Demetrius Andrade

Demetrius Andrade
Statistics
Real name	Demetrius Cesar Andrade
Nickname(s)	Boo Boo
Rated at	Light middleweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Nationality	American
Born	February 26, 1988 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Boxing record
Total fights	22
Wins	22
Wins by KO	15
Losses	0
Medal record Men's boxing Representing  United States Pan American Games Rio 2007 Welterweight World Amateur Championships Chicago 2007 Welterweight

Demetrius Cesar Andrade (/ˈændrəd/ AN-drəd; born February 26, 1988) is an American professional boxer. He is a former WBO junior middleweight champion, and the current WBO and WBA International light middleweight champion. As an amateur he is a two-time National Golden Gloves champion and won a gold medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships. Andrade represented the United States at the 2008 Olympics where, after overcoming two tough opponents, he suffered a surprising defeat to Kim Jung-joo in the quarterfinals.

Amateur career

Demetrius Andrade obtained arguably the most successful amateur boxing reputation amongst all Rhode Island fighters in history. A Providence native of Cape Verdean descent, southpaw Andrade began boxing in 1994 at the age of 6. His nickname "Boo Boo" quickly became well known amongst the locals and he later became a recognized name across the United States.

Andrade won the United States Amateur Boxing Championship in 2005, and repeated it in 2006 when he also won the National Golden Gloves. He again won the National Golden Gloves in 2007, but did not compete in the U.S. Amateurs that year due to injury.

Andrade initially struggled at the international level, losing to Eastern Europe opponents at the World Cup in 2005 and 2006. However, he won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, losing in the gold medal match to Brazilian hometown favorite Pedro Lima by a narrow 7-6 margin.^[2]

He won Gold at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, where he beat Kakhaber Zhvania, Dmitrijs Sostaks, 2005 silver medalist Magomed Nurutdinov, future champion Jack Culcay-Keth, and Adem Kılıçcı in the semifinal round. He beat Non Boonjumnong of Thailand in the finals, a match in which Andrade inflicted a standing eight count upon Boonjumnong and was leading by a score of 11-3 in the second round when Boonjumnong retired with an injury to his right arm.^[3]

Andrade attempted one last amateur endeavor before deciding to become professional. At the Olympic trials he defeated hard-punching Keith Thurman 27:13^[4] In 2008, Demetrius Andrade was honored with the satisfaction of representing the USA in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and he became known as one of the favorites to win a gold medal. He overcame Kakhaber Zhvania and the highly regarded Russian Andrey Balanov 14:3 to advance to the quarterfinals but he was shocked by Korean veteran Kim Jung-Joo 9:11 (Olympic results) in a controversial loss. Though unable to win an Olympic Gold Medal that year, Andrade decided to end his exceptional amateur campaign and become a professional.

Professional career

Demetrius Andrade became a professional boxer and had his first pro fight in October 2008.

He defeated Patrick Cape at Northern Quest Casino, Airway Heights, Washington in a second round knockout. He went on to win a TKO over Eric Marriott before making his Friday Night Fights debut against Tom Joseph on March 6 with a 1st round TKO victory. Only 2 weeks later, Demetrius beat Arnulfo Javier Romero in a second round KO. On June 19, 2009 he won in a unanimous decision against Tony Hirsch and followed up with another KO against Chad Greenleaf in the second round.^[5] Andrade went on to defeat John Williams by TKO in the 6th round, and Chris Chatman by unanimous decision. Andrade’s record jumped to an impressive 9-0 record after demolishing Italian boxer, Bernardo Guereca, with a 1st round KO. Demetrius defeated his next ten opponents, including five fights ending by KO and the others ending by unanimous decision.

An opportunity arose when a vacant World Boxing Organization Light Middleweight title would be decided by one match between Andrade and Vanes Martirosyan. Martirosyan was undefeated with 33 wins already under his belt. On November 9, 2013, Andrade defeated Vanes Martirosyan via split decision to win the vacant World Boxing Organization Light Middleweight title despite being knocked down in the first round.^[6] In Andrade’s first title defense, he dominated his mandatory opponent Brian Rose, a British native. This fight advanced Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade to an outstanding 21-0 on June 14, 2014.

After 13 months with no title defenses and none scheduled, Andrade was stripped of the title by the World Boxing Organization Committee.^[7]

On October 17, 2015, Andrade won the vacant World Boxing Organization International Light middleweight title by knocking out Dario Fabian Pucheta in the second round.^[8]

Professional boxing record

References

1. (2002), Andrade: Demetrius Andrade Takes Home the Gold, BooBooBoxing.com Sport, Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
2. "Pedro Lima vence a final (in Portuguese)". July 27, 2007.
3. http://www.ababoxing.com/infusions/extended_member_database/extended_member.php?detale_id=9
5. Boxrec. "Demetrius Andrade". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
6. Scott Christ (November 9, 2013). "Martirosyan vs Andrade results: Demetrius Andrade wins vacant WBO title by decision". Bad Left Hook.
7. "Demetrius Andrade Stripped of His Title By The WBO". July 31, 2015.
8. "Providence's Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade Claims Title". October 18, 2015.
9. Demetrius Andrade – Boxer. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-21.

External links

• Professional boxing record for Demetrius Andrade from BoxRec
• Official Website
• World Championships 2007
• Demetrius Andrade Amateur Boxing Record