Andre Dirrell

Andre Dirrell
Data
Birth Name	Andre Dirrell
Weight class	Super middleweight
nationality	US-american
birthday	September 7, 1983
place of birth	Flint
style	Left delivery
size	1.88 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles	30th
Victories	27
Knockout victories	17th
Defeats	3

Andre Dirrell (born September 7, 1983 in Flint , Michigan ) is an American boxer .

amateur

Dirrell was one of the most successful amateur boxers in the USA. In 2001 he won the US championships (U-19) in lightweight, the US championships in featherweight, the US challenge in featherweight and the National Police Athletic League in light welterweight. In 2002 he lost to Lamont Peterson in the quarterfinals of the US Championships and won a bronze medal at the National Golden Gloves light welterweight.

In 2003 he became the US middleweight champion and won the US Challenge again. After winning the American Olympic qualifying tournament in Tijuana , he was nominated to represent the USA for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens . After two clear wins in the preliminary round, he managed a narrow 12:11 point win in the quarterfinals against the Cuban Yordanis Despaigne , to whom he was defeated in the first round of the Pan American Games in 2003. In the semifinals he met Gennady Golovkin and lost to the Kazakhs on points (23:18), which earned him the bronze medal. Dirrell's record was 214-22.

Professional career

After the games, the southpaw / switch hitter switched to the professional camp and made his debut in the super middleweight division on January 27, 2005 in Glen Burnie . In one of his first fights he was on the ground and, like his brother, is considered a bit sloppy or reckless. His younger brother Anthony Dirrell , a much better puncher, is also a professional boxer.

Andre Dirrell was a participant in the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament. On October 17, 2009 Andre Dirrell fought against the unbeaten Carl Froch from England, who was world champion according to the WBC version. Direll just lost on points (113-114 115-112 115-112). His next opponent in the tournament on March 28, 2010 was Arthur Abraham, unbeaten in 31 fights . Abraham fell in the fourth round of the fight for the first time in his professional career. In the eleventh round, Abraham - clearly lagging behind on points - beat Dirrell, who was kneeling on the floor of the ring, who had previously slipped. Dirrell showed impact and was examined by the ring doctor. The referee decided after a break in the fight on the disqualification of Abraham due to a deliberate foul.

In 2011 Dirrel won a fight against Darryl Cunningham by knockout in the second round.

List of professional fights

26 wins (16 knockout wins), 2 losses (0 knockout losses), 0 draws
year	Day	place	opponent	Result for Dirrell
2005	January 27th	Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA	Carlos Jones	Victory / TKO 4th round
	February 11th	Phillips Arena, Atlanta, USA	Walter Coles	Victory / KO 1st round
	March 10th	Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA	Jacob Rodriguez	Victory / KO 2nd round
	April 15th	Northern Quest Casino, Washington, USA	Carl Cockerham	Points victory (unanimous) / 6 rounds
	18th of August	HP Pavilion at San Jose , San Jose (California), USA	Juan Camacho	Victory / KO 2nd round
2006	April 21	Omar Shrine Temple, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA	Mike Eatmon	Points victory (unanimous) / 6 rounds
	25. May	Pechenga Resort & Casino, Temecula (California), USA	Alfonso Rocha	Points victory (unanimous) / 6 rounds
	23rd June	Oakland Arena , Oakland (California), USA	Don Hall	Victory / TKO 3rd round
	November 17th	Soboba Casino, San Jacinto (California), USA	James Sundin	Victory / TKO 2nd round
	December 22	Perani Arena and Event Center, Flint, Michigan, USA	Cullen Rogers	Victory / TKO 3rd round
2007	February 16	Playboy Mansion , Beverly Hills, USA	Kenny Kost	Points victory (unanimous) / 8 rounds
	June 16	Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, USA	Curtis Stevens (boxer)	Points victory (unanimously) / 10 rounds
	6th of December	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, USA	William Johnson	Victory / KO 1st round
2008	February 1st	Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, USA	Shannon Miller	Victory / TKO 3rd round
	2.May	Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, USA	Anthony Hanshaw	Victory / TKO 5th round
	August 2nd	Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma (Washington), USA	Mike Paschall	Victory / TKO 4th round
	November 1st	Home Depot Center , Carson, California, USA	Victor Oganov WBO-NABO Interim Championship	Victory / TKO 6th round
2009	28th March	Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, USA	Derrick Findley	Victory / abandonment 6th round
	October 17th	Trent FM Arena , Nottingham, UK	Carl Froch WBC World Championship	Point defeat (polyphonic) / 12 rounds
2010	27th of March	Joe Louis Arena , Detroit (Michigan), USA	Arthur Abraham	Victory / disqualification 11th round
2011	30th of December	Morongo Resort Casino & Spa, Cabazon (California), USA	Darryl Cunningham	Victory / TKO 2nd round
2013	February 2nd	Convention Center, McAllen, USA	Michael Gbenga	Points victory (unanimously) / 10 rounds
2014	August 1st	Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton (Washington), USA	Vladine Biosse	Victory / TKO 5th round
	8th October	Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi (Mississippi), USA	Nick Brinson	Victory / TKO 4th round
	19. December	Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec, Canada	Derek Edwards	Points victory (unanimous) / 12 rounds
2015	23. May	Agganis Arena, Boston, USA	James DeGale vacant IBF World Championship	Loss of points (unanimously) / 12 rounds
(Source: BoxRec database )

Web links

• Andre Dirrell in the BoxRec database