Chịkọta isiokwu ahụ:  Paul Smith enwetala otu n'ime ọgụ kacha sie ike n'ịkụ ọkpọ mgbe o mechara okwu iji chee Andre Ward ihu na June 20. Dị ka Sportsmail kpughere, ọgụ ahụ na Oakland, California agaghị abụ maka Ward WBA super-middleweight world title. Mana ọ bụ nnukwu ohere, ọ bụ ezie na ọ na-agwụ ike, maka Smith, onye dara na azụ azụ maka eriri WBO nke Arthur Abraham. Paul Smith (n' aka ekpe) enwetala ọkpụ goolu na-emeribeghị Andre Ward nke California. Ward (n'aka nri) alụbeghị ọgụ kemgbe ọ meriri Edwin Rodriguez na isi ihe na Nọvemba 2013. Na Ward, ọ ga-eche nwoke nke meriri Carl Froch na 2011, mana onye anaghị arụ ọrụ kemgbe Nọvemba 2013. Ihe mgbochi mgbanaka sitere na ọnwa iri na asaa ahụ nwere ike ịbụ ihe ga-ekpebi ma Smith nwere ike imeri otu n'ime egwuregwu egwuregwu kachasị mma, ebe onye dị afọ iri atọ na abụọ kwuru, sị: 'Enweghị m ike ichere ịlaghachi n'ogige ahụ ma nwalee onwe m megide ụdị omume dị ka Andre Ward. 'E gosipụtara m na m nọ n'ọkwa kachasị elu site na arụmọrụ m megide Arthur Abraham na nke a bụ ihe ịma aka nke m na-anụ ụtọ ya. Andre bụ ọkaibe na-alụ ọgụ na onye m na-akwanyere ùgwù nke ukwuu, mana ọ bụ naanị otu ugboro ka ọ gbara ọkpọ n'ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ afọ atọ ma aga m enye ya ihe niile m nwere. 'Enwere m ume ọhụrụ na obi ike ịbanye n'ọgụ a. Ọ bụ nnukwu ohere nye m na nke m ji aka abụọ were mgbe e nyere m ya. Ejirila m oge dị ukwuu gbaa ọkpọ na United States ma ana m atụ anya ịlaghachi maka ọgụ a.' Ward kwuru, sị: 'Enwere m obi ụtọ ịlaghachi na June 20 na Oracle Arena n'obodo m nke Oakland, nke bụ ogologo oge na-abịa. Enwere m onye na-alụ ọgụ siri ike n'ihu m na Paul Smith, onye na-achọ ịdọrọ ọgba aghara ahụ, mana enweghị m ike ikwe ka nke ahụ mee. 'Aghaghị m ịdị na-eme ihe kasị mma m pụrụ ime iji mee ka Smith pụọ ma merie ya n'ụzọ m chọrọ isi merie ya.' Ward agaghị abụ onye WBA World Super Middleweight mgbe ọ ga-ezute Smith n'ọnwa June.
Paul Smith ga-ezute Andre Ward na June 20 na California. Aha WBA n'agba ọkara nke WBA agaghị adị n'ihe ize ndụ. Smith na-apụta site na mmeri Arthur Abraham na-emeri ya n'asọmpi ụwa. Ward alụbeghị ọgụ kemgbe ọ meriri Edwin Rodriquez na Nọvemba 2013.