Andre Ward, the next great American Boxer. Andre, as a light heavyweight, won the United States’ only Olympic gold medal in boxing in the 2004 games This was the first boxing gold since 1996.
Andre was born February 23, 1984. At 26, he currently still lives and trains in Oakland California. He has two sons, Andre Jr., Malachi and a daughter Amira.
Andre started boxing in 1994 and won over 90 matches as an amateur. In 2002 he won the Under 19 National Championship; and was a 2 time U.S. National Champion in 2001 and 2003. His Pro debut was against Christoper Molina on the Johnson-Traver undercard in Los Angeles. Since turning Pro in 2004 he has a record of 21 wins 0 losses. Since 2007 he has been fighting in the Super Middleweight
Andre ended a layoff of about six months with a 6-round unanimous decision over Derrick Findley on the undercard of a bout between Vitali Kopitko and former WBO light heavyweight champion Julio Gonzalez. Fighting for the first time since tearing a ligament in his left hand, Ward did look a bit rusty in winning. He is being trained by his Godfather Virgil Hunter (Andre’s father died from cancer in August 2002, and he has dedicated his fights to his dad). He is signed with Roy Jones and Dan Goossen for promotion and has James Prince as manager. He also has a contract with Nike.
Andre Ward Fight Record & Stats
| Sex Male Nationality US American Global ID 281958 Federal ID CA071631 Hometown Oakland, CA, USA Birthplace San Francisco, CA, USA Rated at Super Middleweight World Rank 4 / 862 Date of Birth 1984-02-23 Age 26 |
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| Reach 73 | Stance Orthodox | Height 6′ 1 | Trainer Virgil Hunter Manager James Prince | W 22 (13 KO’s) | L 0 | D 0 | Total 22 Nickname: S.O.G (Son of God). We think it might as well be “Speed over Ground”! The Fights Edison Miranda 171 32-4-0 2009-2-6 167.75 Henry Buchanan 171 17-1-0 2008-12-13 171 Esteban Camou 171 18-2-0 2008-6-20 168 Jerson Ravelo 166 18-2-0 2008-3-20 168 Rubin Williams 169½ 29-4-1 2007-11-16 167 Roger Cantrell 166½ 12-0-0 2007-07-14 167½ Francisco Diaz 167 16-1-0 2007-05-17 168 Dhafir Smith 168½ 16-15-5 2007-03-29 166½ Julio Jean 172 7-10-1 Verified against a commission report Unverified (possibly inaccurate or incomplete) Non Sanctioned Fight 2006-04-29 160 Andy Kolle 159 9-0-0 2006-02-23 160¼ Kendall Gould 160 7-7-1 2005-11-19 160 Darnell Boone 158½ 6-2-1 2005-10-01 159¾ Glenn LaPlante 158 9-2-1 2005-08-18 159½ Christopher Holt 159 12-4-0 2005-06-18 160 Ben Aragon 159 4-3-1 2005-04-07 163 Roy Ashworth 162½ 3-1-0 2005-02-10 164 Kenny Kost 167 8-0-0 2004-12-18 165 Chris Molina 165½ 2-0-0 |
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