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Andre Dirrell was born on 7 September, 1983 in Flint, Michigan, U.S., is an American boxer. Discover Andre Dirrell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 40 years old?
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7 September |
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Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
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United States
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He is a member of famous Boxer with the age 40 years old group.
Andre Dirrell Height, Weight & Measurements
At 40 years old, Andre Dirrell height is 6 ft 1 in and Weight Super middleweight Light Heavyweight.
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6 ft 1 in |
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Super middleweight Light Heavyweight |
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Who Is Andre Dirrell's Wife?
His wife is Alaia Zamora (m. 2008)
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Alaia Zamora (m. 2008) |
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Andre Dirrell Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Andre Dirrell worth at the age of 40 years old? Andre Dirrell’s income source is mostly from being a successful Boxer. He is from United States. We have estimated Andre Dirrell's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Andre Dirrell Social Network
Timeline
Andre Dirrell (born September 7, 1983) is an American professional boxer who held the IBF interim super middleweight title from 2017 to 2018.
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:
As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 2004 Olympics.
Dirrell 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.
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.
Dirrell completed an amateur record of 210–26.
Dirrell 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.
His first fight and only loss was against England's Carl Froch on October 18 for the WBC Super Middleweight Championship.
Two of the judges scored the fight 115-112 for Froch, with the third scoring it 114-113 for Dirrell.
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.
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.
Dirrell took a 21-month layoff to heal from the neurological injuries sustained in the Abraham fight.
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.
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.
However, Dirrell said he was really knocked out and did not know what happened after he fell down.
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.
On 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.
On 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.
In 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.