Andre Dirrell is an American

United States

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 boxer

Boxing

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, who won the middleweight bronze medal

Olympic medalists in boxing

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 at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

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.

Amateur career

Dirrell was a standout as an amateur and won the National Amateur Championship at Middleweight (165 lb.) in 2003. His younger brother Anthony Dirrell

Anthony Dirrell

Anthony Dirrell is an American boxer from Flint, Michigan. He was born on October 14, 1984. He is a super middleweight boxer.-Personal:Dirrell is the younger brother of Olympic Bronze medalist and fellow pro boxer Andre Dirrell...

 won it in 2004 and 2005.

He also competed at the 2003 Pan American Games

2003 Pan American Games

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 in Santo Domingo. His results were:

• Lost to Yordanis Despaigne
  Yordanis Despaigne
  Yordanis Despaigne Herrera is a Cuban professional boxer who, as an amateur boxer, has medaled repeatedly in international tournaments as a middleweight.-Career:...
  
   (Cuba) 20-21

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

1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

The 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Tijuana, Mexico from March 12 to March 20, 2004. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from North-, Central- and South America to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo,...

 in Tijuana, Mexico. Prior to the Athens Games he won the 2004 Acropolis Boxing Cup

2004 Acropolis Boxing Cup

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 in Athens, Greece by defeating Cuba's Yordanis Despaigne

Yordanis Despaigne

Yordanis Despaigne Herrera is a Cuban professional boxer who, as an amateur boxer, has medaled repeatedly in international tournaments as a middleweight.-Career:...

 in the final of the middleweight division.

He won the middleweight bronze medal for the United States at the 2004 Olympics

Summer Olympic Games

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 in Athens, Greece. His results were:

• • Defeated Ha Dabateer (China
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    ) 25-18
  • Defeated Nabil Kassel
    Nabil Kassel
    Nabil Kassel is an Algerian boxer best known to win the middleweight gold at the 2007 All-Africa Games. The family name is Kassel, Algerians generally write this first .-Career:...
    
     (Algeria
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    ) RSC-2 (1:59)
  • Defeated Yordanis Despaigne
    Yordanis Despaigne
    Yordanis Despaigne Herrera is a Cuban professional boxer who, as an amateur boxer, has medaled repeatedly in international tournaments as a middleweight.-Career:...
    
     (Cuba
    Cuba
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    ) 21-20
  • Lost to Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan
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    ) 18-23

Professional career

Dirrell began his professional career in 2005. Possessing exceptional athleticism and tremendous amateur experience, he is considered among boxing's young prospects. As of April 2010, Dirrell holds a record of 19 wins (13 KO) in 20 professional fights, with one loss. He and his brother, Anthony Dirrell

Anthony Dirrell

Anthony Dirrell is an American boxer from Flint, Michigan. He was born on October 14, 1984. He is a super middleweight boxer.-Personal:Dirrell is the younger brother of Olympic Bronze medalist and fellow pro boxer Andre Dirrell...

, are featured regularly on ESPN

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 fight cards.

Dirrell defeated prospect Curtis Stevens

Curtis Stevens (boxer)

-Amateur:Stevens was an amateur standout, and was the National Amateur Light Heavyweight Champion in 2002.-Pro:"Showtime" Stevens turned pro in 2004 and has been featured several times on ESPN Friday Night Fights. In 2007 he lost to Andre Dirrell, and in 2010 was shockingly upset by Jesse Brinkley...

 on HBO's Boxing After Dark

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 in June 2007.
He KOd Anthony Hanshaw

Anthony Hanshaw

Anthony Lavar Hanshaw was a professional boxer, from Massillon, Ohio. He was born on March 28, 1978, in Warren, Ohio. Hanshaw graduated from Mansfield Senior High School in 1996...

 and Victor Oganov

Victor Oganov

Victor Oganov is a Russian boxer of Armenian descent.-Career:Oganov was 64-16 as an amateur and turned pro as a Super Middleweight in Russia in 1998 year. Has a good start in Saint Petersburg Russia, Russia with management team Tundra...

.

