Andrade vs Keeler

Who won Andrade vs Keeler?

Demetrius Andrade beat Luke Keeler by technical knockout in the 9th round on Thursday, January 30th, 2020, at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBO middleweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tevin Farmer losing to Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz for the IBF World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Daniel Roman lost to Murodjon Akhmadaliev for the WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and IBF World Junior Featherweight belts, Jake Paul defeated Ali Eson Gib, and Anthony Sims Jr was defeated by Roamer Alexis Angulo.

Andrade vs Keeler stats

Back in January 2020, Demetrius Andrade stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luke Keeler made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Andrade had a massive power advantage over Keeler, boasting a 61% knockout percentage compared to Keeler's 29%.

Demetrius Andrade was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Demetrius Andrade fought out of the southpaw stance, while Luke Keeler was an orthodox fighter.

Andrade was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Keeler, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 90 more professional rounds, totaling 206 compared to Keeler's 116.

Luke Keeler was ranked number 3 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Andrade vs Keeler form

Andrade had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Maciej Sulecki on June 29, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Dunkin Donuts Center, Rhode Island, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Artur Akavov on January 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Walter Kautondokwa on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at TD Garden, Massachusetts.

Before that, he had beaten Alantez Fox on October 21, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, Afghanistan.

He had defeated Jack Culcay on March 11, 2017, by split decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Activity check

Andrade's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

Keeler's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.3 rounds on average.

What time did Andrade vs Keeler start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Andrade vs Keeler?

Andrade vs Keeler was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Andrade vs Keeler?

Demetrius Andrade was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Luke Keeler made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.