Andre Dirrell
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Name: Andre Dirrell
Alias: The Resurrected
Hometown: Lake Worth, Florida, USA
Birthplace: Flint, Michigan, USA
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 188cm
Reach: 191cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Trainer: Leon Lawson
Promoter: SMS Promotions
Advisor: Al Haymon
Amateur Career
- 231 amateur wins
- 2001 United States Amateur Featherweight Champion
- 2003 United States Amateur Middleweight Champion
- 2003 U.S. middleweight representative at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Results were:
- Round of 16 - Lost to Yordanis Despaigne (Cuba) (20-21)
- 2004 US Olympic Trials Gold medalist at middleweight, in Tunica, United States.
- Defeated Julius Fogle 16-10
- Defeated Clarence Joseph 28-5
- Defeated Joe Greene 16-13
- 2004 US Olympic Box-Offs Winner at middleweight, in Cleveland, United States.
- Defeated Clarence Joseph 30-9
- 2004 1st America´s Olympic Qualifier Gold medalist at middleweight, in Tijuana, Mexico.
- Defeated Miguel Almonte (Puerto Rico) 28-11
- Defeated Glaucelio Abreu (Brazil) 24-11
- Defeated Elie Augustama (Haiti) RSC 4
- Defeated Alfredo Angulo (Mexico) 37-18
- 2004 Middleweight Bronze Medalist for the United States at the Olympics in Athens, Greece. Results were:
- 1st round - Defeated Ha Dabateer (China) (25-18)
- 2nd round - Defeated Nabil Kassel (Algeria) (RSC-2)
- Quarterfinals - Defeated Yordanis Despaigne (Cuba) (12-11)
- Semifinals - Lost to Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan) (18-23)
Regional & Minor Titles
Career Factoids
- Has a record of 0-2-0 in world title fights
- Has a record of 1-4-0 against current or former world champions:
- Won against Arthur Abraham
- Lost against Carl Froch, James DeGale & Jose Uzcategui (twice)
Notes
- Andre Dirrell is the older brother of fellow pro boxer, Anthony Dirrell. They are trained by their grandfather, Leon Lawson.
- Dirrell was diagnosed with a brain injury following his bout with Arthur Abraham.
- Leon Lawson Jr, the uncle and trainer of Andre Dirrell was suspended by the Maryland State Athletic Commission for his unprovoked attack of Dirrell's opponent Jose Uzcategui after their bout on May 20, 2017 at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. [1]