Undefeated Andre “S.O.G” Ward of Oakland flexes after weighing in at 166 1/2 pounds Friday at the Oakland Airport Hilton Hotel.
WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel “Viking Warrior” Kessler of Denmark poses after tipping scale at 167 pounds, one pound under the division limit.
Tomorrow/Saturday on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast), Kessler (42-1, 32 KOs) and Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) will clash for Kessler’s WBA 168-pound title in the first Super Six World Boxing Classic Group Stage 1 bout for each boxer. The scheduled 12-rounder will emanate from the Oracle Arena in Oakland.
Kessler-Ward is the first Super Six fight on American soil. The Europeans held serve in the opening Group Stage 1 fights Oct. 17 on SHOWTIME, Arthur Abraham knocking out Jermain Taylor and Carl Froch outpointing Andre Dirrell in Germany and England, respectively..
Tickets for tomorrow’s event are available at the Oracle Arena Box office, online at Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com), by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000, or through Ticketmaster outlets at the following outlets: select Macy’s stores and select Ritmo Latino stores. All information can be obtained at www.ticketmaster.com.
The event is promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions and Sauerland Event in association with Antonio Leonard Productions. Doors open at 4 p.m. PT. The first non-televised fight is at 5 o’clock.
The referee for Kessler-Ward is Jack Reiss of California. Judges are Micheal Hook of Sweden, Stanley Christodoulou of South Africa and Steve Morrow of California.
