2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade has graduated from promising prospect to legitimate contender, climbing the world rating's ladder in the junior middleweight division to No. 6 in the World Boxing Organization ("WBO") and No. 7 in the International Boxing Federation ("IBF").
Andrade (16-0, 11 KOs) returns to the ring this Saturday night (May 5), headlining (starting at 10:00 PM / ET) an "ESPN Boxing: FNF Special Edition," presented by Corona Extra, on ESPN2. The gifted southpaw faces Contender, Season Two participant Rudy Cisneros (12-3, 11 KOs) in the 10-round main event on a card promoted by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Attending fans at Mohegan Sun Arena will be able to remain in their seats after the live action concludes to watch a closed circuit showing of the Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto fight on the spacious venue's jumbo screen.
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