According to a source inside the camp of Andre Ward, who reported to Behind The Gloves exclusively on the condition of anonymity, the undefeated super-middleweight champion is in camp to be featured on the undercard of Cotto-Canelo to take place on Nov. 21 at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
While it has not been officially announced, sources close to Fight Hype say that Ward has signed a three-fight deal with HBO that would put him in line to face light-heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev at some point in 2016.
An opponent has yet to be named for the November bout, but the leading candidate is Australian Rohan Murdock (18-1, 14 KO’s). An official announcement could come as early as Monday, October 19. We will keep you updated with any further information.
Ward last fought in June, scoring a ninth-round TKO of former super-middleweight title contender Paul Smith in a 172 lb. catch-weight bout. Although Smith came in over four pounds over the agreed weight, Ward beat Smith to the punch over the course of the evening.
Ward connected on 231 of 586 punches (39 percent) while Smith seemed to be aestivating, connecting on only 47 of 266 blows (18 percent).
– Ryan O’Hara @OHaraSports
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