(Photo credit: Ed Mulholland/HBO) By Scott Gilfoid: #1 WBO Brian Rose (25-1-1, 7 KO’s) feels that he’s earned the right to challenge WBO junior middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade (20-0, 13 KO’s) tonight at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York. Rose seems to be talking himself up for some reason. It looks like some people are saying that he didn’t do enough to deserve the title shot tonight against Andrade given that Rose’s wins over Javier Maciel and Prince Arron were controversial ones.
“I deserve everything I get. I have worked hard throughout my career to get to this stage,” Rose said to Skysports.com. “I deserve my shot. I’m going to enjoy every moment of it. I knew he would gob off in the weigh-in. That is what he has done but the pressure is all on his shoulders. The pressure is not on my shoulders.”