Andre Dirrell
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| Rated at | Super middleweight | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
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September 7, 1983 Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 27 | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Andre Dirrell (born September 7, 1983) is an American professional boxer who has challenged twice for a super middleweight world title, in 2009 and 2015. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 2004 Olympics.
Dirrell and his younger brother, Anthony, began boxing while still in elementary school in their hometown of Flint, Michigan. The brothers have been trained from the beginning by grandfather Leon "Bumper" Lawson Sr., a former sparring partner of Muhammad Ali, and uncle Leon Jr.
Dirrell was a standout as an amateur and won the 2003 United States national amateur championships at middleweight. He also competed at the 2003 Pan American Games, with his results being:
He avenged the Despaigne loss 41-28 in their second bout later and world champ Gennady Golovkin 15-14 at the 2003 USA vs. Kazakhstan Dual. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tijuana, Mexico. Prior to the Athens Games he won the 2004 Acropolis Boxing Cup in Athens, Greece by defeating Cuba's Yordanis Despaigne in the final of the middleweight division.
He won the middleweight bronze medal for the United States at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. His results were:
Dirrell began his professional career in 2005. Possessing exceptional athleticism and tremendous amateur experience, he was considered among boxing's young prospects. As of August 2014, Dirrell holds a record of 22 wins (15 KO) in 23 professional fights with one loss. Dirrell defeated prospect Curtis Stevens on HBO's Boxing After Dark in June 2007.
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