Librado Andrade Ornelas (born September 2, 1978 in Guanajuato

Guanajuato

Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....

, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

) is a Mexican

Mexican people

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 boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 in the super middleweight division. His brother is fellow boxer Enrique Ornelas

Enrique Ornelas

Enrique Andrade Ornelas , is a Mexican boxer. He competes in the Middleweight division.-Personal life:Born in Jesus Del Monte, Guanajuato, he now makes his home in La Habra, California...

.

Personal

Andrade was born in Guanajuato

Guanajuato

Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....

, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

. His family emigrated to La Habra

La Habra, California

La Habra is a city in the northwestern corner of Orange County, California. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,239. Its related city, La Habra Heights is located to the north of La Habra, and is in Los Angeles County.-Origin of name:...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 when he was ten years old. Andrade is now married and has two children.

During an HBO telecast of his fight against Yusaf Mack

Yusaf Mack

Yusaf Mack is a professional boxer, currently residing in his hometown of New York, New York. Mack has fought in the middleweight, super middleweight, and light heavyweight divisions and has held titles from the USBA , NABA, UBA, and NABF...

, 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

Jack in the Box

Jack in the Box is an American fast-food restaurant founded by Robert O. Peterson in 1951 in San Diego, California, where it is still headquartered today. In total, the chain has 2,200 locations, primarily serving the West Coast of the United States...

 fast food restaurant while training at the gym in the afternoon.

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

World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...

/WBC

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 champion Mikkel Kessler

Mikkel Kessler

Mikkel Kessler is a Danish professional boxer and former two time WBA & WBC Super Middleweight champion. In his professional career he has a record of 44–2 with 33 knockouts...

. Prior to the Kessler fight, he was best known for his first round knockout of former contender Richard Grant

Richard Grant (boxer)

Richard "The Alien" Grant is a former light-heavyweight boxer, and former EBA Light Heavyweight and Super Middleweight champion...

 and defeating former middleweight champion Otis Grant

Otis Grant

Otis Grant is a Canadian retired boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal for Canada at the 1987 Pan American Games, losing to Cuba's Angel Espinosa in the final.-Professional career:...

. He also gained some recognition for being asked to be Bernard Hopkins

Bernard Hopkins

Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner is an American boxer and the current Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion...

 sparring partner in preparation for Hopkins' rematch with Jermain Taylor

Jermain Taylor

Jermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy...

. 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

Anthony Mundine

Anthony Mundine is an Australian professional boxer and former rugby league footballer.He is the current interim WBA Light Middleweight Champion boxer, former two-time WBA Super Middleweight Champion, former IBO Middleweight Champion and New South Wales State of Origin representative footballer....

.

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

Boxing After Dark

Boxing After Dark is an HBO boxing program, premiering in April 1996, that usually shows fights between well-known contenders, but usually not "championship" or "title" fights. Unlike its sister program, HBO World Championship Boxing, BAD features fighters who are usually moving up from ESPN's...

.

On October 6, 2007 on a Marco Antonio Barrera

Marco Antonio Barrera

Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia is a Mexicanprofessional boxer. He has won numerous world titles in three different weight classes; he is a former two-time WBO super bantamweight , WBC, Lineal, & The Ring featherweight , and WBC & IBF super featherweight champion...

 vs Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao

Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...

 II main event undercard fight, Andrade won the vacant USBA 168-pound title with a 7th-round TKO

Knockout

A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

 of Yusaf Mack.

On March 22, 2008, Andrade scored the biggest victory of his career against former IBF

IBF

IBF may refer to:*International Boxing Federation is one of several boxing organisations* International Bandy Federation former name of Federation of International Bandy , an international governing body for bandy...

 number one contender Robert Stieglitz

Robert Stieglitz

Robert Stieglitz is a German boxer and the current WBO Super Middleweight world champion...

 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

IBF

IBF may refer to:*International Boxing Federation is one of several boxing organisations* International Bandy Federation former name of Federation of International Bandy , an international governing body for bandy...

 Super Middleweight

Super middleweight

Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...

 champion Lucian Bute

Lucian Bute

Lucian Bute is a Romanian-Canadian professional boxer, currently based in Montreal, Canada. Bute is the current IBF Super Middleweight champion...

.

Andrade vs. Bute

The IBF

IBF

IBF may refer to:*International Boxing Federation is one of several boxing organisations* International Bandy Federation former name of Federation of International Bandy , an international governing body for bandy...

 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. Wrong interrupted the count to warn Andrade, because according to his interpretation, Andrade did not remain in a neutral corner. 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. 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.”

