Ward vs Barrera

Who won Ward vs Barrera?

Andre Ward beat Sullivan Barrera by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 26th March 2016 at Oracle Arena in 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 loses and 0  draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sullivan Barrera made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Barrera had advantage in power over Ward, with a 71% knock out percentage over 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 & 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, 238 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 20th June 2015 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Oracle Arena, Oakland, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Edwin Rodriguez on 16th November 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 beat Chad Dawson on 8th September 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 17th December 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 21st November 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.

What were the odds on Ward vs Barrera?

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