| Fight Name: | Andre Ward vs. Arthur Abraham |
| Fight Date: | May 14, 2011 |
| Location: | Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S. |
| Titles: | WBA super middleweight championship |
| Fighter1: |  Andre Ward |
| Nickname1: | "S.O.G." |
| Hometown1: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Record1: | 23–0 (13 KO) |
| Height1: | 6 ft 1 in |
| Weight1: | 168 lb |
| Style1: | Orthodox |
| Recognition1: | WBA Super Middleweight Champion The Ring No. 1 Ranked Super Middleweight |
| Fighter2: | Arthur Abraham |
| Nickname2: | "King Arthur" |
| Hometown2: | Berlin, Berlin, Germany |
| Record2: | 32–2 (26 KO) |
| Height2: | 5 ft 10 in |
| Weight2: | 167 lb |
| Style2: | Orthodox |
| Recognition2: | WBA No. 3 Ranked Super Middleweight The Ring No. 8 Ranked Super Middleweight |
| Result: | Ward defeated Abraham via unanimous decision. |
Andre Ward vs. Arthur Abraham was a Super Middleweight championship fight for the WBA Middleweight championship.[1] The bout was held on May 14, 2011, at Home Depot Center, in Carson, California and was televised on Showtime.[2] In the co-featured non-televised portion of the card, heavyweight world contender Cristobal Arreola took on Nagy Aguilera of the Dominican Republic.
In his first match of the tournament Abraham faced Jermain Taylor in October 2009 at Berlin, Germany defeating him via knockout in the 12th round. He then lost his next fight by disqualification due to hitting Andre Dirrell while he was down in the 11th round. He then lost to Carl Froch for the vacant WBC Super-Middleweight title in his third fight of the tournament, losing by a shutout unanimous decision.
Ward defeated Mikkel Kessler on November 21, 2009 for his WBA Super Middleweight Championship in his first of the Super Six World Boxing Classic. After, Jermain Taylor announced his exit from the Tournament. Allan Green was selected as his replacement and challenged the WBA Super Middleweight champion. Ward defeated Green by a shutout unanimous decision on June 19, 2010.
The referee for the fight was Luis Pabon, and the judges were Stanley Christodoulou, Ingo Barrabas, and James Jen-Kin.[3] Luis Pabon had previously been referee for the Amir Khan vs. Paul McCloskey fight in April 2011.
Ward started out slow with Abraham, trying to find a way to penetrate his tight defense. After a competitive first few rounds, Ward seized control of the fight, using his ring savvy and instincts to control Abraham. Although Abraham was somewhat passive at times, he gave an earnest effort and frequently threw combinations that were mostly blocked by Ward. Abraham hurt Ward a couple of times in the final round, but it wasn't enough to finish Ward, who won a lopsided unanimous decision.
Confirmed bouts:[4]
Andre Ward vs. 
Arthur AbrahamWard defeated Abraham via unanimous decision (120–108, 118–110, 118–111).
Chris Arreola vs. 
Nagy AguileraArreola defeated Aguilera via technical knockout at 1:58 in the third round.
Manuel Quezada vs. 
Bowie TupouTupou defeated Quezada via knockout at 0:53 in the seventh round.
Ryan DavisBritsch defeated Davis via technical knockout at 2:22 in the fifth round.
Shawn Estrada vs. Byron TysonEstrada defeated Tyson via knockout in the first round.
Javier Molina vs. Danny FigueroaMolina defeated Figueroa via unanimous decision.
Ty Barnett vs. Andrey KlimovKlimov defeated Tyson via technical knockout at 1:12 in the third round.
Matthew Villanueva vs. Frank GutierrezVillanueva defeated Gutierrez via technical knockout at 1:12 in the first round.
Arthur BrambilaOvsepyan defeated Brambila via technical knockout at 2:44 in the first round.
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| align=left | Main Event | ||
| align=left | TV2 | ||
| align=left | Das Erste | ||
| align=left | Sport 2 | ||
| align=left | Polsat Sport | ||
| align=left | Sport TV | ||
| align=left | Digi Sport | ||
| align=left | Showtime |