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\"andre-ward-620\"<\/a>ANDRE WARD (31-0, 15 KOs)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a beautiful thing! We did it baby! It’s a lot of hardware. Surreal! This is what I set out to do. Now I’m a 5X World Champion in 2 weight classes. Man, it’s amazing!<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I won and it sounded like fair scoring.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour last fight is always the most important. But I needed this.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was about those in the trenches moments. Sergey has no inside game. So my mid-range and inside game is what I focused on.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter that second round knockdown, I think he (Kovalev) realized I wasn’t going anywhere and I was stepping on the gas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new light heavyweight champion. That sounds good! This was my most important and satisfying win.<\/p>\n

\u201cTechnically, there is always stuff I can pick apart. I’m not happy about that second round knockdown but I didn’t panic. I was at peace. Now, it was time to fight. It was a flash knockdown. I wasn’t hurt by it. As a matter of fact, I wasn’t hurt by anything he threw.\u201d<\/p>\n

VIRGIL HUNTER, Trainer of Andre Ward:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a good feeling. We were careless with that knockdown but we landed the cleaner punches. Kovalev was aggressive but not effective and that’s why we got this win. I’m happy for Andre.\u201d<\/p>\n

JAMES PRINCE, Manager of Andre Ward:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt went just like I said. We crowned David at the end of the night. And Andre would hold those belts up just like Goliath’s head.\u201d<\/p>\n

MICHAEL YORMARK, Roc Nation President & Chief of Branding and Strategy:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cGreat night! Great performance by Andre! Terrific fight by two great champions. It’s a great moment for Andre and his entire family. Roc Nation is very proud of what he accomplished tonight. On to the next one…\u201d<\/p>\n