Deandre Latimore: record, next fight and profile →
It could be very easy for Ishe Smith to let his frustrations mount these days. The former star on NBC’s inaugural season of The Contender, Smith now finds himself as a fighter who is blessed with God-given talents yet cursed with the fact that he is simply too big of a risk for many contenders and prospects to consider dealing with.
This past weekend I caught up with junior middleweight contender Deandre Latimore moments after Abner Mares' controversial majority decision victory over Joseph Agbeko at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The recent news surrounding the St. Louis native has been his newfound involvement in the camp of Floyd Mayweahter Jr. as a sparring partner as ‘Money’ prepares for his September 17th date against Victor Ortiz.
Boxingscene has been advised that former junior middleweight title challenger Deandre Latimore will join Floyd Mayweather's camp on August 15th as a sparring partner. Mayweather is preparing for his September 17th showdown with WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz.
Last week junior middleweight contender Deandre "The Bull" Latimore reached out to BoxingScene.com to call out fellow contender, Pawel Wolak who was coming off of a fight of the year type of performance against Delvin Rodriguez that ended in a draw. Latimore feels that his style would mesh perfectly with Wolak and that the result would be another fan friendly fight.
Former junior middleweight title challenger Deandre "The Bull" Latimore reached out to Boxingscene to issue a challenge to Pawel "The Raging Bull" Wolak. Wolak is fresh off of a12 round draw versus Delvin Rodriguez in a fight which is a candidate for fight of the year. The fight aired on ESPN2 last Friday. There has been talk of a rematch between Wolak and Rodriguez on the Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito 2 card in December. Latimore thinks that a fight between himself and Wolak would be a similarily great fight with their styles suiting each other perfectly.
According to multiple sources an IBF junior middleweight eliminator is being discussed that would pit the undefeated Vanes Martirosyan (30-0) against former title challenger Deandre Latimore (22-3).
Former title challenger Deandre Latimore was in the building when Cornelius "K9" Bundrage retained his IBF junior middleweight strap with a unanimous decision victory over Sechew Powell at The Family Arena in St. Charles, MO. Latimore wanted to congratulate Bundrage and also remind him that he is mandatory challenger.
Promoter Lou DiBella has advised BoxingScene.com that two of his boxers, Deandre Latimore (22-3, 17KOs) and Carlos Quintana (28-3, 22KOs), are ready to face Paul "The Punisher" Williams (39-2, 27KOs) on July 9. HBO approved, and then rejected, a fight between Williams and Nobuhiro Ishida of Japan - which leaves Williams without a dance partner for the July date.