selij Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Andre Ward contract declared valid - againFor the second time in 10 months, the California State Athletic Commission upheld promoter Dan Goossen's promotional contract with super middleweight champion Andre Ward, who has been seeking to terminate the agreement.Ward previously lost an arbitration hearing before the commission in June 2013. On Wednesday, arbitrator Andy Foster, the executive officer of the commission, ruled in Goossen's favor following an April 9 hearing at which Ward did not show up and did not testify, leaving his legal team to argue the case.Ward's contract with Goossen was declared valid until Nov. 8, 2016, according to Foster's ruling."It's now time to sit down with Andre and his advisers to put these legal disputes behind us and concentrate on getting Andre back to fighting consistently inside the ring," Goossen said. "Andre and I have had success together and there's no reason not to get back on track as a team to secure his status as the top fighter in the world behind Floyd Mayweather."Reached by ESPN.com, Ward, who has a lawsuit pending against Goossen in California Superior Court, said he was on the other line with his attorney and declined to comment.On Wednesday night, Josh Dubin, Ward's attorney, and James Prince, his manager, issued a statement on Ward's behalf saying they planned to continue to fight to break the contract."We want to be crystal clear: the 'legal issues' that [Goossen] referred to are only just getting underway. It is only after a California judge or jury speaks that the legal issues will be resolved," the statement said. "Today's decision from the California State Athletic Commission was not unexpected. From the very start, we do not feel that the commission has been looking out for the best interests of Andre Ward, the very boxer they are supposed to protect. To the contrary, for some inexplicable reason, the CSAC has continually bent over backwards to try to accommodate a promoter who we feel is taking horrible advantage of Andre and his career. ..."This is not the end of Andre's fight to stand up for what he knows is right, but rather the beginning. The CSAC decision has only strengthened his resolve.Read it in full...................Source: Dan Rafael + ESPN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRIM Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Ward is stuck till 2016 plain and simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mofo2 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Its just a pity nobody else really considers HIM to be valid anymore - fight/dont fight who fucking cares???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mofo2 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 He was a quality fighter Dan, the trouble is his style and inactivity have left boxing fans not caring!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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