Demetrius Andrade
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| Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade | |
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| Real name | Demetrius Cesar Andrade |
| Nickname(s) | Boo Boo |
| Rated at | Welterweight |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Birth date | February 26, 1988 |
| Birth place | Rhode Island |
| Stance | N/A |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | N/A |
| Wins | N/A |
| Wins by KO | N/A |
| Losses | N/A |
| Draws | N/A |
| No contests | N/A |
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| Competitor for United States |
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| Pan American Games | |||
| Silver | Rio 2007 | Welterweight | |
| World Amateur Championships | |||
| Gold | Chicago 2007 | Welterweight | |
Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade (b. February 26, 1988, in Providence, Rhode Island ) is a professional boxer from the United States best known for winnning the 2007 world championships. He will make his professional debut October 23, 2008. Demetrius represented the United States in the 2008 Olympics. He is trained by David Keefe and his father, Paul Andrade.[2]
[edit] Career
A Providence native of Cape Verdean descent, Andrade (pronounced /ˈændreɪd/, "AN-draid") began boxing in 1994 at the age of 6. His nickname is "Boo Boo" and he currently competes in the light middleweight division.
Andrade won the United States Amateur Boxing Championship in 2005, and repeated 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 European 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 controversially in the gold medal match to Brazilian hometown favorite Pedro Lima by a narrow 7-6 margin.
He won Gold at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, where he beat Kakhaber Zhvania, Dmitrijs Sostaks, 2005 silver medalist Magomed Nurutdinov, Jack Culcay-Keth, Adem Kılıçcı in the semifinal round and then battered 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 qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He made it to the quaterfinals before being upset by Kim Jung-Joo. Andrade turned pro after the Olympics.
[edit] References
- ^ (2002), Andrade: Demetrius Andrade Takes Home the Gold, BooBooBoxing.com Sport, Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ "Demetrius Andrade". USA Boxing.
- ^ http://www.ababoxing.com/infusions/extended_member_database/extended_member.php?detale_id=9
