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Undefeated super welterweight contender Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (22-0, 15 KOs) is ready to participate in the proposed WBC 154-pound division tournament to determine its successor for retired champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
A 2008 U.S. Olympian and 2007 AIBA World Championships gold medalist, Andrade is also a former WBO super welterweight champion, who was stripped of his title earlier this year due to inactivity.
The 27-year-old southpaw from Providence snapped a 16-month hiatus from the ring last month, stopping former South American champion Dario Fabian “El Gallo” Pucheta (20-3, 11 KOs) in the second round for the vacant WBO International super welterweight championship.
Ineligible to be world ranked during his stretch as WBO champion and then inactivity, Andrade is now rated No. 3 by the WBC, as well as No. 4 by the WBO.
“I’m happy to be rated No. 3 by the WBC and will be honored to participate in its tournament,” Andrade said. “Hopefully, [Jermell] Charlo and [Austin] Trout will agree to fight in the tournament, so everyone will finally know who No. 1 in the 154-pound division is. I’m ready to prove myself again and I hope they step up to the challenge, too.”
