ATLANTA (November 4, 2013) – As he prepares to break his Atlanta training camp and depart for this Saturday night’s fight against 2004 U.S. Olympian Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan (33-0-1, 21 KOs) for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior middleweight title, undefeated Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (19-0, 13 KOs) is set to make a major statement in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Demetrius Andrade
Vanes Martirosyan vs. Demtrius Andrade on September 7th for WBO 154 lb. title
By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten #1 WBO, Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan (33-0-1, 21 KO’s) will be fighting unbeaten #2 WBO, Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (19-0, 13 KO’s) on September 7th on the undercard of the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Brian Vera bout at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.
Vanes Martirosyan vs. Demetrius Andrade in the works for Pacquiao-Rios undercard
By Allan Fox: A fight between unbeaten junior middleweights Vanes Martirosyan (33-0-1, 21 KO’s) and Demetrius Andrade (19-0, 13 KO’s) is being worked on by Top Rank for the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios fight on November 23rd at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China. The two will be fighting for the vacant WBO world junior middleweight title.
According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, Martirosyan’s manager Cameron Dunkin the deal is still being worked on.
Andrade decisions Hernandez
By Jim Dower: Undefeated #3 IBF, #3 WBO, #8 WBC, #13 WBA, junior middleweight contender Demetrius Andrade (19-0, 13 KO’s) won an easy 10 round unanimous decision on Friday night over an over-matched Freddy Hernandez (30-4, 20 KO’s) at the Paramount Theater in Huntington, New York. The final judges’ scores were 100-89, 100-89 and 100-89.
The 6’1″ southpaw Andrade knocked Hernandez down with a straight right hand in the 6th, and was able to slap and punch his way to winning the remainder of the rounds. In the 9th, Andrade hurt Hernandez with a short right uppercut while Hernandez was coming forward. To Hernandez’s credit, he was able to make it out of the round without hitting the canvas or getting stopped.
Demetrius Andrade vs. Freddy Hernandez tonight on Showtime in Huntington, New York
(Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime) By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten junior middleweight contender Demetrius Andrade (18-0, 13 KO’s) will be taking a significant step up in competition tonight in taking on the tough Mexican Freddy Hernandez (30-3, 20 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout on Showtime at the Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York, USA.
This fight will mark the first time that the 24-year-old Andrade has fought under the guidance of new trainer Virgil Hunter, so it should be interesting to see what changes Hunter has made, if any, with Andrade’s game. Hunter says he’s only had 10 weeks to work with the 6’1” southpaw Andrade, #3 IBF, #3 WBO, #8 WBC, #13 WBA, and that’s probably not enough time to see any real major changes to his game.
Demetrius Andrade talks ahead of Shobox main event with Freddy Hernandez
By Ian Aldous: On Friday January 25th, Demetrius Andrade (18-0) will attempt to make a big push towards the top of the junior middleweight division when he faces former world title challenger, Freddy Hernandez (30-3) on a ‘Shobox: The New Generation’ telecast live on Showtime. Just prior to the New Year, Demetrius took some time to talk with me about the fight and his fledgling career.
A fight with Freddy Hernandez seems like a logical fight for the development of his young career. Last time out, Hernandez lost a unanimous ten round decision to Erislandy Lara, the Cuban who’s rated in the top ten junior middleweights by Boxrec and The Ring magazine. Hernandez poses a significant challenge on January 25th. “Yeah, I believe this is a great step up and to show the people that this is the time for me to start stepping up. I’m 18-0 and people wanna start seeing me fight better guys and I think this is the bout to take.”
Andrade destroys Cisneros in 1st round KO
By Jim Dower: Unbeaten junior middleweight contender Demetrius Andrade (17-0, 12 KO’s) flattened an out of shape looking Rudy Cisneros (12-4, 11 KO’s) in the 1st round in a mismatch on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Demetrius Andrade wants Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. next
By Dan Ambrose: After easily dispatching an overmatched Angel Hernandez by a 2nd round two knockdown performance last Friday night, unbeaten junior middleweight contender Demetrius Andrade (16-0, 11 KO’s) used the opportunity to tell ESPN2 that he’d be willing to move up to middleweight to face WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (45-0-1, 31 KO’s) if he’d be open to fighting him.
Andrade defeats Hernandez by 2nd round TKO
By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated junior middleweight contender Demetrius Andrade (16-0, 11 KO’s) defeated 36-year-old last minute replacement opponent Angel Hernandez (30-11, 17 KO’s) by a 2nd round knockout on Friday night on ESPN2 at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Andrade defeats Brewer, Lundy destroys Diaz, and More on Friday Night Fights
By Scott Brown: Friday Night Fights turns to the Venue in Hammond, In at the Horseshoe Casino for the finale. Credit goes to Hitz Boxing and Banner Promotions for putting together a rather entertaining night Covering fights and being close to the action has restored my love for the sport..