Vanes: Andrade Fight Targeted For Pacquiao-Rios PPV

By Luis Sandoval

The WBO ordered title bout between Vanes Martirosyan and Demetrius Andrade appears to be headed to November 23rd in Macau, China on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios mega fight.

There had been talks in the industry about the fight landing on that card but nothing had been officially announced and even Demetrius Andrade took to Twitter to remind people he had yet to agree to anything.

BoxingScene caught up with Martirosyan who was fresh off of talking to his manager Cameron Dunkin and Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman and from all accounts it looks like Macau will be the destination for this fight.

“I just spoke to Cameron [Dunkin] a little while ago and I just spoke to Brad Goodman and it looks like November 23rd in Macau, China. We haven't signed the papers yet but that's what they're looking at. It’s almost done and we just can't wait to go” Martirosyan would tell BoxingScene.

This will be Martirosyan’s first career title fight as the former Olympian has had a tough time getting the big names and champions in the ring. For Vanes, this will be a culmination of all the hard work and long roads it has taken to get to this point. Martirosyan is excited both for the opportunity and also to be able to fight on such a big stage overseas.

“I heard the fans are good over there. As far as the fight and the atmosphere its great man. It's a dream come true. I think I even heard [it] maybe co-main event. I don't know where it’s going to be [on the card] but I just can't wait. It's a blessing and it’s a big card and I'm just happy a lot of people will get to see” said Martirosyan.

With the fight seemingly looking like it will be in Macau, Martirosyan will be accompanying trainer Freddie Roach to the Philippines and training alongside the star of the card Manny Pacquiao. Vanes assures training in a different country will not be a distraction.

“[Freddie] told me it’s like an hour flight from the Philippines to Macau so it’s going to be good. We'll get used to the air [and time] and we should be good to go”.

You can expect for negotiations and details to be finalized in the coming days to make this fight official.

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