In a career-defining performance, undefeated hometown favorite Ward put the U.S. on the board in the Super Six and captured the WBA super middleweight title with a dominant 11 round technical decision over Denmark's Kessler in their Group Stage 1 bout.
I en karriere-defineret optræden, satte den ubesejrede hjembyfavorit Ward USA på bordet i Super Six, og erobrede WBA supermellemvægttitelen med en dominerende 11. runde teknisk afgørelse over Danmarks Kessler i deres Group Stage 1 kamp.