About Andre Dirrell
Andre Dirrell (born September 7, 1983) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 2004 Olympics. His younger brother Anthony Dirrell is also a professional boxer. == Amateur career == 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. 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: Lost to Yordanis Despaigne (Cuba) 20-21 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. His results were: Defeated Ha Dabateer (China) 25–18 Defeated Nabil Kassel (Algeria) RSC 2 (1:59) Defeated Yordanis Despaigne (Cuba) 21–20 Lost to Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan) 18–23 Dirrell completed an amateur record of 210–26.
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