Boxing In Canada: Andrade Guns Down Lucas In Quebec City

Ex-world champion Eric Lucas had his comeback derailed last night by iron-chinned American super middleweight Librado Andrade at Quebec City’s Pepsi Coliseum.

Andrade, 29-3 (22), bounced back from an IBF title fight loss to Lucien Bute by absorbing everything the 39 year old Lucas could offer and punishing the Montreal legend in return before the contest was stopped at 3:00 of the eighth.

Former WBC champion Lucas, 39-8-3 (15), took four years off following his 2006 WBA title fight defeat to Mikkel Kessler, returning last December with a fourth round KO of Ramon Pedro Moyano.

31 year old Andrade could see another title fight opportunity from this victory in the form of a potential third clash with Bute.

Chief support bout on the card featured super feather Benoit Gaudet, 22-2 (9), stopping Pipino Cuevas Jr., 14-5 (12), in the eighth frame.

Popular 38 year old Canadian middleweight Renan St Juste, 21-2-1 (14), was upset via a ten round split decision verdict against towering American Marcus Upshaw, 13-5-1 (6), via scores of 96-93, 95-94 and 94-95.

St Juste’s 13 bout win streak, during which time the Repentigny man won the NABA and WBC Continental Americas belts, is ended by Upshaw, who wins the biggest fight of his career.