Demetrius Andrade can’t hide his displeasure in the assumed next opponent of Canelo Alvarez, which is John Ryder.
Andrade, who use to be signed with Matchroom Boxing and fighting exclusively on DAZN, never got a chance at Canelo, and now will be fighting Nicholson Jan. 7 at Capitol One Arena in a 168-pound bout in Washington D.C. on the undercard of the lightweight main event between Gervonta Davis and Hector Luis Garcia.
This will be Andrade’s debut at 168 lbs., the talent rich super middleweight division.
“Just more [expletive] bro,” Andrade said when on the popular episodic talk show, Tha Boxing Voice. “That’s just what it is. Just another easy fight. Another situation for him to go in and say ‘I’m fighting the best.’ I’m not disrespecting John Ryder, but c’mon bro, he’s not the best.”
Andrade who has stated he is currently a free agent and doing a fight-by-fight deal with Premier Boxing Champions is eager to get a notable fight.
“The reporters have to stop letting the situation like Canelo—I know the truth. You can’t even ask Canelo questions because you won’t be able to have interviews with him. You can’t give him real backlash because you never speak to him. I understand. It’s a business for everybody, bro. Everybody wants conversations with people, but if you mention Demetrius Andrade … there’s no conversation. There’s no questions,” said Andrade in frustration. “Of course, he’s (Ryder) the worst of options when you got Jermall Charlo, when you got Demetrius Andrade, when you’ve got the rematch with Bivol, when you’ve got other guys that’s been champion in the same weight class as him,” Andrade said. “You’d rather see him fight John Ryder than Charlo because he’s inactive? What kind of sh-t is that? What type of excuse is that. I’m inactive too. What that mean, he don’t fight me? … At the end of the day, in a situation like that, you take the opportunity if it’s presented to you".
Andrade’s displeasure is known, but how will the consumer respond if this is the fight that is being made?
