“I was on top of the world and had a purpose.
The same year at the Pan American Games, however, he experienced the adverse effects of international amateur boxing politics, losing 7-6 in the championship final to a Brazilian opponent, Pedro Lima, who, not coincidentally, was fighting at home.Īndrade had destroyed three solid fighters leading up to the finale - John Jackson (23-5), Jean Carlos Prada (RSCO – 3) and Diego Gabriel Chaves (22-0) – and he was clearly the class of his division. In 2007, Andrade captured top honors in the welterweight division at the World Championships in Chicago. boxers of all-time, capturing gold medals at four major national titles: 2005 & 2006 USA Nationals, 2006 & 2007 National Golden Gloves. “ Boo Boo” developed into one of the most decorated U.S. “My routine was school, gym, school, gym,” Andrade remembered.
Everyone is fighting around the same time, GGG-Derevyanchenko tonight, Canelo in November, I’ll be fighting in December, we can fight in May or June, so it’s all lining up and all I have to do is keep winning and looking good.As amazing as it is that three-time, two-division world champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade hasn’t lost in the ring since 2008, the 31-year-old slick southpaw is also celebrating his Silver Anniversary as a boxer.Īndrade started boxing 25 years ago, at the age of six, in Providence, Rhode Island, at his father Paul’s gym where Demetrius’ older brother by four years, Michael, was being trained. You’re going to say that you fought Demetrius Andrade – Olympic champion, two-weight World champion, what is there to be upset about. But at the end of the day, you are fighting one of the best. So, people don’t want their business destroyed by fighting me. “When it comes to skills, I do believe I’m the most talented fighter out there. It’s going to happen, me and Canelo are in the same age group. It would still be an honor to get in with Canelo, with GGG, they’ve done a lot for the sport and so am I. So how can I be frustrated when I am a World champion again, fighting four times in a year, I’m getting paid, I’m chilling, my family is good – there’s nothing to be frustrated about. There’s a small window of names out there now and sooner or later, we’re going to have to fight. I want to stay active, fight who we can fight, fight my mandatories and do what we have to do so there’s no more excuses for why people won’t fight me. “I’m not frustrated, I’m working on my own legacy. He’s put in the work, they’ve moved him well and he’d be a great guy to put on the resume, even if he loses – it’s still GGG! He may not be the most skillful out there.
“GGG is the more popular guy and I want to go out and beat the popular guy. Either way, I would get in the ring with the winner as they are both stand out guys. Has he gotten a little older or not? We can’t tell until tonight, and it’s a good step up for Sergiy to see his skill level. “Sergiy is a durable guy, his only loss is to Danny Jacobs, one of the best out there, and we’re going to see what is left in GGGs tank tonight.
“Fighting either one of them would be cool,” said Andrade.
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The Rhode Island star expects a tough fight tonight though, with Kazakh king Golovkin aiming to regain the IBF and IBO crowns while Derevyanchenko full of belief in his second World title fight. WBO Middleweight king in New York to watch GGG-Derevyanchenkoĭemetrius Andrade will be a more than interested spectator as the WBO Middleweight champion sits ringside tonight as Gennady Golovkin and Sergiy Derevyanchenko clash for the vacant IBF and IBO titles at Madison Square Garden live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.Īndrade (28-0 17 KOs) is set to defend his WBO crown in December before hunting a blockbuster clash in 2020 to back up his conviction of being the best 160lber on the planet, and both GGG and Canelo Alvarez are on ‘Boo Boo’s’ radar for that. Photo by Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing USAĪNDRADE: I’D LOVE TO FIGHT TONIGHT’S WINNER
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