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When super middleweight champ Andre Ward was forced to postpone his Jan. 26 title defense against Kelly Pavlik because of a right shoulder injury -- and then it turned out that he needed surgery on the shoulder, forcing cancellation of the fight righ...

Super middleweight champion Andre Ward will need surgery on his right shoulder, forcing his already postponed title defense against former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik to be canceled, a Ward camp source told ESPN.com on Wednesday night.

Junior middleweight contender James Kirkland underwent successful arthroscopic surgery to repair two tears in his right shoulder on Monday, co-manager Michael Miller told ESPN.com.

Heavyweight contender Robert Helenius, who was due to defend the European title on March 31 against an opponent to be determined, will instead be sidelined until the summer because of a shoulder injury.

Former two-time heavyweight titlist Nikolai Valuev of Russia will undergo surgery on his left shoulder and right wrist next week to take care of nagging injuries.