Andre Ward Boxer
Andre Ward (born February 23, 1984) is a Retired American professional boxer and the current WBA (Super) and The Ring super middleweight champion, and former WBC super-middleweight champion. Ward was a gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He won his first world championship in 2009. Ward is rated as the #2 pound-for-pound boxer in the world by Yahoo! Sports, Sports Illustrated, ESPN and The Ring. He was named Ring Magazine fighter of the year in 2011.Andre was born to Frank Ward, an American of Irish descent, and Madeline Arvie Taylor, an African American. Andre Ward's paternal grandparents were Harold Ward and Florence B. Ward. His father inspired him by regaling him with stories of hard fought battles and triumphant victories. Given the choice to fight or pursue other sports, the young Andre chose boxing and became a world champion.
