Boxing is a passionate sport that harnesses violence and converts it into a polished game for entertainment and Andre Ward is one of the greatest boxers America has ever seen. He competed at the pinnacle of the sport from 2004 to 2017 and retired undefeated in 2017. André was passionate about the sport and was just as successful. Since we already know the American boxer Andre Ward, let’s discover other aspects of his life.
Andre Ward Biography (Age)
Andre was born to Frank Ward (Irish American) and Madeline Ward (African American) on February 24, 1984 in San Francisco. At school, Andre was very good at sports, especially football, which really appealed to the scouts as they sought his commitment to their colleges. However, Andre already had a thing for boxing and decided to go for it.
Andre has not only proven that he has the raw talents for the sport, but he has also put in the required hours of training. He worked so hard that he even started fighting some teenage boxers in the King’s Gym himself, but unfortunately that wasn’t enough to secure him victory in his amateur match at the age of 10. Defeat broke young André’s heart; he didn’t let it weigh him down. Instead, he used that stumbling block as a springboard; he used rage and disappointment to keep working.
Soon a rematch has been scheduled and Ward sets out to tear down his opponent. As a teenager, he made a name for himself with his lightning-fast punches and his determination to defeat even bigger opponents. At 16, André was already the American champion in his weight class. Statistics show that in 110 matches he won 105 and lost 5. He finally dropped out of school before the end of the year to pursue his boxing career.
He started boxing in 1994 and won more than 90 amateur matches. In 2002, he won the National Under-19 Championships. In 2001 and 2003 he won the US Championship. He made his professional debut in 2004 against Christopher Malina. Since then, he has appeared in 32 matches and has a record 32 wins.
In 2017 André announced that he would retire from the MBA at the age of 33. Andrea says the vigor of the sport was starting to overwhelm his body and he couldn’t take it anymore.
Net value
Reading about Andre, the mental picture painted in our minds is a very successful boxer with a happy family and that’s what it is. Andre Ward has a net worth of $8 million, much of which has been amassed over his impressive career.
Considering the titles he has racked up for himself, being ranked the number one hunter in the world, he surely deserves every penny spent.
During a stellar career, he was the unified world light heavyweight champion and two-time world middleweight champion. He was also the 2011 fighter of the year. Andrea himself claims that he hasn’t lost a match since he was 13 years old.
Parents, wife
Andre Ward is married to Tiffany Ward and they have four children. Three sons, namely Andre Jr, Malachi and Micah. He also has a daughter named Amira.
Andre was born to Madeline Ervy Taylor and an amateur boxer Frank Ward who had a huge influence on his career. André fell in love with boxing when he was only nine years old. His father had taken him to a boxing gym in Hayward, California (Frank Ward was then a top amateur boxer with an impressive 15-0 record). Frank noticed the strong fighting spirit in his son. He took him to King’s gym in Oakland, CA and handed him over to his sponsor, Virgil Hunter, who was a top amateur trainer and still coaches Andre to this day.
Size weight
Andre is 6 feet tall. In comparison to other boxers in the middleweight class, he is considered to be of average height. The tallest is Anthony Smith at 6’4” which isn’t too far off from Andre. The shortest is John Hendricks who comes in at 5ft 8in and isn’t far off André’s 6ft yet. It has a span of 180 cm. He weighs 75 kg.
