article_snippet.sent: Paul Smith has landed one of the toughest fights in boxing after finalising terms to face Andre Ward on June 20.
article_snippet.sent: But it amounts to a huge, albeit daunting, opportunity for Smith, who failed in back-to-back challenges for Arthur Abraham's WBO belt.
article_snippet.sent: Paul Smith has landed a shot at Andre Ward Andre Ward .
article_snippet.sent: In Andre Ward Paul Smith will face a man who outclassed Carl Froch in 2011, but who has been inactive since November 2013.
article_snippet.sent: Ring rust from that 17-month spell could be a factor in determining if Paul Smith can beat one of the sport's top pound-for-pound talents, with the 32-year-old saying: 'I cannot wait to get back in the ring and test myself against a class act like Andre Ward. '
article_snippet.sent: Paul Smith is a top pound-for-pound fighter and someone I respect a lot, but Paul Smith has only boxed once in almost three years and I will give it everything I have got. '
article_snippet.sent: I have an extremely tough fighter in front of myself in Paul Smith, who's looking to pull the upset, but I can't let that happen. '
article_snippet.sent: I have to be on my best game to turn Smith away and beat Smith the way I want to beat Smith.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Paul Smith will take on Andre Ward on June 20 in California .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Paul Smith is coming off back-to-back world title defeats by Arthur Abraham .
  