Wins
0
%
Bouts
0
KO's
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%
S.O.G. (‘Son of God’)
32-0-0
W-L-D
Boxing
Super Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Height: 6ft 0in
(183cm)
Stance:
Orthodox
FEB. 23, 1984
USA
Andre Michael Ward (born February 23, 1984) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2017. He retired with an undefeated record and held multiple world titles in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Super), WBC, Ring magazine, and lineal super middleweight titles between 2009 and 2015; and the unified WBA (Undisputed), IBF, WBO, and Ring light heavyweight titles between 2016 and 2017. During his reign as light heavyweight champion, Ward was ranked as the world’s best active boxer, pound for pound, by The Ring magazine and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB), as well as the world’s best active boxer in the division by The Ring, the TBRB, and BoxRec. As of June 2021, BoxRec ranks Ward as the fifth greatest fighter of all time, pound for pound.
Won 32 (KOs 16) | Lost 0
Drawn 0 | Bouts 32
Rounds 238 | Debut 2004-12-18
32 Win (32-0-0) vs Sergey Kovalev
TKO R8 (12), 2:29 | Jun 17, 2017
Retained WBA (Undisputed), IBF, and WBO light heavyweight titles,
Won vacant The Ring light heavyweight title
31 Win (31-0-0) vs Sergey Kovalev
UD R12 | Nov 19, 2016
Won WBA (Undisputed), IBF, and WBO light heavyweight titles
30 Win (30-0-0) vs Alexander Brand
UD R12 | Aug 6, 2016
Won vacant WBO International light heavyweight title
29 Win (29-0-0) vs Sullivan Barrera
UD R12 | Mar 26, 2016
28 Win (28-0-0) vs Paul Smith
TKO R9 (12), 1:45 | Jun 20, 2015
27 Win (27-0-0) vs Edwin Rodríguez
UD R12 | Nov 16, 2013
26 Win (26-0-0) vs Chad Dawson
TKO R10 (12), 2:45 | Sep 8, 2012
Retained WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring super middleweight titles
25 Win (25-0-0) vs Carl Froch
UD R12 | Dec 17, 2011
Retained WBA (Super) super middleweight title, Won WBC and vacant The Ring super middleweight titles, Super Six World Boxing Classic: final
24 Win (24-0-0) vs Arthur Abraham
UD R12 | May 14, 2011
Retained WBA (Super) super middleweight title, Super Six World Boxing Classic: semi-final
23 Win (23-0-0) vs Sakio Bika
UD R12 | Nov 27, 2010
Retained WBA (Super) super middleweight title
22 Win (22-0-0) vs Allan Green
UD R12 | Jun 19, 2010
Retained WBA (Super) super middleweight title, Super Six World Boxing Classic: group stage 2
21 Win (21-0-0) vs Mikkel Kessler
TD R11 (12), 1:42 | Nov 21, 2009
Won WBA (Super) super middleweight title, Super Six World Boxing Classic: group stage 1, Unanimous TD: Kessler cut from accidental head clashes
20 Win (20-0-0) vs Shelby Pudwill
TKO R3 (10), 2:16 | Sep 12, 2009
19 Win (19-0-0) vs Edison Miranda
UD R12 | May 16, 2009
Retained NABF and WBO–NABO super middleweight titles
18 Win (18-0-0) vs Henry Buchanan
UD R12 | Feb 6, 2009
Won WBO–NABO super middleweight title, Won vacant NABF super middleweight title
17 Win (17-0-0) vs Esteban Camou
TKO R3 (10), 2:46 | Dec 13, 2008
16 Win (16-0-0) vs Jerson Ravelo
TKO R8 (12), 2:37 | Jun 20, 2008
Won vacant WBO–NABO super middleweight title
15 Win (15-0-0) vs Rubin Williams
TKO R7 (10), 2:51 | Mar 20, 2008
14 Win (14-0-0) vs Roger Cantrell
TKO R5 (10), 1:56 | Nov 16, 2007
13 Win (13-0-0) vs Francisco Diaz
TKO R3 (8), 2:59 | Jul 14, 2007
12 Win (12-0-0) vs Dhafir Smith
TKO R6 (8), 2:47 | May 17, 2007
11 Win (11-0-0) vs Julio Jean
TKO R3 (8), 2:04 | Mar 29, 2007
10 Win (10-0-0) vs Derrick Findley
UD R6 | Nov 16, 2006
9 Win (9-0-0) vs Andy Kolle
RTD R6 (8), 3:00 | Apr 29, 2006
8 Win (8-0-0) vs Kendall Gould
UD R6 | Feb 23, 2006
7 Win (7-0-0) vs Darnell Boone
UD R6 | Nov 19, 2005
6 Win (6-0-0) vs Glenn LaPlante
KO R1 (6), 2:59 | Oct 1, 2005
5 Win (5-0-0) vs Christopher Holt
RTD R3 (6), 3:00 | Aug 18, 2005
4 Win (4-0-0) vs Ben Aragon
TKO R3 (6), 0:59 | Jun 18, 2005
3 Win (3-0-0) vs Roy Ashworth
DQ R3 (6), 2:56 | Apr 7, 2005
Ashworth disqualified for hitting on the break
2 Win (2-0-0) vs Kenny Kost
UD R6 | Feb 10, 2005
1 Win (1-0-0) vs Chris Molina
TKO R2 (4), 0:40 | Dec 18, 2004
As an amateur, Ward won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 2004 Olympics and turned professional later that year. He rose to worldwide prominence upon entering the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament in 2009, where he won the WBA (Super) super middleweight title from Mikkel Kessler in the opening group stage. In 2011, Ward defeated WBC champion Carl Froch in the tournament final to unify the titles, as well as winning the vacant Ring and lineal titles. That same year, Ward was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring and the Boxing Writers’ Association of America. He later won The Ring’s Comeback of the Year award in 2016 following a long period of sporadic in-ring activity between 2012 and 2015. Ward was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2021, his first year of eligibility.
Coverphoto: Chamber of Fear, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.