A slate of six non-televised undercard bouts will serve as support when Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) faces undefeated and number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) in a 12-round IBF number one position and mandatory position eliminator at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, California on March 26.
On Saturday, March 26, 2016, two-time world champion Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time as a full-fledged Light Heavyweight as he takes on undefeated and No. 1 rated IBF contender, Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs).
Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) will return to the ring on Saturday, March 26, to begin his assault on the light heavyweight division when he takes on undefeated and number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) in a 12-round bout.
Earlier this week, a few news outlets ran with the story that Andre Ward and Sullivan Barrera were a lock to face off against one another on March 26 at the Oracle Center in Oakland, CA.
On Saturday December 12, 2015, Sullivan Barrera scored a fifth-round knockout victory against Karo Murat at the Civic Auditorium in Glendale, California.
Top light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera is still very upset that an IBF final eliminator bout against Artur Beterbiev has been derailed by his visa issues. Barrera, who is ranked #8 by the IBF (and also rated in the WBO and WBA's top 10,) said that he didn't hesitate when the fight was offered to him.
Sullivan Barrera has actively been calling out top-named fighters and has added Artur Beterbiev to the list.
Last week Isaac "Golden Boy" Chilemba (24-2-2, 10 KOs) had the very rare privilege of choosing between two mandatory offers: one from the WBC and the other from the IBF. The 28-year old from Malawi opted to take the offer from the WBC. Shortly thereafter, the IBF extended the mandatory fight offer to Main Events' stablemate Sullivan Barrera (16-0, 11 KOs), the 33-year old Cuban defector.
There is no rest for the highly motivated and driven. On August 27th Sullivan Barrera (16-0 11 KO's) will return to the high altitude of Big Bear, Calif. to resume training under the guidance of Abel Sanchez.
Light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera, who trains with Gennady Golovkin, is calling out Jean Pascal.
Highlighting the non-televised undercard of the Sergey Kovalev vs. Nadjib Mohammedi card will be undefeated Cuban sensation, Sullivan Barrera (15-0, 10 KOs).
Former amateur standout Sullivan Barrera (15-0) is in the final stages of his training camp for his July 25th showdown against once beaten Vasily Lepikhin for the USABA light heavyweight strap.
On July 25, 2015 undefeated Cuban light heavyweight Sullivan Barrera (15-0, 10 KOs) will face his biggest challenge to date in the ring since his professional debut in 2009, Vasily "The Professor" Lepikhin (17-1, 9 KOs), but for the 33 year-old from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the hardest time in his life is most definitely in his past.
Light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (15-0) is itching to get back in the ring against a highly rated opponent.
Check out photos of Cuban sensation Sullivan Barrera (15-0, 10 KOs) who stopped veteran Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy (27-6 18 KOs) last night on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights.
