Mofo2 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Article Link - http://www.boxingscene.com/andre-ward-no-longer-full-champion-says-wbc--64303?#ixzz2QBsAjdJVThis is a legal waiver. By copying and using the material from this article, you agree to give full credit to BoxingScene.com or provide a link to the original article.Andre Ward is one of the most dominant champions of today, as well as a true embassador of the sport of boxingand an example to the youth of the world.Very unfortunately, he has sustained injuries that have left him out of the ring for long periods of time. First, Andre sustained a broken hand after conquering the WBC championship versus Carl Froch in December, 2011, which kept him out of the ring until September, 2012, when he defeated WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson.Andre was set to fight Kelly Pavlik when he suffered yet another injury which required surgery and has kept him out of the ring for eight months, and it is yet uncertain as to when he will resume his boxing carrer.The WBC Board of Governors is honored to announce that by a unanimous voting, Andre has been designated Champion Emeritus, joining a very limited number of champions who have received such recognition which grants them special priviledges to be able to resolve ther own personal matters while not losing their standing as WBC Champion of the World.Once Andre is ready to return, the WBC will order an immediatte bout between him and whoever is the reigning champion, with a purse split of 60-40 in favor of Andre.Other Emeritus Champions who have succesfully used their designation are Vitali Klitschko, Konstantin Tszyu, Erik Morales, Bernard Hopkins and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrican23 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 more greedy shenigans by ol' jose with his "Champion Emeritus" too bad IBF wasn't as smart , bob lee wouldn't have done jail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRIM Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Andre Ward is one of the most dominant champions of today Ward is an injury prone boxer he fights the needs time off for surgery and healing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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