Who won Ward vs Barrera?
Andre Ward beat Sullivan Barrera by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 26th, 2016, at Oracle Arena, Oakland.
The scorecards were announced as 117-108, 119-109, 117-109 in favor of winner Andre Ward.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).
Ward vs Barrera stats
Back in March 2016, Andre Ward stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Sullivan Barrera made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Barrera had an advantage in power over Ward, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Ward's 54%.
Andre Ward was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.
Barrera had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ward. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Andre Ward and Sullivan Barrera fought out of an orthodox stance.
Ward was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Barrera, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 78 more professional rounds, totaling 238 compared to Barrera's 160.
Ward vs Barrera form
Ward remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Paul Smith on June 20, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Oracle Arena, Oakland, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Edwin Rodriguez on November 16, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Chad Dawson on September 8, 2012, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Oracle Arena, Oakland.
Before that, he had defeated Carl Froch on December 17, 2011, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
He had won against Mikkel Kessler on November 21, 2009, by technical decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Oracle Arena, Oakland.
Activity check
Ward's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.
Barrera's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.
What time did Ward vs Barrera start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Oracle Arena, Oakland, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.
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