Demetrius Andrade will defend his WBO World Middleweight title against Maciej Sulecki on Saturday June 29 at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Rhode Island, Providence live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.
Andrade (27-0 17 KOs) defends his title for the second time in his first ever hometown show having seen off the challenge of Artur Akavov with a final round stoppage in New York in January, having become a two-weight world ruler in October in Boston, landing the vacant strap with a wide points win over rugged South African Walter Kautondokwa.
Sulecki (28-1 11 KOs) enters the bout on the back of a thrilling encounter with Gabriel Rosado in Philadelphia in March, edging out the local favorite in a back-and-forth classic for the WBO International title.
The Pole, ranked number three with the WBO, fights for a World title for the first time in his career, but has already served notice of his threat level having taken IBF king Daniel Jacobs the distance when they met in April 2018.
Andrade announced the fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as Jacobs and Canelo Alvarez meet in a unification blockbuster live on DAZN – and the 31 year old knows that dispatching Sulecki on his home turf is the last obstacle for an undisputed fight against tonight’s winner.
Demetrius Andrade vs. Maciej Sulecki
Demetrius Andrade dominated Maciej Sulecki over 12 rounds.
It looked as though Andrade would end things early as he jumped on Sulecki in the first round and dropped the Polish contender, but the fight ended up going the distance.
After the bout, Andrade pleaded his case for a fight against Canelo Alvarez.
Joseph Parker vs. Alex Leapai
Joseph Parker defeats fellow Samoan Alex Leapai by 10th-round stoppage.
After the fight, Parker said he’d like to rematch Dillian Whyte, Anthony Joshua or Andy Ruiz Jr.
Khalid Yafai vs. Norbelto Jimenez
In his second fight in the United States, Khalid Yafai took a unanimous decision victory over Norbelto Jimenez.
After the bout, Yafai stated that he wants to face top fighters like Juan Francisco Estrada and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai–two fighters who are aligned with Yafai’s promotional company, Matchroom Boxing.
Mark DeLuca vs. Brandon Brewer
Mark DeLuca pleased his large contingent of supporters and handed Brandon Brewer the first loss of his career.
DeLuca won with scores of 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93.
Shelly Vincent vs. Simone Aparecida Da Silva
Bowing out with the W! 👊
Announcing her retirement in the ring, Shelly Vincent wins her last ever fight in front of a home crowd! 🇺🇸 (UD 79-73, 78-74, 78-74) #VincentDaSilva #AndradeSulecki pic.twitter.com/nd9vpd7P0Z
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) June 29, 2019
Shelly Vincent goes out on top! After grabbing the victory over Simone Aparecida Da Silva, Vincent called it a career.
Raymond Ford vs. Isidro Figueroa
He’s called ‘Savage’ for a reason… 🤷♂️
Brutal body shot from @raysavage856 in the first round glues Figueroa to the canvas – he moves to 3-0 by KO! 👊 #FordFigueroa #AndradeSulecki pic.twitter.com/pxJBth6Zhg
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) June 29, 2019
Raymond Ford improves to 3-0 with a stoppage win over Isidro Figueroa.
Alexis Espino vs. Kerby Saint-Juste
👊 @lexissspino makes a statement on his third pro outing, dispatching St. Juste by second round TKO! 💥 #EspinoStJuste #AndradeSulecki @DAZN_USA
Dedicating tonight's win to a friend who recently passed away, he moves to 3-0 (2 KOs) pic.twitter.com/2yf0baFUFI
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) June 30, 2019
Alexis Espino overpowers and stops the inexperienced Kerby Saint-Juste to improve to 3-0.
Otha Jones III vs. Matias Agustin Arriagada
#JonesArriagada goes the distance, @Othajones3rd overcoming a tough test to move to 3-0 on points (UD, 60-54, 60-54, 60-54) #AndradeSulecki @DAZN_USA pic.twitter.com/yvIeKg6lNw
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) June 29, 2019
Other Jones improves to 3-0 with a unanimous decision victory over Matias Agustin Arriagada.
Anthony Concepcion vs. Yasmani Pedroso
🤢 Sickening body shot from Concepcion gets the job done early, he moves to 4-0 via first-round KO! #ConcepcionPedroso #AndradeSulecki pic.twitter.com/R2pcD0OOmw
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) June 29, 2019
Anthony Marsella Jr. vs. Jose Aubel

