OAKLAND, CA - Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) and number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) will collide at the Oracle Arena in Oakland.

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Ward and Barrera will meet in 12-round IBF number one position and mandatory position eliminator bout televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT.

Ward vs. Barrera is shaping up to be a highly contested battle between two fighters who both have their sights set on a match-up against Unified Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey Kovalev.

ANDRE WARD, Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter:

"As far as the fight itself, it's very simple to me...anybody who knows me, they know how I work and they know how I tick. I don't get caught up in what's next. I don't get caught up in what people are saying. I'm aware of what is being said. I know what my opponent has been saying and I take him at his word. I've done everything that I'm supposed to do, like I always do and like I've done the last 10 years of my career. I've taken on the best... if it's not another champion then it's a top contender... and this is no different. You guys just know that I'm focused and locked in like I always am. I'm prepared and I'm ready for war come March 26."

SULLIVAN BARRERA, Number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender:

"I wanted to say thank you for coming here. I want to say thank you HBO, thank you everyone. Thank you Andre Ward for accepting my fight. I promise everyone who comes to the arena that I have had great preparation and this is a great dream. On that night, I'll have a great show for everyone."