Sports in the Bay!
The atmosphere inside Ricky's Sports Theatre and Grill in San Leandro was buzzing with excitement Tuesday afternoon. Known as a hotbed for avid sports lovers, especially Oakland Raiders fans, it was also host for Andre "S.O.G." (Son of God) Wards press conference promoting his upcoming fight against Sakio Bika.
Ward, a native of Oakland and a 2004 Gold Olympian will have the home crowd behind him on Saturday, November 27th as he fights 12-rounds to defend his World Boxing Association Super Middleweight Championship against Sakio "The Scorpion" Bika of Australia.
At 22-0 record (13 KO's) the Wards career has been carefully crafted under the tutelage of his trainer Virgil Hunter who has trained him since the age of nine.
The two have fought hard to keep boxing in Oakland which was always been a dream for Ward who fought for the first time as a pro in his hometown in May 2009.
"It's always been sweet to fight at home," said Ward from the stage at Ricky's, "The experience is great."
Biko, 31, who is 28-4-2 with 19 knockouts is said to be the toughest opponent yet for the 26-year old Ward.
"Bika will come full steam ahead with wild punches. I am going to continue to do what I do and that is a little bit of everything. Just like when I fought (Allan) Green. We had a plan to fight on the inside but it ended up being a closed combat and I had to adjust. With Bika, depending on what he does I'll know how to adjust and what I need to do."
The bout will be televised on Showtime at 9pm ET/PT (delayed on the W. Coast) at the ORACLE Arena in Oakland.
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