Andrade v Kautondokwa: Preview as Demetrius Andrade battles for WBO middleweight belt in Boston
Written by News on 21/10/2018
Demetrius Andrade can gatecrash the glamorous middleweight division when he battles Walter Kautondokwa for the WBO belt in Boston.
The American has brought his razor-sharp skills into a weight class that has featured superstars such as Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin, but he must first overcome dangerman Kautondokwa in a battle for the vacant WBO title.
Andrade was originally due to challenge Britain’s Billy Joe Saunders, who failed a drugs test, prompting him to relinquish the belt, and ‘Boo Boo’ instead faces Kautondokwa, an unbeaten Namibian with a succession of knockout wins.
This is an opportune time for Andrade to become a 160lb world champion as some massive match-ups could await the supremely talented 30-year-old, with compatriot Daniel Jacobs challenging for the vacant IBF belt next weekend.
On an exciting undercard, Katie Taylor defends her world titles against Cindy Serrano, while James Tennyson targets the IBF super-featherweight title, and the British duo of Scott Quigg and Tommy Coyle are also in action at TD Garden.
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The weigh-in
Andrade: 11st 6lbs
Kautondokwa: 11st 4lbs 10oz
The time draws near…
Watch the action from Boston with Demetrius Andrade vs Walter Kautondokwa, Katie Taylor vs Cindy Serrano, Tevin Farmer vs James Tennyson, with Kid Galahad, Tommy Coyle and Scott Quigg on Sunday morning, from 12am, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action.
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