caption ko weight birth_place height nationality article_title total birth_date nickname reach image losses name wins style
ward in 2011 15 super middleweight san francisco , california , u.s. 6 0 american andre ward
 28 23 february 1984 s.o.g. -lrb- son of god -rrb- 71 in cm 0 on andre ward.jpg 0 andre ward 28 orthodox
andre ward

andre ward -lrb- born february 23 , 1984 -rrb- is an american professional boxer .
he is the current wba -lrb- super -rrb- and lineal super middleweight champion , as well as a former wbc and `` the ring '' magazine super middleweight champion .
as an amateur , ward won a gold medal at the 2004 summer olympics .
upon turning professional later that year , he won his first world title in 2009 .
ward was ranked the # 2 pound for pound boxer in the world by yahoo! sports , `` sports illustrated '' , espn and `` the ring '' .
in 2011 , `` the ring '' named him the fighter of the year .
