Andre Dirrell (born September 7, 1983) is an American professional boxer.
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| Born | September 7, 1983 Flint, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Super middleweight Light Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 2004 Olympics. His younger brother Anthony Dirrell is also a professional boxer.
Amateur career
editDirrell 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.[1]
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:
- Lost to Yordanis Despaigne (Cuba) 20-21[2]
He qualified for the Olympic Games by finishing 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:
- Defeated Ha Dabateer (China) 25–18
- Defeated Nabil Kassel (Algeria) RSC 2 (1:59)
- Defeated Yordanis Despaigne (Cuba) 21–20
- Lost to Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan) 18–23
Dirrell completed an amateur record of 210–26.
Professional career
editDirrell began his professional career in 2005. A southpaw possessing exceptional athleticism and the ability to switch-hit, he was considered among boxing's top young prospects following an extensive amateur career. Dirrell defeated future world title challenger Curtis Stevens on HBO's Boxing After Dark in June 2007.
Super Six World Boxing Classic
editDirrell was one of the six super-middleweights who competed in Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic, a boxing tournament, along with Arthur Abraham, Andre Ward, Carl Froch, Mikkel Kessler and Jermain Taylor. His first fight and only loss was against England's Carl Froch on October 18 for the WBC Super Middleweight Championship.[3][4][5][6] Two of the judges scored the fight 115-112 for Froch, with the third scoring it 114-113 for Dirrell.[7]
On March 27, 2010, Dirrell faced undefeated former Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham in Detroit, Michigan. In the fourth round, Dirrell knocked Abraham down for the first time in his career. 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 lying on the ground, unconscious and shaking. The referee ruled the 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.[8][9] However, Dirrell said he was really knocked out and did not know what happened after he fell down.
On October 7, 2010, Dirrell declined to face his friend and eventual Super Six tournament winner Andre Ward, and announced that he was withdrawing from the tournament due to neurological issues.[10]
After Super Six
editDirrell took a 21-month layoff to heal from the neurological injuries sustained in the Abraham fight. Dirrell defeated Darryl Cunningham via second-round technical knockout.[11]
Thirteen months after that, Dirrell made a return to the ring with a unanimous decision win against Michael Gbenga after knocking him down in round 9.[12]
Andre was set to headline Friday Night Fights on April 12, 2013, but withdrew for undisclosed reasons.
Eighteen months after the Gbenga fight, Dirrell returned to score a fifth-round KO against Vladine Biosse.[13]
Dirrell vs. DeGale
editOn May 23, 2015, Andre Dirrell fought against British star James DeGale at the Agganis Arena in Boston. DeGale gained two knockdowns in the second round, which proved to be the difference as he won a unanimous decision over Dirrell to win a 168-pound world title. DeGale won 114–112 on two judges' scorecards and 117–109 on the third.[14]
Dirrell vs. Uzcategui I
editOn May 20, 2017, Dirrell faced Jose Uzcategui for the vacant IBF interim super middleweight title. Uzcategui was disqualified in the eighth round for punching after the bell, and Dirrell was awarded the DQ victory. After the fight was stopped, Dirrell's trainer and uncle Leon Lawson approached Uzcategui and sucker-punched him before fleeing the scene. After the incident, Dirrell apologized for his trainer's actions.[15]
Dirrell vs. Uzcategui II
editIn the rematch, Uzcategui dominated Dirrell over eight rounds, and forced Dirrell's corner to stop the fight right at the beginning of the ninth round.[16]
Dirrell vs Cabrera
editIn his comeback fight, Dirrell fought and defeated Juan Ubalado Cabrera via KO in the fifth round.[17]
Dirrell vs Brooker
editOn July 31, 2021, Dirrell fought Christopher Booker. Dirrell finished his opponent early, by dropping him three times in the third round, forcing the referee to stop the fight.[18]
Professional boxing record
edit| 31 fights | 28 wins | 3 losses |
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| By knockout | 18 | 1 |
| By decision | 8 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 31 | Win | 28–3 | TKO | 3 (10), 2:58 | Jul 31, 2021 | |||
| 30 | Win | 27–3 | KO | 5 (10), 1:36 | Dec 21, 2019 | |||
| 29 | Loss | 26–3 | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | Mar 3, 2018 | Lost IBF interim super middleweight title | ||
| 28 | Win | 26–2 | DQ | 8 (12), 3:00 | May 20, 2017 | Won vacant IBF interim super middleweight title; Uzcátegui disqualified for hitting after the bell | ||
| 27 | Win | 25–2 | UD | 10 | Apr 29, 2016 | |||
| 26 | Loss | 24–2 | UD | 12 | May 23, 2015 | For vacant IBF super middleweight title | ||
