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By DAZN Boxing

What appeared to be shaping up as a quick night of work for Demetrius Andrade turned into a hard-fought battle that went the distance.

However, in the end, Andrade proved once again that there are levels to boxing, as he scored a unanimous decision victory over a very game Liam Williams. Judges at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida had it 118-109, 118-109 and 116-111 all in favor of Andrade, who drowned Williams with an abundance of skills to retain the WBO middleweight championship Saturday.

Andrade, who has been yearning to fight the likes of a Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez or Gennadiy Golovkin, hopes that his 30th professional victory helps to inch him closer to securing a marquee fight.

“At the end of the day, I’m the champion. I’m undefeated,” Andrade began telling DAZN’s Chris Mannix fresh off his win. “I shouldn’t have to inspire anyone to get into the ring for a belt, an undefeated record and a whole lot of money on the table, so whenever we could sit down at the table and make something happen, I’m willing to do it. I’m willing to risk it all.”

Andrade even channeled late rapper DMX in growling “Let’s get it on!” when asked about WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo.

After buckling Williams knees in the first round, “Boo Boo” nearly finished the show in the second when he deposited the mandatory challenger onto the canvas with a right-left combination straight down the middle for a knockdown.




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