Ward dumps WBC’s ‘Champion Emeritus’ monicker
RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward on his decision to vacate the WBC’s “Champion Emeritus” title: “I think the fans know and appreciate that I am the super middleweight champion of the world, and I trust that I will continue to be recognized as such.”
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Q&A Ward: ‘I don’t have to go chasing people’
Andre Ward spoke to RingTV.com about rehabbing his shoulder injury, fighting in September, doing HBO commentary for the Chad Dawson-Adonis Stevenson fight, a potential showdown with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., fighting in the UK, and making a documentary of his time away from the ring.
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New date for Bute-Pascal
Former super middleweight titleholder Lucian Bute will fight ex-light heavyweight beltholder Jean Pascal on either Dec. 7 or Jan. 25, according to Pascal’s promoter, Yvon Michel.
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Ward to return in September
RING and WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward said he plans to return to the ring in September, and mentioned former WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. as a potential opponent.
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Q&A Roach: Pacquiao-Rios loser may be ‘finished’
Freddie Roach will gauge Manny Pacquiao’s future based on his performance against Brandon Rios: “If he performs well in this fight, then he’ll go on. If he doesn’t, then it will be over.”
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Bute has surgery, will receive cast next week
Former super middleweight titleholder Lucian Bute had “several bone fragments” removed from his injured left hand during surgery on Thursday, according to his promoter, InterBox.
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Bute’s injury forces cancellation of May 25 Montreal card
The hand injury that forced Lucian Bute to postpone his May 25 showdown with Jean Pascal has also resulted in the entire Montreal card to be cancelled. It is not known if the Canadian broadcast of Kessler-Froch II will air without Bute-Pascal.
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Bute’s hand injury forces Pascal bout to be postponed
Former IBF super middleweight titleholder Lucian Bute suffered an injury to his left hand that will force the postponement of his May 25 clash with fellow Canadian and former light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal.
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Bradley, Ward break down Rigondeaux-Donaire
Andre Ward called Guillermo Rigondeaux “a sharpshooter” against Nonito Donaire, adding, “this is the best I’ve ever seen him look.” Of the criticisms of Rigondeaux’s strategy, Tim Bradley said, “If you want to see blood and guts, and you want to see warrior-type of fights, then you should definitely hit MMA.”
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HBO to air Froch-Kessler twice on May 25
HBO will air a Memorial Day weekend double-header on May 25, starting with live coverage of the super middleweight rematch between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler.
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