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By Cliff Rold - 23-year old Jr. Middleweight hopeful Demetrius Andrade (16-0, 11 KO) of Providence, Rhode Island, made easy work of a late replacement on Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. 36-year old former title challenger Angel Hernandez (30-11, 17 KO) could make it only briefly into the second round before the superior size and talent of Andrade put an end to his night. Hernandez took the fight on two days notice after Andrade’s original foe, Derek Ennis, fell out.
Both men weighed in below the division limit of 154 lbs., Andrade at 153 ˝, Hernandez at 152 ˝.
Andrade, towering over the 5’8 Hernandez by approximately five inches, came out in relaxed form. To call it a sparring posture wouldn’t be unfair. Pawing with his southpaw right jab, Andrade measured Hernandez and let the smaller man walk into hard hooks and uppercuts. The game Hernandez pressed, moving his hands and throwing in hopes of a shocking blow.
His left eye already blistered red, Hernandez stayed close to Andrade early in the second and ate vicious hooks and crosses for his trouble. An Andrade assault sent him to the floor, a right and left landing to the head, then another left landing as Hernandez swung wildly. Hernandez’s feet slipped from beneath him along the ring paint and the accumulation of damage was enough to rule Andrade the cause. Referee Steve Smoger began the count. Hernandez rose from his knees and nodded a willingness to continue. [Click Here To Read More]
Both men weighed in below the division limit of 154 lbs., Andrade at 153 ˝, Hernandez at 152 ˝.
Andrade, towering over the 5’8 Hernandez by approximately five inches, came out in relaxed form. To call it a sparring posture wouldn’t be unfair. Pawing with his southpaw right jab, Andrade measured Hernandez and let the smaller man walk into hard hooks and uppercuts. The game Hernandez pressed, moving his hands and throwing in hopes of a shocking blow.
His left eye already blistered red, Hernandez stayed close to Andrade early in the second and ate vicious hooks and crosses for his trouble. An Andrade assault sent him to the floor, a right and left landing to the head, then another left landing as Hernandez swung wildly. Hernandez’s feet slipped from beneath him along the ring paint and the accumulation of damage was enough to rule Andrade the cause. Referee Steve Smoger began the count. Hernandez rose from his knees and nodded a willingness to continue. [Click Here To Read More]
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