Andre Ward

Ward's gold is the first for the U.S. since David Reid in 1996.

For the second straight Games, American boxers took a beating in Athens. But Andre Ward claimed a bit of redemption Sunday, winning gold after coming from behind in his light heavyweight bout. Andre Dirrell won bronze.
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