WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade (29-0, 18 KOs) has had a hard time getting finishes, but it took an enormous mismatch and a very aggressive approach from “Boo Boo” to get a clear-cut stoppage.
Facing mandatory challenger Luke Keeler (17-3-1, 5 KOs), Andrade made an immediate statement by knocking the Irishman down with the literal first landed punch of the fight. Keeler was sent sprawling seconds in from a left hand. Andrade scored a bigger, more damaging knockdown in the next round; Keeler was badly wobbled after another left hand but survived to see a third round.
From this point on, despite Andrade’s insistence on looking for home run shots, it looked like Andrade was going to go the distance with an overmatched opponent yet again.