The Super Six World Boxing Classic semifinal match between super middleweight titlist Andre Ward and Arthur Abraham is headed to the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., Ward promoter Dan Goossen told ESPN.com. The Showtime fight is scheduled for May 14.
“It’s no secret that Home Depot is the leading candidate,” Goossen said. “I’m trying to get some things ironed out with [Abraham promoter] Sauerland [Event] and then we can move forward with Home Depot Center. They’re my partners and we have to be in mutual agreement. They have agreed to come out to Southern California for the fight, pending a few issues we are still working on. But I don’t see any problem overcoming them.”
Ward (23-0, 13 KOs) has won his first two bouts of the tournament, plus a non-tournament fight, to emerge as the clear favorite to win it. Germany’s Abraham (32-2, 26 KOs) won his opening bout before two lopsided losses followed by a non-tournament win in February. The semifinal will be Ward’s first fight of the tournament outside of his hometown of Oakland, Calif., although he will still be fighting in his home state.
Goossen said that heavyweight Cristobal Arreola (30-2, 26 KOs), who is from nearby Riverside, Calif., would fight an opponent to be determined on the untelevised undercard. Goossen said he hopes Showtime will show highlights of Arreola’s bout.
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Andre Ward is going to win this one he’s the best technical boxer and the most discipline even though Glen Johnson is as well. But he came in this tournament very late not enough time to prepare.
Truly hope that Showtime will learn a lesson from all of this, by being careful on the selecting certain fighters.
Other then that glad its finally coming to an end.
This tournament has taken quite some time glad to see it will probably come to a close at the end of the year I hope anyway. If not this has simply taken too much time.
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