Sports have made so many millionaires and Andre Ward is one of the lucky ones. The retired professional boxer had a good time during his active years and this helped him to earn good salaries. Although he is already retired, Andre Ward left a legacy in the ring and there is much we will share about him, from his early life to his career.
By the time Andre Ward retired, he had won eight world titles in two weight classes. He was also a WBA (Super), WBC, and the Ring Super Middleweight Champion. His accolades show how determined he was to securing wins and making a name for himself in the industry. More about Andre Ward is covered in this post.
Early Life of Andre Ward
Andre Michael Ward is an American male born in San Francisco, California. He was born on February 23, 1984 and he was referred to as S.O.G (“Son of God). Andre is the son of Frank Ward and Madeline Arvie Taylor. His father was of Irish American while his mother was African American.
Andre started his career after his father took him to U.S Karate School of the Arts. The boxing gym helped in giving him a good background to create a future career in the sport. Unfortunately for Andre Ward, his parents fell to drug abuse and he ended up being taken care of by his godfather, Virgil Hunter.
His godfather ended up becoming his trainer and he held the role even when he started his professional career.
Andre ward’s Career
Andre built his career as a former professional boxer and he competed from 2004 to 2017. Notably, Andre retired with an undefeated record and his career is decorated with several world championships in two weight classes. For instance, some of his world championships are in the Unified Super Middleweight class that he won between 2009 to 2015. He also holds Unified Light Heavyweight titles that he won between 2016 ad 2017.
Andre’s success was also witnessed when he got ranked as the world’s best active boxer by The Ring Magazine and this came when he held his reign as a light heavyweight champion.
He was also ranked as the world’s best active boxer in the division by The Ring, the TBRB, and BoxRec. According to the BoxRec rankings as of August 2024, Andre is at position 67 of the greatest boxers of all time, pound for pound.
Andre was also ranked as the 7th greatest men’s boxer of the 21st century by ESPN in 2024. Some of his records include winning the light heavyweight gold medal during the 2004 Olympics.
Andre Ward’s Net Worth
Andre has made his wealth from the salaries he earned in different fights. For instance, fighting Sulivan Barrera earned him $1.85 million. He also earned $5 million for fighting Sergey Kovalev and his second fight with him earned him $6.5 million. Adding up all his earnings, Andre Ward has a net worth of $8 million as of 2024.