Nearly ten years ago, Jay Z famously rapped "I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man," and he's proved that credo to be true once more, inking super middleweight boxing champ Andre Ward to Roc Nation.
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Jay Z's been a basketball owner and his sports agency has represented basketball stars like Kevin Durant and baseball sluggers like Robinson Cano, but he's new to the world of big-time boxing. Landing Ward is a huge get for him and his firm.
Ward is a lifetime 27-0 fighter who's universally considered a contender for the label of greatest living pound-for-pound fighter.
Ward announced the news of his signing on Twitter and Instagram, telling his followers, "It's official!! #NextChapter Happy to be a part of the @rocnation family. #RocNationSports #SOG."
It's official!! #NextChapter Happy to be a part of the @rocnation family. #RocNationSports #SOG
A photo posted by Andre Ward (@andresogward) on Jan 9, 2015 at 8:16am PST
Rival rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson predicted last month that Jay Z's foray into boxing promotion was going to be a disaster. Inking Ward to a deal is a great counter-response on Jigga's part.
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Ward hasn't fought in two years, partly because of business disputes with a former promoter. Expect Jay Z to assauge those problems and get Ward back into the ring with a high profile fight ASAP.
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