Andrade: I Want Golovkin Next, To Prove I'm #1 at Middleweight
By Chris Glover
Demetrius Andrade successfully defended his WBO world middleweight title on an evening that it was also revealed that WBA world light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol had signed a deal with DAZN and would square off against the man who ended Bernard Hopkins career, Joe Smith Jr.
Smith Jr, who has a Rocky style story of working his way to the top, opened up about getting the opportunity to fight the excellent Bivol.
Smith Jr said, “I’m very grateful to be given this opportunity. I think that the time is right now for me to become a world champion.
“If Bivol comes to have a fight then somebody could end up getting knocked out. I’m training hard for this fight and I believe it’s going to be an explosive fight.”
Promoter Eddie Hearn weighed in on his link up with Bivol and World of Boxing, and gave his take on the Bivol vs Smith Jr fight.
During the post-fight press conference of Demetrius Andrade’s victory over Artur Akavov, the Rhode Island native opened up on what he wanted next. The two division world champion said, “I would go up to 168 for a big fight as I want the big names. Eddie Hearn is making these big fights happen and I want to be in them.
“I would love to fight GGG (Gennady Golovkin) next if that fight can happen. I just want to fight the big names of the division and prove that I am the number one fighter in the middleweight division.”
During the post-fight press conference of Demetrius Andrade’s victory over Artur Akavov, the Rhode Island native opened up on what he wanted next. The two division world champion said, “I would go up to 168 for a big fight as I want the big names. Eddie Hearn is making these big fights happen and I want to be in them.
“I would love to fight GGG (Gennady Golovkin) next if that fight can happen. I just want to fight the big names of the division and prove that I am the number one fighter in the middleweight division.”
