CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, (November 9, 2013) After 12 rounds of boxing at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi the dominating Demetrius Andrade takes home the WBO Junior Middleweight Title tonight.
Judge Javier Alvarez had a questionable score of 115-112 for
Martirosyan, Judge Don Griffin scored 114-113 for Andrade, and Judge Jesse Reyes scored the bout 117-110 for the split decision win for Demetrius Andrade.
Congratulations to Demetrius Andrade, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Art Pelullos’ Banner Promotions.
Da Costra Scrapes By Castrejon, Retains WBF World Title
While it was Anne Sophie Da Costa who came in as the reigning World Boxing Federation (WBF) Womens World Strawweight Champion, and the fight took place in her hometown of Reims, France, it was Mexican challenger Yesenia Martinez Castrejon who started their fight best by far on Saturday night, November 9.
Castrejon took the fight to Da Costa, who in the first few rounds looked besides herself and surprised by the aggressiveness and hard punching of the visitor. Da Costa tried hard to take control, and slowly started to find her rhythm in the fourth.
After six rounds it was anybody’s fight, but in round seven the champion really found her groove and started to pull away with more precision and a higher work rate. Da Costa was at that point fighting with more aggression and urgency than Castrejon, who was still dangerous, especially with her overhand right and body-punching.
Going into the last round it still looked as if the fight could go either way, as many rounds were close and hard to score. Da Costa finished best, but both boxers put on a magnificent performance and the crowd, which included WBF Womens World Super Welterweight Champion Anne Sophie Mathis, seemed unsure if their local favorite had managed to keep the world title in France.
Judge Jean Marcel Nartz scored the bout a 95-95 draw, but Vincent Dupas and Jacqui Valliant had it 97-93 for Da Costa, scoring two more of those close rounds for the reigning champion.
A jubilant Anne Sophie Da Costa (31) remained undefeated and improved her professional record to 16-0 (7), while the very game and determined Yesenia Martinez Castrejon falls to a deceiving 15-13 (9) after an admirable effort. At only 24 years of age, she should get a new opportunity at a world title in the future.
Demetrius Andrade: New WBO Junior Middleweight World Champion
Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade won the vacant WBO Junior Middleweight World Championship on Saturday night with a 12-round decision over Vanes Martirosyan at the America Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Although dropped in the first round, Andrade dominated the balance of the fight to win by scores of 117-110, 114-113 and 112-115. The bout was telecast Live on HBO®.
“He caught me but I stayed focused,” said Andrade about the knockdown. “I stayed focused and continued to jab and started to pick him apart. I started to feel comfortable inside and won the fight.” On becoming a world champion, “This feels great and my time is now.”
“I’m very proud of Demetrius, it’s been a long five years but he truly took advantage of the opportunity that was presented to him. He’s a real player now in the deep junior middleweight division and there’s big things on the horizon” said Joe DeGuardia of Star Boxing, Andrade’s longtime promoter.Demetrius Andrade is co promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions. With the win, the 25-year-old Andrade ran his undefeated record to 20-0-0 (13KO’s), while Martirosyan suffered his first defeat, 33-1-1 (21KO’s).