Ward won his next three fights, all by knockout, before going up against Darnell Boone on November 19, 2005. I took the fight to him and closed the show. While Steve unfortunately lost the bout in the third round, he nevertheless gave his youthful opponent a run for his money. 2001 United States Amateur Middleweight Champion 2002 Under 19 National Championship 2003 United States Amateur … "Intimate Warfare: The True Story of the Arturo Gatti vs. Micky Ward Boxing Trilogy" [Rowman and Littlefield], (2016. In the first 7 rounds, Ward outboxed Froch, successfully using his jab to neutralize Froch and beating Froch to the punch from a distance and at close range. Boxing record; Total fights: 29: Wins: 19: Wins by KO: 4: Losses : 10: Richard Eklund Jr. (born May 3, 1957) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1975 to 1985. The fight was to take place on BET. However, a painful hand injury suffered in the opening round of his opening bout versus Damien Hooper would scupper his medal hopes and, one-handed, he would lose to his Australian rival. See full Andre Ward profile and stats: height, age, weight, last fight and next fight ID# 775964. [37][38], The fight was watched by an average 1.3 million viewers on HBO. Editors About BoxRec Contact Us Terms & Conditions Widgets BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. Abraham entered having lost two of his previous three bouts. "[73] Ward received Kovalev's WBA (Undisputed), IBF, and WBO light heavyweight titles and became a two-division world champion. Érik Isaac Morales Elvira is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2012. On October 25, 1983, Eklund defeated James Lucas to win the USA New England Welterweight Title. Ward earned a 1997 IBF Light Welterweight Championship fight against champion Vince Phillips, but did not win the championship, as the fight was stopped in the third round due to cuts,[1] and Phillips was awarded the bout via TKO. An injury and eventual surgery to the right shoulder has made Ward even more reliant on the left hand, causing him to even switch to southpaw on occasion to land his power punches. After the bout, Ward gave a victory speech, "I can't believe it, I can't believe it -- it's not so unbelievable that we never thought we were going to win, but now that it's happened, it is unbelievable. I'm done.". On March 20, 2008, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, Ward defeated Rubin Williams by seventh round TKO. This event marked Ward's first time fighting in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight should have continued. Shortly before the punch, Larry Merchant said the fight should be stopped (which referee Mitch Halpern had threatened to do if Ward didn't "show [him] something"); afterwards Merchant called it one of the most extraordinary things he'd ever seen in boxing. He is the first Mexico-born boxer in history to win world titles in four different weight classes, having held the WBC super bantamweight title from 1997 to 2000, the WBC featherweight twice between 2001 and 2003, the unified WBC and IBF super featherweight titles in 2004, and the WBC super lightweight title from 2011 to 2012. We were able to beat him to the punch, and that's what won us the fight." He challenged once for the IBF light welterweight title in 1997, and held the WBU light welterweight title in 2000. From 1998 to 2004 he did not lose a single match. I want to fight the best. A replay was shown on HBO prior to the Lomachenko–Walters title fight, which averaged 834,000 viewers. A live recording of the song is heard in The Fighter. Still, he concluded that Kovalev faded late in the fight. [58], On November 12, 2015 in advance of his upcoming move up to the light heavyweight division, Ward vacated his WBA super middleweight title. The Irish teenager reached the Round of 16 where he was eliminated on a countback by Iranian veteran Ehsan Rouzbahani. Ward ended his career undefeated with 32 wins, 16 of which came inside the distance. At the time of stoppage, two judges had Ward ahead 67–66, whilst the third judge had it 68–65 in favor of Kovalev. He retired with a 32–0 undefeated streak. Andre's father was an undefeated professional boxer. The referee waved off the bout at 40 seconds of the second round. ), This page was last edited on 10 October 2020, at 14:26. Ward was a three-time New England Golden Gloves champion boxer who turned pro in 1985, winning his first fourteen fights. [75][76] Kovalev's promoter, Kathy Duva, said, "We got a great fight, which is what boxing needed. He retired with an undefeated record and held multiple world titles in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Super), WBC, Ring magazine, and lineal super middleweight titles between 2009 and 2015; and the unified WBA (Undisputed), IBF, WBO, and Ring light heavyweighttitles between 2016 and 2017. Known as "The Pride of Lowell", he held the USA New England welterweight title twice between 1979 and 1983. [90][91] On April 10, Kathy Duva said that there would be no rematch clause in place for a third fight, meaning whoever would win, would not be obliged to fight another rematch. on March 26, 2016 on HBO. He claimed that it was done to make him look "vulnerable and expose him with weight loss. The fight was later named the 2002 Ring magazine fight of the year. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Micky Ward vs Alfonso Sanchez Amazing Knock Out Body Punching", "Revisiting the Fight of the Year for 2001: Micky Ward vs. Emanuel Burton", "Arturo Gatti: Remembering Ultimate Blood and Guts Warrior", "Micky Ward to Attend Martinez-Dzinziruk Card", "Surprised Micky Ward's 'Honesty And Integrity' Recognized", "Mark Wahlberg Confirms The Fighter 2 in the Works". In a career-defining performance, undefeated hometown favorite Ward put the U.S. on the board in the Super Six and captured the WBA Super Middleweight title with a dominant 11 round technical decision over Denmark’s Kessler in their Group Stage 1 bout. Ward dropped Molina in the first round with a straight left cross to the chin that drove him into the ropes and down on the second strand. The venue was set up to hold 14,227. Ward was portrayed by Mark Wahlberg in the 2010 film The Fighter , which was based on his early career. [13]. On May 18, 2002, Ward faced the opponent with whom he became most identified, Arturo Gatti. Ward is widely known for his trilogy of fights with Arturo Gatti, two of which received Fight of the Year awards by The Ring magazine, as well as his relentless pressure fighting style. Arthur is strong, and he's a hard hitter, [but] we showed that we can win in a way other than our original game plan [...] "I wish the ref had let me fight on the inside, because that's what I had planned for. [19] Instead, Ward successfully defended his WBA super middleweight title, unanimously outpointing another top 10 ranked super middleweight, Sakio Bika (28-4-2), in front of a sparse crowd at Oracle Arena on Saturday night. Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Split TD after Leija was cut from an accidental head clash. [6], Ward still lives in Lowell, where he is part owner of both a boxing gym as well as an outdoor hockey rink. [41], On May 20, Ward relinquished the champion emeritus title, stating that he did not believe the WBC had the right to strip him of the world title because he was willing and able to defend it within the period specified by the WBC's rules. He held the WBC, The Ring, and lineal welterweight titles in 2006, and challenged once for the WBC super welterweight title in 2007. The dip could have been due to 21 million tuning in to the Olympics on NBC. Although Abraham was somewhat passive at times, he gave an earnest effort and frequently threw combinations that were mostly blocked by Ward. Retained WBU Intercontinental light welterweight title, Won WBU Intercontinental light welterweight title. Ward followed up this continental medal with a 63kg bronze in the Junior age group at the championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. I could not have done this without you." "I didn't feel the punch. I'm done." [1] Ward, however, never defended the title, and split his next four fights. Ward was knocked down for the first time in his career in round four. Ward's next title defense came against Top 10 ranked Super Middleweight Arthur Abraham on May 14, 2011 in Carson, California. 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