WATCH: Ward puts Barrera down with a big left hook in Round 3. #TweetReplay #WardBarrera https://t.co/UH0yRoK5gW
— HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) March 27, 2016Andre Ward did what he was supposed to do -- even coming off a nine-month layoff. He chopped up the terribly overmatched Sullivan Barrera (17-1, 12 KOs) Saturday night from the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California, on HBO.
Ward (29-0, 15 KOs), making his light heavyweight debut, had one minor snafu. He hit Barrera low in the eighth round, and referee Raul Caiz Sr. felt compelled to take a point from “S.