Librado Andrade

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Librado Andrade
Real name	Librado Andrade Ornelas
Nickname
Weight	Super Middleweight
Nationality	Mexican
Birth date	1978-09-02
Birth place	Guanajuato, GT, Mexico
Style	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	25
Wins	24
Wins by KO	18
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	0

Librado Andrade (Born September 2, 1978) is a boxer in the super middleweight division. Born in Guanajuato, Mexico, his family immigrated to La Habra, California when he was ten years old.In his amateur career, Andrade lost 14 of his 16 bouts. Not sure of his future, Andrade worked the morning shifts at a Jack in the Box fast food restaurant while training at the gym in the afternoon.

Though ranked in the top twenty-five in the division for the last couple of years, Andrade has faced little real opposition leading up to his bout against WBA/WBC champion Mikkel Kessler. Prior to the Kessler fight, he was best known for his first round knockout of former contender Richard Grant. He also gained some recognition for being asked to be Bernard Hopkins sparring partner in preparation for Hopkins' rematch with Jermain Taylor. Andrade declined this request at the behest of his manager Al Haymon, who told Andrade: "You can't have the mentality of being a helper for another fighter. You have to have the mentality of a champion."

In the Kessler fight, Andrade showed a incredible ability to endure an all-out assault. Kessler landed 348 punches, almost all to the head of Andrade. Throughout the punishment, Andrade showed no facial, or mental wear and tear and continued to press the fight each round by coming forward, at Kessler. Prior to the last round, the two fighters, in a rare display of respect in boxing, embraced each other rather than simply touching gloves. The judges at ringside, Tom Kaczmarek, Tom Miller and John Keane, all had the bout score 120-108 in favor of Mikkel Kessler. The fight was aired live on HBO's Boxing After Dark

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In 2005, Mikkel Kessler had used Andrade for a three-round sparring session while training in Los Angeles for a fight with Anthony Mundine.^{[citation needed]}