By Steve Kim

BoxingScene.com has been advised that a light heavyweight bout between Dmitry Bivol and Cedric Agnew has been added to the pay-per-view undercard on June 17th that is headline by the rematch between Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev.

Bivol (10-0, 8 KO's), who is being moved quickly, fought on April 14th where he blew out Samuel Clarkson in four rounds for the interim WBA light heavyweight title.

Agnew (29-2, 15 KO's) is best known for his seventh round stoppage at the hands of Kovalev in March of 2014. Since that point he has won three out of his last four bouts. His lone loss being an eight round split decision to Clarkson.

Rounding out this pay-per-view card is Guillermo Rigondeaux defending his WBA super bantamweight title against Moises Flores and a middleweight contest between Luis Arias and Arif Magomedov. This card takes place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ward-Kovalev 2: "The Rematch," a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA Light Heavyweight World Championships, is presented by Roc Nation Sports, Main Events, Andre Ward Promotions, Krusher Promotions and Corona Extra, sponsored by Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, and Powered by Monster. The championship event takes place Saturday, June 17 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. Tickets for Ward-Kovalev 2: "The Rematch" are available on axs.com and at the Mandalay Bay Events Center box office. 

Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com.