Sports In the Bay / Info courtesy of Steve Pratt
World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward and world contender Sakio “The Scorpion” Bika met with local Bay Area media members on Wednesday to discuss their anticipated world title fight this Saturday at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California.
It will be the second consecutive defense of his world title for the local fighter Ward (22-0, 13 KOs), who will have his hands full against Bika (28-4-2, 19 KOs) of Sydney, Australia, via Douala, Cameroon on Saturday, Nov. 27, live on SHOWTIME (live at 9 p.m. ET/PT).
Both camps have been training hard for the past six-weeks and prior to their face-to-face meeting, the two talked about their anticipated bout in a teleconference earlier this week.
“I am happy Andre Ward has given us the opportunity. I am looking for the win. Training camp went very well and we will win this fight," said Bika, a native of Cameroon, fighting out of Australia.
The hometown favorite, Ward will be fighting his third fight in Oakland. November 21st marked a year since the last time he fought at ORACLE and although the Arena isn't yet sold-out it is anticipated Ward will still will give fans something to remember.
“Whether there are two or 100,000 fans in the stands makes no difference to me because I will still come in here to do my job,” said Ward.
In the first fight of the split-site doubleheader, “King” Arthur Abraham will meet Carl “The Cobra” Froch in the final Group Stage 3 bout of tournament for the vacant WBC super middleweight world title. The world title match will be televised on same-day-delay from the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland.
This World Championship night of boxing begins at 4 p.m. featuring undefeated Jr. middleweight and 2008 US Olympian Javier Molina (4-0, 4 KOs), Sacramento’s undefeated lightweight Stan Martyniouk (10-0, 1KO), Houston’s power-punching Cornelius White (15-0, 14 KOs), plus four other bouts with the main event featuring Oakland’s finest starting at approximately 7 p.m.
Tickets are priced at $150, $75 and $35 are on sale now at the Oracle Box Office or visit www.coliseum.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
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