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Andre Ward
("S.O.G.")

BORN   February 23 1984; San Francisco, California (Resides in Oakland, California)
HEIGHT 6-0
WEIGHT 159 1/2 - 175 lbs
MANAGER James Prince
TRAINER Virgil Hunter

Ward is a talented and patient fighter who knows how to box and carries a good punch; He possesses a good defense and preserves his strength so he is able to fight as hard as needed over the entire distance of a bout; He has won the WBO International Light-Heavyweight Championship, the WBC Super Middleweight Championship of the World, the WBA Super Middleweight Championship of the World, the NABF Super Middleweight Championship and the WBO NABO Super Middleweight Championship

During his career, he has defeated such men as Carl Froch, Arthur Abraham, Sakio Bika, Allan Green, Mikkel Kessler, Edison Miranda, Shelby Pudwill, Henry Buchanan, Esteban Camou, Rubin Williams, Jerson Ravelo, Roger Cantrell and Francisco Diaz

*** AMATEUR BOUTS (114-5-0) ***

2001
          -Ward won the United States Amateur Middleweight Championship

2003
          -Ward won the United States Amateur Light Heavyweight Championship

2004
          -Ward won a Gold Medal in the Olympic Light Heavyweight Boxing Championship
       Clemente Russo (Italy)         Athens, Greece                 W  3
       Evgeny Makarenko (Russia)      Athens, Greece                 W  3
       Utkirbek Haydarov (Uzbekistan) Athens, Greece                 W  3
       Magomed Aripgadjiev (Belarus)  Athens, Greece                 W  3

*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***

2004
Dec 18 Chris Molina                   Los Angeles, Ca               TK  2

2005
Feb 10 Kenny Kost                     Lemoore, CA                    W  6
Apr  7 Roy Ashworth                   Temecula, Ca                  WF  3
Jun 18 Ben Aragon                     Memphis, Tn                   TK  3
Aug 18 Christopher Holt               San Jose, Ca                  TK  3
Oct  1 Glenn LaPlante                 Tampa, Fl                     KO  1
Nov 19 Darnell Boone                  Portland, Or                   W  6

2006
Feb 23 Kendall Gould                  Lemoore, Ca                    W  6
Apr 29 Andy Kolle                     Mashantucket, Ct              TK  6
Nov 16 Derrick Findley                San Jose, Ca                   W  6

2007
Mar 29 Julio Jean                     San Jose, Ca                  TK  3
May 17 Dhafir Smith                   Lemoore, Ca                   TK  6
Jul 14 Francisco Diaz                 Carson, Ca                    TK  3
Nov 16 Roger Cantrell                 Gros Islet, St. Lucia         TK  5

2008
Mar 20 Rubin Williams                 San Jose, Ca                  TK  7
Jun 20 Jerson Ravelo                  Georgetown, Cayman Islands    TK  8
          -WBO NABO Super Middleweight Championship
Dec 13 Esteban Camou                  Cabazon, Ca                   TK  3

2009
Feb  6 Henry Buchanan                 Lemoore, Ca                    W 12
          -NABF Super Middleweight Championship;
           WBO NABO Super Middleweight Championship
May 16 Edison Miranda                 Oakland, Ca                    W 12
          -NABF Super Middleweight Championship;
           WBO NABO Super Middleweight Championship
Sep 12 Shelby Pudwill                 Temecula, Ca                  KO  3
Nov 21 Mikkel Kessler                 Oakland, Ca                   TW 11
          -WBA Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2010
Jun 19 Allan Green                    Oakland, Ca                    W 12
          -WBA Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Nov 27 Sakio Bika                     Oakland, Ca                    W 12
          -WBA Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2011
May 14 Arthur Abraham                 Carson, Ca                     W 12
          -WBA Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Dec 17 Carl Froch                     Atlantic City, NJ              W 12
          -WBC Super Middleweight Championship of the World;
           WBA Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2012
Sep  8 Chad Dawson                    Oakland, Ca                   TK 10
          -WBC Super Middleweight Championship of the World;
           WBA Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2013
Nov 16 Edwin Rodriguez                Ontario, Ca                    W 12
          -WBA Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2015
Jun 20 Paul Smith                     Oakland, Ca                   TK  9

2016
Mar 26 Sullivan Barrera               Oakland, Ca                    W 12
Aug  6 Alexander Brand                Oakland, Ca                    W 12
          -WBO International Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 19 Sergey Kovalev                 Las Vegas, Nv                  W 12
          -WBA Super Light Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           IBF Light Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           WBO Light Heavyweight Championship of the World

2017
Jun 17 Sergey Kovalev                 Las Vegas, Nv                 TK  8
          -WBA Super Light Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           IBF Light Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           WBO Light Heavyweight Championship of the World

Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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