Andre Ward

Andre Ward, born February 23, 1984, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2017 and retired with an undefeated record. He won the light heavyweight gold medal at the 2004 Olympics as an amateur, then rose to worldwide prominence in the Super Six World Boxing Classic, taking the WBA super middleweight title from Mikkel Kessler in 2009 and unifying the titles by beating Carl Froch in the 2011 final. In 2016 he moved up to light heavyweight and won the WBA, IBF and WBO titles from Sergey Kovalev, defending them in a rematch in 2017 before retiring. He was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring in 2011, Fighter of the Decade by Sports Illustrated in 2020, and entered the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2021.