Brian Rose: I deserve everything I get

andrade53(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.”

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Brian Rose: I’m positive I’m going home with Andrade’s world title on Saturday

rose22(Photo credit: Ed Mulholland/HBO) By Scott Gilfoid: #1 WBO mandatory contender Brian Rose (25-1-1, 7 KO’s) says he’s going to take unbeaten WBO junior middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade’s strap from him on Saturday night in their long-awaited clash at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Rose has been pining away for that WBO strap for ages now, and he doesn’t like the idea that much of the boxing world sees him as little more than a sacrificial lamb being brought in for Andrade to slaughter in front of a large crowd at the Barclays Center.

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Andrade: I’m going to whip Brian Rose’s backside

andradeBy Scott Gilfoid: This Saturday night will be a special for WBO junior middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade (20-0, 13 KO’s), because it’ll be his first defense of his title against little known fighter Brian Rose (25-1-1, 7 KO’s), and the fight will televised in front of millions of American boxing fans on HBO from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Andrade, 26, doesn’t just want to beat Rose, he wants to work him over in a big way to show the fans that he doesn’t belong in the same ring with him. Andrade’s plan is to pound the 29-year-old Rose into submission.

“I’m a bad man. I’m going to whip his a**,” Andrade said in speaking about Rose. “He’s getting knocked out. Fans are going to see why none of the top guys want to fight me. I’m taking over.”

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Andrade: Brian Rose is getting knocked out

By Scott Gilfoid: The light hitting #1 WBO Brian Rose (25-1-1, 7 KO’s) is taking a huge step up in class this Saturday night when he faces unbeaten WBO light middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade (20-0, 13 KO’s) on the undercard of the Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Chris Algieri card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Andrade-Rose fight will be the co-feature bout on the card, which will be televised on HBO. Andrade, 6’1”, will be making his title defense of his WBO strap that he won last November with a 12 round split decision victory over Vanes Martiroyan.

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Brian Rose vs. Joachim Alcine on April 20th in the UK

alcine2323By Scott Gilfoid: British junior middleweight champion will be taking on former WBA light middleweight strap holder Joachim Alcine (33-3-1, 19 KO’s) next month on April 20th at the Blackpool Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England.

Rose, 28, sees this as a step up despite the fact that 36-year-old Alcine has been stopped twice in his last four fights, both stoppages coming by 1st round knockout. Alcine was stopped by Matthew Macklin last September and hasn’t fought since.

Rose said to Fightnews.com “I want to step on from British level up to World level and we’ll see if I’m ready for that against Alcine.”

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