Super Six

Dirrell will be one of the six super-middleweights competing in Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic

Super Six World Boxing Classic

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, a boxing tournament, along with Arthur Abraham

Arthur Abraham

Arthur Abraham is an Armenian-German professional boxer HyeFighter residing in Berlin, Germany. He was IBF world middleweight champion from 2005 to 2009, making ten successful defences of his title...

, Andre Ward

Andre Ward

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, Carl Froch

Carl Froch

Carl Froch is an English professional boxer and is a two-time and reigning WBC super middleweight champion. He previously held the British, Commonwealth, & English titles at super middleweight.-Amateur:...

, Mikkel Kessler

Mikkel Kessler

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 and Jermain Taylor

Jermain Taylor

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, his first fight was against Carl Froch on October 18 for the WBC

World Boxing Council

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 Super Middleweight Championship. Dirrell lost what was considered by many to be a controversial decision in Froch's hometown of Nottingham, England. Two of the judges awarded Froch the fight 115-112, with the other handing Dirrell the fight 114-113.

On March 27, 2010, Dirrell faced undefeated former middleweight champion Arthur Abraham

Arthur Abraham

Arthur Abraham is an Armenian-German professional boxer HyeFighter residing in Berlin, Germany. He was IBF world middleweight champion from 2005 to 2009, making ten successful defences of his title...

 in Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

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. In the fourth round, Dirrell knocked Abraham down for the first time in his career. In the tenth round, Abraham landed a punch, sending Dirrell to the canvas. Dirrell rose immediately and the referee ruled it a controversial "slip". Dirrell was outboxing Abraham throughout the bout and comfortably ahead on the scorecards 97-92, 98-91, and 97-92. In the 11th round a slick spot in the corner of the ring caused Dirrell to slip to one knee. While down, Abraham delivered a punch to the chin of Dirrell, a delayed reaction was followed by Dirrell laying on the ground unconscious. The referee ruled the illegal blow by Abraham an intentional foul and awarded Dirrell a victory via disqualification. Some critics contested the ending of the fight, claiming that Dirrell may have overreacted after Abraham's final punch. However, Dirrell said he was really knocked out, and did not know what happened after he fell down.
On 7 October 2010, Direll announced that he was withdrawing from the Super Six due to neurological issues.

Professional boxing record

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Arthur Abraham

Arthur Abraham is an Armenian-German professional boxer HyeFighter residing in Berlin, Germany. He was IBF world middleweight champion from 2005 to 2009, making ten successful defences of his title...

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Carl Froch

Carl Froch is an English professional boxer and is a two-time and reigning WBC super middleweight champion. He previously held the British, Commonwealth, & English titles at super middleweight.-Amateur:...

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|17–0
|align=left| Australia Victor Oganov

Victor Oganov

Victor Oganov is a Russian boxer of Armenian descent.-Career:Oganov was 64-16 as an amateur and turned pro as a Super Middleweight in Russia in 1998 year. Has a good start in Saint Petersburg Russia, Russia with management team Tundra...

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|15–0
|align=left| United States Anthony Hanshaw

Anthony Hanshaw

Anthony Lavar Hanshaw was a professional boxer, from Massillon, Ohio. He was born on March 28, 1978, in Warren, Ohio. Hanshaw graduated from Mansfield Senior High School in 1996...

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|12–0
|align=left| United States Curtis Stevens

Curtis Stevens (boxer)

-Amateur:Stevens was an amateur standout, and was the National Amateur Light Heavyweight Champion in 2002.-Pro:"Showtime" Stevens turned pro in 2004 and has been featured several times on ESPN Friday Night Fights. In 2007 he lost to Andre Dirrell, and in 2010 was shockingly upset by Jesse Brinkley...

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Kenny Kost

Kenny Paul "K.O." Kost is a middleweight boxer from White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Kost fights in the orthodox stance.- Professional career :...

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|8–0
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|7–0
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|6–0
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|5–0
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|4–0
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|3–0
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|2–0
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External links

• Bio - file interview w/ Andre Dirrell @ BoxingInsider