![]() “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. Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for 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. January 7th, my new life and career starts.” You know, I’m not trying to cut anybody off or nothing like that. My skills is gonna come out and they’re gonna see, you know. But this is the first fight that I’ve been in where I’ve been a hundred-percent healthy. The whole, entire world is looking down on me. ![]() “You know what I mean? I can’t be humble right now. He has since given up the WBO middleweight title to pursue opportunities in the super middleweight division versus fighters affiliated with Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions. The 34-year-old Andrade (31-0, 19 KOs), of Providence, Rhode Island, will fight for the first time since he knocked out Ireland’s Jason Quigley (19-2, 14 KOs) in the second round of their November 2021 bout at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. Contender Jesse Hart and journeyman Lekan Byfield have beaten Nicholson by technical knockout, but the Laurel, Maryland native realizes that knocking off an undefeated former middleweight champion would change his life. The 29-year-old Nicholson has won three straight fights since he became the first foe to take Brooklyn’s Edgar Berlanga (20-0, 16 KOs) the distance in an eight-round, unanimous-decision defeat in April 2021. You know? And I don’t appreciate it, so yeah, I mean what I say. You know what I mean? And they been – excuse my language – they been sh*ttin’ on me this entire time. You know what I mean? You’re never supposed to overlook the next man. “You know, but it’s really disrespectful, you know, to speak down on a man like that, you know. You know, I mean, so it’s kinda built-up anger that I got – not anger, but frustration that I been getting. He hasn’t even stepped in the ring with me yet. You know, this entire, little campaign or whatever they wanna say, they been talking about him fighting Charlo, Benavidez and like that, like he’s not fighting me first. Sorry, I’m not talking to like that, but I’m just saying. What about Charlo? He hasn’t fought Demond Nicholson yet. “He hasn’t been through me yet,” Nicholson said. He reminded Andrade and anyone that’s dismissing him that overlooking opponents in boxing is a dangerous game to play. Hearing Andrade discuss potential higher-profile fights against Jermall Charlo, David Benavidez and Caleb Plant has annoyed Nicholson. Though a huge underdog against Andrade, Nicholson (26-4-1, 22 KOs) feels he has been disrespected throughout the buildup toward their 10-round super middleweight match on the Gervonta Davis-Hector Luis Garcia undercard Saturday night at Capital One Arena (Showtime Pay-Per-View $74.99 9 p.m.
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