Andre Ward-Paul Smith Looms For June 20th Clash

[Big Boss]

According to Daily Mail, a deal is nearly complete for WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (27-0, 14 KOs) to defend his title against Paul Smith (35-5, 20 KOs) on June 20th at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. The paper states that an official announcement is coming very soon.

Smith is coming off two hard-fought decision losses to WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham.

Two week ago, the paper spoke to Ward's trainer, Virgil Hunter, who told them the fight was likely a done deal. Previously, Marco Antonio Rubio was mentioned as the comeback opponent for Ward, who has been inactive since a 2013 twelve round decision win over Edwin Rodriguez.

The fight with Smith will be a non-title fight, according to Hunter.

"Smith is who we want and I'm told it's a done deal. But it won't be for Andre's belt even though it will be over the twelve round championship distance," Hunter told the paper.

The fight would be Ward's first under his new promotional deal with Roc Nation Sports.






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[merklman]

There he go again fighting bums for peanuts, in his basement

 

[TheBeigeBomber]

im english and paul smith is just

 

[#SOG_soldier]

we back

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

Bu bu bu but the champ should defend the belts

 

[yoyoyo1]

what a surprise, a bum and in his hometown

ward should be stripped. not of his belt, but of his boxing license, to save us all

 

[Ari Gold Bawse]

Paul Smith who Groves and Degale both beat with ease

bbb bu but hes P4P

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

This shyt goin do 1am comic view numbers

Paul Smith... but we were posed to believe Froch in the UK jus not Nottingham was ever a possibility


That belt hast been defended since November 2013... All that crying bout belts should be defended or dropped in other threads by #sonsofgoosen...let's hear the spin job

 

[Big Boss]

 

[#SOG_soldier]

nikkas catching feelings but they know dre boxes the ears off anybody at 168 or 175.


who gone beat the king?

GGG


the klansman :empire:


That fat ass weedhead


#SonOfGod_GANG :dre:

 

[HARLEM AL]

fukk outta here fam....

 

[SuikodenII]

This shyt goin do 1am comic view numbers

Paul Smith... but we were posed to believe Froch in the UK jus not Nottingham was ever a possibility


That belt hast been defended since November 2013... All that crying bout belts should be defended or dropped in other threads by #sonsofgoosen...let's hear the spin job

 

[krackdagawd]

tune up fight

NOTHING YOU CAN DO SEASON BACK :sog:

This shyt goin do 1am comic view numbers

Paul Smith... but we were posed to believe Froch in the UK jus not Nottingham was ever a possibility


That belt hast been defended since November 2013... All that crying bout belts should be defended or dropped in other threads by #sonsofgoosen...let's hear the spin job

Maybe he should have dragged up an unranked 160lber. :cmsas2:

 

[Piff Huxtable]

just a tune-up fight to shake off the rust

#SOGGang we blessed to witness a demonstration of elite pugilism in the first half of the year

 

[LeVraiPapi]

this is why I can never like Ward. DUde is mad frustrating to root for. Paul SMith breh. Ward should not be ranked at all. Not until he shows he can fight somebody with a pulse