Ward Dominates Abraham At Home Depot Center

CARSON (AP) -- Andre Ward overwhelmed Germany's Arthur Abraham with power and speed in nearly every round of an unanimous decision victory Saturday night, defending his WBA super middleweight title and advancing to the Super Six tournament final.

Ward, the Olympic gold medalist from Oakland, Calif., is one fight away from the tournament title that should establish him as the 168-pound division's top fighter.

England's Carl Froch will meet Glen Johnson in the other Super Six semifinal bout in Atlantic City, N.J., on June 4.

The final is expected this fall. Ward (24-0, 13 KOs) put on another clinic in patient, tactical boxing while dismantling Abraham (32-3), the Armenian-born German who had a perfect record until losing three straight in the Super Six.

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