By Peter Wells: Some people may not know who I’m talking about, but Andrade is a very good and young talent with a bright future. If you disagree then that’s fine, I’ve watched a couple of his fights and I’ve been very impressed. The southpaw Light Middleweight started off with an amazing 2nd round stoppage of Patrick Cape.
Demetrius Andrade
Pacquiao Wants to train in Baguio, No Issues with Roach; Kessler-Perdomo, Andrade-Williams
By Eric Thomas: In an interview yesterday, Manny Pacquiao made it clear that he prefers that his training camp be conducted in Baguio, in the Philippines and not in Mexico.
Andrade Stops Romero, Beltran Defeats Roman
By Sam Gregory: Tonight on ESPN 2 Friday Night Fights from Laredo, Texas Bernard Hopkins stood in for Teddy Atlas calling the shots alongside Joe Tessitore. Meanwhile Teddy was in the studio in Bristol because he’ll be calling tomorrows fight between Vitali Klitschko and Juan Carlos Gomez. The Saturday afternoon Klitschko-Gomez fight will take place in Stuttgart, Germany. Teddy Atlas and Brian Kenny will call the fight from the studio by way of a satellite feed.
George vs. Ballogou, Beltran-Valtierra, Andrade – News
NEW YORK- Light-heavyweight contender Shaun George tipped the scales at 177.5 for his scheduled 10-round match against Jaffa Ballogou on Wednesday night at BB King Blues Club & Grill in New York City’s Times Square. Ballogou weighed exactly 177. The bout will headline Dibella Entertainment’s first installment of Broadway Boxing of 2009. The fight will be televised by SportsNet NY, with dates and times to be announced shortly.
Vitali-Gomez Reach Agreement; Cruz-Thomas, Berto-Collazo – News
World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman announced today that WBC heavyweight world champion Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine and official challenger Juan Carlos Gomez of Cuba/Germany have reached an agreement and signed for their mandatory fight. The purse offer, which was scheduled for tomorrow, has been cancelled.
Shelly Finkel, representing Klitschko, and Ahmet Oner, representing Gomez, told President Sulaiman about the agreement.
Boxing News – Andrade Defeats Marriot, Banks Injured, Fight Canceled With Maccarinelli
Light middleweight prospect Demetrius Andrade (2-0, 2 KOs) easily took care of a badly outclassed Eric Marriott (0-2) on Saturday night, stopping him in the 4th round of a scheduled 4-round bout at the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, RI. Andrade punished Marriot with huge shots in the early going, using his superior speed and combinations to riddle Marriott to pieces.
Andrade Defeats Cape, Vlasov Outpoints Mouton
By Manuel Perez: Light middleweight prospect Demetrius Andrade (1-0, 1 KOs) destroyed a badly over-matched Patrick Cape (4-3, 2 KOs) in a 2nd round TKO on Thursday night at the Northern Quest Casino, in Airway Heights, Washington. Andrade, a 2008 Olympian boxer for the U.S., put on an impressive display of accurate power-punching, dropping Cape twice near the end of the first round. After the second knockdown at the start of the 2nd round, a long left to the head, referee Paul Field stopped the fight at 0:24 of the round. Andrade, 20, had a significant speed and size advantage over Cape, who normally fights at welterweight.
The southpaw Andrade battered the smaller Cape around the ring at the start of the 1st round, hitting him with straight left hands and powerful body shots. The speed difference between the two of them was startling, as Andrade showed speed similar to Jermain Taylor, although not quite as good combinations.