Demetrius Andrade

Cesar Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade ( born February 26, 1988 in Providence, Rhode Iceland ) is an American professional boxer. He was world champion of amateurs in 2007 and is the current professional welterweight world champion of the WBO light middleweight.

Amateur career

Demetrius Andrade is the son of an immigrant from the Cape Verde Islands in the USA family. His father, Paul Andrade became his first coach when he started boxing at the age of 6 years in 1994. Later, Daniel Keefe joined as coach. Demetrius Andrade developed very quickly into an outstanding boxer. Only 17 years old he was in his weight class, the welterweight to the best American boxers. It is noteworthy that he at a weight of about 70 kg (weight limit welterweight 69 kg) is 1.85 m tall. Of course, this size gives it a range advantage over smaller boxers.

In 2005 he won the first time at the age of 17 years in the senior championship of the United States in the welterweight division. In the same year his international boxing career began. In two countries fighting against the United States in Hungary Kecskemét, Székesfehérvár he cashed welterweight István Kovács József Szili and on points. In the same year he was inducted into the U.S. National Team at the AIBA World Cup in Moscow. He suffered defeats point there against the more experienced Vitaly Grusac from Moldova and Andrei Belanow from Russia.

2006 Demetrius Andrade again USA champion in the welterweight division and won the " National Golden Gloves ' title in the same weight class. In AIBA World Cup in Baku / Azerbaijan, he was much more successful than at the World Cup in 2005, because he won against Rahib Bailarow from Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan Ruslan Safiullin from each clear on points. Against Emilio Correa Bayeux from Cuba, he lost just as clear with 29:12 points.

In 2007, Demetrius Andrade lost in a qualifying tournament for the Pan American Games in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, in the final against Erislandy Lara just with 4:9 points. In the same year he again won the " National Golden Gloves - " light-welterweight title while he was injured in the U.S. Championship. The taking place in Rio de Janeiro in July 2007 Pan American Games, he defeated Jaohn Jackson from the Virgin Iceland with 23:5 points, Jean Prada Pasedo from Venezuela by demolitions in the 3rd round, Diego Chavez from Argentina with 22:0 points and lost the final of local hero Pedro Lima scarce and controversial, with 6:7 points.

In the soon subsequent U.S. Olympic Trials in Houston, he won in the final battle twice over Keith Thurman convincingly on points ( 21:13 and 27:13 ).

The climax of the previous career of Demetrius Andrade, the World Championships in 2007 in Chicago. He defeated there in succession Ihwania Kachaber from Georgia with 22:11 points, Dimitri Sostaks from Latvia with 19:3 points, Mahamed Nurudsinau from Belarus with 26:6 points, Jack Culcay - Keth of Germany with 30:9 points and Adem Kilicci from Turkey with 22:6 points. He was in the final against non Boonjumnong from Thailand. In this final, he led in the 2nd round already with 10 points ahead, as Boonjumnong had to be taken because of an injury out of the ring. 2007 World Champion amateur welterweight Demetrius Andrade was so.

In 2008, Andrade previously showed two countries fighting between Russia and the United States. In Magnitogorsk, he won it against Dimitri Ivanov with 20:12 points, but had in Novosibirsk against the same boxer suffered a narrow defeat 10:12 point. At the Olympic Games in Beijing, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, PM = Pan American Games or championships, We = welterweight, to 69 kg body weight)

2007, 2nd place, qualifying tournament for the Pan American Games in Barquisimeto, We, behind Erislandy Lara, Cuba and before Jaime Cortes, Ecuador

2007, 2nd place, PM in Rio de Janeiro, We, behind Pedro Lima, Brazil and ahead of Diego Chavez, Argentina and Ricardo Smith, Jamaica

2007 1st place, World Championships in Chicago, We, before non Boonjumnong, Thailand, Adem Kilicci Turkey and Hanati Sinamu, China

National success

2005, 1st Place, U.S. Championships, We
2006, 1st Place, U.S. Championships, We
2006, 1st Place, National Golden -Gloves, We
2007, 1st Place, National Golden -Gloves, We, with victory in the final over Charles Hatley
2007, 1st Place, U.S. Olympic Trials, We, with two victories over Keith Thurman

Countries fighting

2005 in Szekesfehervar, Hungary against USA, We, point winner István Szili
2005 in Kecskemet, Hungary against USA, We, point winner over József Kovács
2005 in Moscow, Belarus vs USA (World Cup), We, point defeat against Vitali Grusac
2005 in Moscow, Russia vs USA (World Cup), We, point loss to Andrei Belanow
2006 in Baku, Azerbaijan vs USA (World Cup), We, point winner over Rahib Bailarow
2006 in Baku, Cuba vs USA (World Cup), We, Emilio Correa Bayeux point loss to
2006 in Baku, Kazakhstan vs USA (World Cup), We, point winner over Ruslan Safiullin
2008 in Magnitogorsk, Russia vs USA, We, point winner over Dimitri Ivanov
2008 in Novosibirsk, Russia vs USA, We, point defeat against Dimitri Ivanov

Professional career

He moved in 2008 to the professional and is trained by David Keefe, Virgil Hunter and his father, Paul Andrade. After 18 consecutive victories he won in January 2013 against the Mexican Freddy Hernandez (30 wins - 3 losses ) and subsequently received a WBO world title chance against Saurbek Bajsangurow. Since Bajsangurow during preparation but drew upon a violation and thus could not defend his title due time, him the world title has been withdrawn. Andrade was allowed to take on November 9, 2013 against the now vacant title against Wanes Martirosijan ( 33-0, 21 Ko) fight, winning almost on points.

Swell

Trade journal Box Sport from 2005 to 2008
Website " www.amateur - boxing.strefa.pl "
Website by Demetrius Andrade
Website " www.boxing - scoop.com "

Providence, Rhode Island Rhode Island World Boxing Organization Pedro Lima (boxer) Oleg Saitov

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