WBO middleweight champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (30-0, 18 KOs) defended his title by twelve round unanimous decision against Liam Williams (23-3-1, 18 KOs) on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Live at Hard Rock Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida. Andrade dropped Williams in round two and Williams barely beat the count. Andrade, however, was unable to get the scrappy Williams out of there and the bout went the distance. Scores were 116-111, 118-109, 118-109.
Super middleweight Carlos Gongora (20-0, 15 KOs) retained his IBO title by eighth round KO over Christopher Pearson (17-3, 12 KOs).
Heavyweight Andrey Fedosov (32-3, 26 KOs) needed just 84 seconds to destroy three-time world amateur champion Mahammadrasul Majidov (3-1, 3 KOs) in the first round. Majidov down twice.
Was hard to see that fight going any other way really. Andrade needs a big fight asap, however, like immediately. And good for Fedosov to have that performance and do it after 2 and a half years off.
Would have liked to have seen how Fedosov-Majidov played out, but that was a pretty nasty looking ankle injury.
It’s hard to believe that Majidov was a 3-time World Amateur Champion. I’ve seen him on a couple of occasions, and he wasn’t very impressive at all. He was dropped heavily the first time he was hit tonight. He doesn’t look particularly fast or powerful. He’s also 34 years old I believe, and probably has a ton of mileage already with the long amateur career. I doubt he goes very far as a pro.
I’m sure Andrade doesn’t exactly strike fear in the top tier middleweights. And he wants the best? Ha!
Excellent point.
Looked like Andrade got rocked two or three times during fight. Not a confidence builder for top tier.
*yawn*
I thought Andrade was out in the later rd with that right hand. Andrade still doesn’t impress me… if he gets a GGG or Canelo he gets knocked out. Andrade will not beat Charlo either imo
Not sure who the commentators were talking about. It wasn’t Andrade. The kids a good fighter with decent power, and questionable staying power when not dominating. What I watched was a flashy kid get pushed to the brink with just constant pressure. Heard him singing about fighting the big boys. He best be studying the replay of this fight. He’s just not ready.
Andrade is about the most boring fighter on the planet. He was a great amateur, that amateur style has not left him. You can see why he never gets the big fights, he is a remedy for insomnia. I don`t know who is his conditioning coach, but he needs to sack him, as he is completely gassed after 6 rounds. After the match he went on a kissing spree, everybody was getting hugged and kissed, he is a funny geezer. On this form, he will never beat Charlo, GGG and definitely not Canelo. He looked a bit soft, i think he maybe should have stayed at lt. middle
Dude has his pops as a trainer and a close friend as his conditioner coach. If he wants any chance to perform better he needs to change his entire corner
That could have been a great fight but Andrade runs and almost got ko’d in rd 9. Andrade shouldn’t be in a ring vs GGG or Canelo fighting like that. What a shit performance by Andrade SMH
No surprise
I don’t think this kind of fight excites too many boxing fans.
Geez just put him in with GGG or Canelo so we don’t have to see Andrade fight again boring ass fighter with suspect chin
Andrade has no pop in his punches and a suspect chin. He would absolutely get destroyed by the other champions. Just a contender with a paper belt.
Andrade won the fight, but he was unable to build any leverage for a fight with the bigger champion at 160 (Charlo). It appears Andrade may need a new conditioning coach.
Next, I hope to see Andrade vs. Munguia or against Eubank, Jr. because I have no idea about Golovkin’s status. Otherwise, Andrade should attempt to go big game fishing at 168.
As for now, Andrade will remain in the boxing shadows.
Andrade showing he’s the C level fighter beater but can’t even close. He’s dreadful and I’m glad Conelo didn’t give him a payday.
Chris: agreed.. c level all the way. He jus doesnt have what it takes to finish even a descent level fighter, he wld never be able to do it with a prize fighter.
Andrade again gets his opponent on shaky legs in the first couple of rounds, then can’t close the show. He is dangerous when stopping and throwing flurries, then moving to get out of the way. Williams never did find a defense for Andrade’s uppercuts and was hit with some hellacious shots, but started taking them much better after Andrade lost a little steam in his shots.
Andrade will be a hard opponent for anyone because of his awkward and moving style. However, he looked less than impressive as the rounds went on and did a lot of holding as fatigue set in. Williams didn’t help his cause by falling in often and wrestling with Andrade instead of punching. He just didn’t punch enough when he had opportunities and he had plenty of those to go to the body but didn’t.