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | UD | 12 | Dec 19, 2014 | |||
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | TKO | 4 (10), 2:12 | Oct 8, 2014 | |||
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | TKO | 5 (10), 2:46 | Aug 1, 2014 | |||
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | UD | 10 | Feb 2, 2013 | |||
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | TKO | 2 (10), 2:05 | Dec 30, 2011 | |||
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | DQ | 11 (12), 1:13 | Mar 27, 2010 | Super Six World Boxing Classic: group stage 2; Abraham disqualified for hitting after a slip | ||
| 19 | Loss | 18–1 | SD | 12 | Oct 17, 2009 | For WBC super middleweight title; Super Six World Boxing Classic: group stage 1 | ||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | Mar 28, 2009 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | TKO | 6 (12), 0:28 | Nov 1, 2008 | Won vacant WBO–NABO interim super middleweight title | ||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | TKO | 4 (10), 1:32 | Aug 2, 2008 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | TKO | 5 (10), 1:13 | May 2, 2008 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | TKO | 3 (6), 1:58 | Feb 1, 2008 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | KO | 1 (8) | Dec 6, 2007 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | UD | 10 | Jun 16, 2007 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | UD | 8 | Feb 16, 2007 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | TKO | 3 (8), 1:19 | Dec 22, 2006 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | TKO | 2 (6), 2:33 | Nov 17, 2006 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | TKO | 3 (6), 1:57 | Jun 23, 2006 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | UD | 6 | May 25, 2006 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | UD | 6 | Apr 21, 2006 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | KO | 2 (4), 2:42 | Aug 18, 2005 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | UD | 6 | Apr 15, 2005 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | KO | 2 (4), 1:12 | Mar 10, 2005 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | KO | 1 (4), 2:16 | Feb 11, 2005 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | TKO | 4 (4), 2:50 | Jan 27, 2005 | Professional debut |
References
edit- ^ "Andre Dirrell - Last Fight, Fighter Bio, Stats & News". October 25, 2012.
- ^ "United States Olympic Committee - BOXING: Its all in the name...second Andre advances to the semifinal round with a win over Cuba". Archived from the original on February 23, 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ^ Andre Dirrell – Boxer Archived June 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2014-08-12.
- ^ Starks, Tim (October 17, 2009). "Andre Dirrell Gets Robbed By Carl Froch In Nottingham; Arthur Abraham Gives Jermain Taylor Another Knockout Loss In Germany | October | 2009 Articles". Queensberry-rules.com. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ "Carl Froch Barely Edges Out Impressive Andre Dirrell Via Split Decision". Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ^ "Barry McGuigan Says Andre Dirrell Beat Carl Froch, Also Predicts A Dirrell Win Over Arthur Abraham!". Eastsideboxing.com. October 24, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ Kevin Mitchell (October 18, 2009). "Carl Froch holds off Andre Dirrell in WBC super-middleweight title defence". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 19, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
- ^ Reeno, Rick (March 29, 2010). "Allan Green: "Andre Dirrell Could Have Continued"". BoxingScene.com.
- ^ Vester, Mark (April 9, 2010). "Arthur Abraham's Team File Protest on Andre Dirrell Loss". BoxingScene.com.
- ^ "Andre Dirrell pulls out of Super Six tournament: Will he ever fight again?". Boxingnews24.com. October 7, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ "Full Report: Taylor-Nicklow, Dirrell-Cunningham". Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ "Andre Dirrell returns to winning ways". Swelterwear.com. February 4, 2013. Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ "Andre Dirrell wins FNF return, calls out Carl Froch". badlefthook.com. August 1, 2014.
- ^ "James DeGale does early damage in win over Andre Dirrell". May 23, 2015.
- ^ "Disgusting Moment Trainer Sucker Punches Boxer At The End Of The Fight". www.sportbible.com. May 19, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Uzcategui stops Dirrell, wins interim super middleweight world title". ESPN.com. March 4, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ Idec, Keith (July 31, 2021). "Andre Dirrell Drops Christopher Brooker Three Times, Stops Him In 3rd Round". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Andre Dirrell from BoxRec (registration required)
- Andre Dirrell profile at Premier Boxing Champions
- Andre Dirrell on Abraham, Kessler and Froch at BoxingInsider
- Andre Dirrell - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live