Andre Ward News STUNS Boxing World – Breaking News

A slate of six non-televised undercard bouts will serve as support when former world champion Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) faces undefeated and #1 rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) in a twelve round IBF eliminator for the mandatory position at the Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, California on March 26. Opening the HBO telecast will be Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez in a ten round fight NABF featherweight title fight.

The off-TV bouts are: Unbeaten NABO junior welterweight champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (19-0-2, 14 KOs) against Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas (17-5, 11 KOs) in a ten-rounder. Undefeated featherweight Daniel “Twitch” Franco (12-0-3, 7 KOs) versus veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz (52-37-1, 30 KOs) in an eight-round bout. Unbeaten middleweight Rudy “The Revelation” Puja. Jr. (7-0, 6 KOs) against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano (7-5, 4 KOs) in a six-round bout. Also, undefeated super middleweight Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KOs) against Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 KOs), 2008 Olympic silver medalist Zhang “Big Bang” Zhilei (7-0, 4 KOs) versus TBA in a heavyweight clash, and local junior middleweight Aaron Coley (12-1-1, 6 KOs) against Urmat Ryskeldiev (11-3-2, 7 KOs).