The decision in Andrade’s favor was expected and deserved. However, Williams’ continuous pressure did have a significant effect on Andrade, who threw fewer punches in the second half of the fight. Williams is a tough fighter who showed his limitations tonight. Andrade again started a fight at full speed, then petered out in the second half of the fight.
I don’t know if Andrade can beat the top fighters, but his style could pose problems to all of them. I just don’t like the fact that he seems to wilt as the fights go on and just can’t get rid of opponents when he has them hurt. He did get by Williams tonight but didn’t look like the world beater he claimed to be.
Andrade absolutely SUCKS. Boring ass fighter every time out. If anyone ever has trouble sleeping just watch any one of his fights and you are certain to be out cold by round 2!
Watching him fight is about the equivalent of taking 6 or 7 sleeping pills plus a couple of Xanax!
Pathetic fighter with a bogus belt, he should be arrested for impersonating a fighter.
Seriously Boo Boo should have had that Euro trash out in 3! But again he just runs around the ring boring us to death when he should be putting these cats to bed.
Charlo in 2!
I THINK BOO BOO BOXED WELL… REMINDED ME A LITTLE OF ALI…. HE SWITCHED DIRECTIONS ALL THE TIME… I THINK HE NEEDS A LITTLE BETTER CONDITIONING… YOU KNOW THIS GUY NEEDS TO GET THE FIGHTS WITH THE OTHER TITLE HOLDERS THAT HAVE BEEN DUCKING HIM….
That was a fun fight to watch for me. Not everyone watches it like me though so I understand if people disagree. I like Liam Williams now.. he’s the kind of fighter that won’t make any boring fights unless it’s against a defensive boxer. You can tell he loves to mix it up.. against the right style = fireworks. Andrade seem like the type of fighter who has more power than his punches look.. kinda like kalzaghe. It’s difficult to tell if he’s playing possum too. When he started holding that’s when I realized he was hurt.. his chin is suspect. He needs to work more on his stamina and traps.. I noticed a repetitive arsenal but it could’ve just been what they worked on for Williams. Williams fight plan was to outlast Andrade and beat him up in the later rounds.. at times it felt like it almost worked but he also started to slow down. I can see why fighters would avoid Andrade now.. it’s not that he’s unbeatable.. even if he has a suspect chin. His reach.. speed.. awkwardness, style and Power can make him very difficult beat. It’s risky.. imo, he dominated overall but there were some scary moments for Andrade fans. Not sure if Williams can beat the top fighters but I know every one of them will be worth watching.. that dude has heart. I enjoyed it.. I’ll watch it again after work.. maybe I’ll see more that I missed.
In the first rounds Andrade is an artist. It’s a pleasure to watch. One of the best out there. But then he is losing it and is slowly fading.
Perhaps he needs to change his start-mode to a slower gear and then build it up, or just keep it, in the middle rounds?
Against a strong and fully trained Canelo or a pressure boxer like GGG he would get in trouble in the later rounds for sure.
I would like Andrade vs Charlo and I kind of picture Andrade vs Bille Joe as an interesting fight too.
I am also surprised how open Majidov was against Fedosov. I didn’t expect that kind of mistake from a three-time world amateur champion in the first round.
I don’t know. Perhaps I shouldn’t judge, but immediately I see how Majidov is leaning slightly forward, lowering his right hand when he’s using his jab. That’s what you learn the first week in the gym not to do.
I was thinking about that, can Fedosov manage to get in a left hook or hard jab? But instead Fedosov finds his target with the other hand, when Majidov comes in with a low and slow jab.
Sorry Majidov. I didn’t look good at all. Hope your leg is okey and congratulations to the winner.
OMG, Willians as tough as nails. Good fight.
Andrade looked sharp early but he had a determined and very tough kid in Williams who made it a hard fight. Andrade showed solid ring generalship, movement, and combination punching but seemed to wilt a bit in some of those later rounds. Andrade deserves his shot against GGG or the Canelo/Saunders winner but will need to improve his conditioning a bit if he’s to stand a chance against the elite. Would definitely like to see Williams again and think he’d be a great test for Jaime Munguia.
Andrade and Eddie Hearn said it best! No need to convince or motivate grown men who happen to be fighters and/or champions. If he is so easy to beat, then why not fight him collect a check and take his belt right?! Why is everyone bitching? Not like it’ll be a PPV event. The reality is that while he’s not a huge puncher, he does have world class boxing ability, chin and will make you look bad in the process. Enough of this garbage! Fight each other and let the best man prevail when the dust settles!!!!!