockout at 2:44 in the first round.
The Fight
Ward started out slow with Abraham, trying to find a way to penetrate his tight defense. After a competitive first few rounds, Ward seized control of the fight, using his ring savvy and instincts to control Abraham. Although Abraham was somewhat passive at times, he gave an earnest effort and frequently threw combinations that were mostly blocked by Ward. Abraham hurt Ward a couple of times in the final round, but it wasn't enough to finish Ward, who had dominated the fight and won a lopsided unanimous decision.International broadcasting
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 Australia |
Main Event Main Event Main Event is Australia's only pay-per-view channel. It transmits through Foxtel, Optus Television and Austar, which jointly own the channel... |
 Denmark |
TV2 TV 2 (Denmark) TV 2 is a publicly owned television station in Denmark based in Odense. The station began broadcasting on 1 October 1988, thereby ending the television monopoly previously exercised by the Danmarks Radio .... |
| Germany |
Das Erste Das Erste Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany... |
 Hungary |
Sport 2 Sport 1 Sport 1 is a European sports channel which is currently available in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania broadcasting in different languages... |
 Poland |
Polsat Sport Polsat Sport Polsat Sport is a Polish sports channel owned by Polsat. It launched on 11 August 2000 and is available via satellite on Cyfrowy Polsat.-Logo History:-See also:* Polsat Sport HD* Polsat Sport Extra* Polsat Futbol... |
 Portugal |
SportTv1 |
| United States |
Showtime |
External links
- Ward vs. Abraham Official Fight Card from BoxRec