PROVIDENCE (October 22, 2015) – Undefeated ibu welterweight Demetrius “Now now” Andrade (22-0, 15 Kos) laghachiri mgbanaka ikpeazụ Saturday abalị maka oge mbụ na 16 ọnwa, nkwụsị mbụ South American onye mmeri Dario Fabian “The France” Pucheta (20-3, 11 Kos) na abụọ gbaa gburugburu maka ohere iputa World Boxing Organization (WBO) International ibu welterweight egwuregwu.
The 27-afọ Andrade, onye Anapụrụ ya WBO ụwa aha maka arụghị ọrụ, ama agha ebe ya nke asaa-gburugburu knockout June 14, 2014 nke mgbe ahụ No. 1 amanyere bụ iwu contender Brian “Ọdụm” Rose (25-1-1, 7 Kos) ke akpa na na WBO aha agbachitere.
“Ọ na obi oké,” Andrade kwuru banyere ịbụ azụ ke edinam. “M dị njikere, njikere ma nwee ike ime ihe m chọrọ na iji kwadebe onwe m n'ihi na ọnọdụ ọ bụla. M nọ na n'ọnụ-top udi na egwuregwu m na dị ka m ga-mgbe ekpe.”
“Anyị na-nwere a siri ike afọ ma m mụtara ihe banyere Demetrius’ agwa na n'oge gara aga 14 ọnwa karịa m maara ke akpa 14 ọnwa,” Andrade si njikwa Ma Farris kwuru. “Ọ bụ ụdị fighter onye abịa tinyere ọ bụla 10 afọ, ma ọ bụ ụdị onye na-abịa tinyere otu ugboro na a ndụ.”
Andrade, alụ ọgụ nke Providence, ụtọ uru na-alụ ọgụ na Mohegan Sun Arena, na-akanye ya mbụ New England agha na ihe karịrị afọ atọ. The nkà southpaw ama esịn Pucheta, onye ọ dịtụbeghị mgbe a kwụsịrị dị ka a ọkachamara, ugboro abụọ na oghere gburugburu na-emechi show na ike ogologo-ekpe ahụ na-etinye n'elu-adịkwa Colombian na ya azụ na 50-abụọ akara nke abụọ gbaa gburugburu.
“M ohere nke oge m anya ma jiri ya mee ihe n'ụzọ amamihe na--esi ike,” Andrade kọwara, “M n'ezie na-arụ ọrụ ike na ike m na oyi nchịkwa, onye na-etinye ọnụ a ọma atụmatụ. M eleghị anya nọrọ ihe oge na (ike & oyi) karịa ọkpọ n'oge m oge. M na-mara dị ka a nkwafu oku okpu ma m chọrọ iji nweta ike otú ahụ ka m na-adịghị na-aga 12 agba gwụla ma m mkpa. M chere ọzọ ike dị n'ogige, sparring na ọkụkụ ndị akpa, na o gosiri Saturday n'abalị.”
N'agbanyeghị na ya na dịtụ ogologo hiatus si mgbanaka, Andrade anọgide a ụwa-klas fighter, o mesịrị na a ohere na-echetara Fans nke na a gara aga Saturday. “M chọrọ igosi onye ọ bụla mere m ẹse,” na 2008 U.S. Olympia kwuru, “na-eme ka a na nkwupụta na m kasị mma na 154-paụnd nkewa. M ebe a na-anọ! M chọrọ onye obula ịhụ ihe a oké mmeri bụ ihe niile banyere, arụmọrụ-maara ihe, na-abịa azụ si ọnọdụ m nọ na. M nnọọ chọrọ ịnọ ọrụ n'aka na-alụ ọgụ ndị kasị mma. Anyị na-figuring ihe na-aga na-esote.”
“N'oge na-adịghị,” Farris kwubiri, “na ike nke ọkpọ ụwa ga-amarakwa na Demetrius Andrade bụ ihe kasị mma ibu welterweight na ụwa. N'ikpeazụ, ọ ga-abụ ihe kasị mma Middleweight nakwa. Kwe m, Demetrius na-aga nwere a akọwapụta agha na GGG (Gennady Golovkin) na mgbe ahụ anyị ga-ahụ onye ndị kasị mma bụ n'ezie.”