WBO middleweight champ Demetrius Andrade pretty much did as he pleased last night in his maiden title defence against tough but limited challenger Artur Akavov, who the 30 year old southpaw stopped in the 12th and final round.
WBO middleweight champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (27-0, 17 KOs) took care of business in beating hopelessly over matched Artur Akavov (19-3, 8 KOs) in winning a premature 12th round knockout on Friday night on DAZN at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
In front of 4,748 fight fans at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden and live on DAZN, undefeated middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade successfully defended his pristine record and WBO World Middleweight belt against dangerous challenger Artur Akavov.
Weights: Demetrius Andrade 159.8 vs Artur Akavov 160
Jorge Linares 139.4 vs Pablo Cesar Cano 139.6
Amanda Serrano 114.2 vs Eva Voraberger 114.8-
Chris Algieri 140 vs.
Demetrius Andrade believes being active will bring the best out of him as he prepares to defend his WBO World Middleweight title against Artur Akavov at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York on Friday night, live on DAZN in the US and Sky Sports in the UK.
Undefeated Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade knocked down Walter Kautondokwa four times en route to a twelve-round unanimous decision (120-104, 120-104, and 119-105).
Demetrius Andrade did his thing tonight in beating a hopelessly over-matched Walter Kautondokwa by a 12 round unanimous decision in a 4-knockdown performance to win the vacant WBO middleweight title at TD Garden in Boston, Mass.
Demetrius Andrade 160 vs Walter Kautondokwa 158.6
Tevin Farmer 129.6 vs James Tennyson 130
Katie Taylor 134.6 vs Cindy Serrano 132.6.
Billy Joe Saunders will not be fighting Demetrius Andrade in Boston on October 20th as planned. Saunders failed a drugs test back in August, when he came up positive for the banned substance oxilofrine.
Though the universally accepted middleweight championship of the world will be decided in Las Vegas on September 15 when the undefeated Gennady Golovkin will box Canelo Alvarez in their massive rematch, reigning WBO champ Billy Joe Saunders insists that the winner of his fight against Demetrius Andrade will be the number-one of the 160 pound division.