Librado Andrade

Librado Andrade Ornelas (born September 2, 1978) is a Mexican professional boxer and a three-time super middleweight world title challenger. His brother Enrique Ornelas is also a professional boxer.^[1]

Personal

Andrade was born in Guanajuato, Mexico. His family emigrated to La Habra, California when he was ten years old. Andrade is now married and has two children.^[2]

During an HBO telecast of his fight against Yusaf Mack, it was reported that Andrade lost 14 of his 16 amateur bouts. At one point, Andrade worked the morning shifts at a Jack in the Box fast food restaurant while training at the gym in the afternoon.^[3]

Professional career

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 and defeating former middleweight champion Otis 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 2005, Kessler himself had used Andrade for a three-round sparring session while training in Los Angeles for a fight with Anthony Mundine.^[4]

In the Kessler fight, Andrade showed an 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.^[5]

On October 6, 2007 on a Marco Antonio Barrera vs Manny Pacquiao II main event undercard fight, Andrade won the vacant USBA 168-pound title with a 7th-round TKO of Yusaf Mack.^[6]

On March 22, 2008, Andrade scored the biggest victory of his career against former IBF number one contender Robert Stieglitz of Germany. Andrade dominated the fight from the opening round with uppercuts and body shots that left Stieglitz continually on the defensive. Landing a solid right in the eighth round, Stieglitz was left staggered. Andrade followed up with flurry of shots that led to referee stop the fight, giving Andrade a TKO victory. As this was an eliminator bout, Andrade has been lined up for a fight with IBF Super Middleweight champion Lucian Bute.

Andrade vs. Bute

The IBF championship fight on October 24, 2008 saw Bute dominate nearly every round. Andrade demonstrated his endurance but could not break Bute's strategy. However, in the 12th round, Andrade landed several effective combinations that rendered Bute groggy and exhausted. Bute nearly hit the canvas a couple of times on his own and finally got knocked down by a strong right hand with two seconds left. Controversy ensued as the referee Marlon B. Wright interrupted the count to warn Andrade, because according to his interpretation, Andrade did not remain in a neutral corner.^[7][8] After the fight, the referee declared that in his opinion, Bute would not have beaten the count had Andrade not moved out of his neutral corner to gain an unfair advantage.^[9] Andrade said: “He ( Bute ) was clearly out. It was outrageous! If this is the way to lose a fight, then this is the way I want to lose. I know I won the fight because I came with the intent to knock him out and I did.”^[10]

Andrade defeated Vitali Tsypko in Montreal on April 4, 2009, in an IBF Super Middleweight eliminator, thus prompting a rematch with Lucian Bute, which took place November 28, 2009 in Quebec City.

Bute defeated Andrade by KO in the fourth round in the following rematch, by an uppercut to the body, which followed shortly after a left jab knocked Andrade out the floor for the first time.

In Quebec City on ESPN's Friday Night Fights, Librado beat Eric Lucas. The fight was stopped due to cuts over Eric's left eye, Andrade was leading on all three scorecards.^[11]

Professional boxing record

Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Jesus Ortega	TKO	2 (8)	2013-06-15	Park Nave 1, Villahermosa, Tabasco
Loss	Rowland Bryant	TKO	3 (10)	2012-04-21	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas
Win	Matt O'Brien	TKO	3 (10)	2011-08-27	Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico
Loss	Aaron Pryor Jr	MD	10	2011-05-06	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Win	Eric Lucas	RTD	8 (10)	2010-05-28	Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Loss	Lucian Bute	KO	4 (12), 2:57	2009-11-28	Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada	IBF Super Middleweight title on the line.
Win	Vitali Tsypko	UD	12	2009-04-04	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	IBF Super Middleweight Title Eliminator.
Loss	Lucian Bute	UD	12	2008-10-24	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	IBF Super Middleweight title on the line. Bute was knocked down in the 12 round.
Win	Robert Stieglitz	TKO	8 (12), 1:53	2008-03-22	Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, United States	IBF Super Middleweight Title Eliminator.
Win	Yusaf Mack	TKO	7 (12), 2:34	2007-10-06	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won vacant USBA Super Middleweight title.
Win	Ted Muller	TKO	2 (8), 1:48	2007-07-21	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	Mikkel Kessler	UD	12	2007-03-24	Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark	WBC/WBA Super World Super Middleweight titles on the line.
Win	Richard Grant	KO	1 (10), 2:49	2006-09-15	Aragon Ballroom 1106 W Lawrence, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	Otis Grant	RTD	7 (12)	2006-04-08	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	WBC Super Middleweight Title Eliminator.
Win	Nicolas Cervera	TKO	3 (10), 1:09	2005-02-04	UNF Arena, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Win	Thomas Reid	TKO	4 (10), 1:52	2004-12-16	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	Vitali Kopitko	TKO	2 (10), 0:27	2004-09-30	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	Tito Mendoza	UD	12	2004-06-24	Bren Events Center, Irvine, California, United States	Won vacant WBO NABO Super Middleweight title
Win	Willie Stewart	UD	12	2004-03-19	Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky, United States	Won vacant NABA Super Middleweight title.
Win	Leonard Townsend	TKO	2 (10), 3:00	2003-11-06	HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, United States
Win	Eduardo Ayala	TKO	7 (10)	2003-07-10	Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	Errol Banner	KO	2 (6), 0:32	2003-04-17	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	Juan Carlos Barreto	TKO	1 (6), 2:40	2003-02-28	Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	Shannon Miller	TKO	2 (6), 2:29	2002-09-28	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
Win	Pat Lawlor	TKO	2 (6), 3:00	2002-06-24	Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	Ruben Perez	UD	6	2001-09-27	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
Win	Jimmy Hagar	UD	6	2001-06-19	Fairgrounds, Del Mar, California, United States
Win	Harold Lowe	KO	2 (4), 1:54	2001-05-24	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
Win	Eric Benito Tzand	KO	3 (6), 0:45	2001-03-29	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
Win	Sheridan Page	KO	1 (4), 2:06	2001-01-18	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
Win	Marcus Harvey	UD	4	2000-08-17	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
Win	Bernard Temple	KO	4 (4), 2:59	2000-05-18	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, United States
Win	Terry Smith	KO	2 (4)	2000-04-13	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
Win	Paul Jones	KO	4 (4)	2000-02-03	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, United States
Win	George Johnson	KO	1 (4)	1999-12-02	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, United States
Win	Marcus Harvey	UD	4	1999-08-14	Los Alamitos Racetrack, Cypress, California, United States	Andrade's professional debut.

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Librado Andrade from BoxRec