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

Quebec City

Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

 on ESPN

ESPN

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's Friday Night Fights, Librado beat Eric Lucas

Eric Lucas

Éric Lucas is an active professional boxer of height 183 cm.Lucas turned pro in 1991 and came up short in his first two title shots, against WBC Light Heavyweight Title holder Fabrice Tiozzo in 1996 and IBF Super Middleweight Title holder Roy Jones Jr later that year...

. The fight was stopped due to cuts over Eric's left eye, Andrade was leading on all three scorecards.

Professional boxing record

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!style="background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
!style="background: #e3e3e3"|Type
!style="background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time
!style="background: #e3e3e3"|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3"|Location
!style="background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
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|-align=center
||| align=left| United StatesDon George
| - ||? (12)|| 2011-12-17
|align=left| TBA, Mexico
|align=left|IBF

IBF

IBF may refer to:*International Boxing Federation is one of several boxing organisations* International Bandy Federation former name of Federation of International Bandy , an international governing body for bandy...

 Super Middleweight Title Eliminator.
|-align=center
|Win|| align=left| CanadaMatt O'Brien
|TKO ||3 (10)|| 2011-08-27
|align=left|  Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico
|
|-align=center
|Loss || align=left| United States Aaron Pryor Jr
|MD ||10|| 2011-05-06
|align=left|  Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| Canada Eric Lucas

Eric Lucas

Éric Lucas is an active professional boxer of height 183 cm.Lucas turned pro in 1991 and came up short in his first two title shots, against WBC Light Heavyweight Title holder Fabrice Tiozzo in 1996 and IBF Super Middleweight Title holder Roy Jones Jr later that year...

|RTD ||8 (10) || 2010-05-28
|align=left| Canada Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
|
|-align=center
|Loss || align=left| Kingdom of Romania Lucian Bute

Lucian Bute

Lucian Bute is a Romanian-Canadian professional boxer, currently based in Montreal, Canada. Bute is the current IBF Super Middleweight champion...

|KO || 4 (12), 2:57 || 2009-11-28
|align=left| Canada Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
|align=left|IBF

IBF

IBF may refer to:*International Boxing Federation is one of several boxing organisations* International Bandy Federation former name of Federation of International Bandy , an international governing body for bandy...

 Super Middleweight

Super middleweight

Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...

 title on the line.
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| Ukraine Vitali Tsypko

Vitali Tsypko

Vitali Tsypko is a Ukrainian professional boxer who fights in the super middleweight division.-External links:...

|UD || 12 || 2009-04-04
|align=left| Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|align=left|IBF

IBF

IBF may refer to:*International Boxing Federation is one of several boxing organisations* International Bandy Federation former name of Federation of International Bandy , an international governing body for bandy...

 Super Middleweight Title Eliminator.
|-align=center
|Loss || align=left| Kingdom of Romania Lucian Bute

Lucian Bute

Lucian Bute is a Romanian-Canadian professional boxer, currently based in Montreal, Canada. Bute is the current IBF Super Middleweight champion...

|UD || 12 || 2008-10-24
|align=left| Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|align=left|IBF

IBF

IBF may refer to:*International Boxing Federation is one of several boxing organisations* International Bandy Federation former name of Federation of International Bandy , an international governing body for bandy...

 Super Middleweight

Super middleweight

Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...

 title on the line. Bute was knocked down in the 12 round.
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| Germany Robert Stieglitz

Robert Stieglitz

Robert Stieglitz is a German boxer and the current WBO Super Middleweight world champion...

|TKO || 8 (12), 1:53 || 2008-03-22
|align=left|  Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, United States
|align=left|IBF

IBF

IBF may refer to:*International Boxing Federation is one of several boxing organisations* International Bandy Federation former name of Federation of International Bandy , an international governing body for bandy...

 Super Middleweight Title Eliminator.
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Yusaf Mack

Yusaf Mack

Yusaf Mack is a professional boxer, currently residing in his hometown of New York, New York. Mack has fought in the middleweight, super middleweight, and light heavyweight divisions and has held titles from the USBA , NABA, UBA, and NABF...

|TKO || 7 (12), 2:34 || 2007-10-06
|align=left|  Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|align=left|Won vacant USBA Super Middleweight

Super middleweight

Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...

 title.
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Ted Muller
|TKO || 2 (8), 1:48 || 2007-07-21
|align=left|  Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss || align=left| Denmark Mikkel Kessler

Mikkel Kessler

Mikkel Kessler is a Danish professional boxer and former two time WBA & WBC Super Middleweight champion. In his professional career he has a record of 44–2 with 33 knockouts...

|UD || 12 || 2007-03-24
|align=left|  Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
|align=left|WBC

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

/WBA

World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...

 Super World Super Middleweight

Super middleweight

Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...

 titles on the line.
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| Jamaica Richard Grant
|KO || 1 (10), 2:49 || 2006-09-15
|align=left|  Aragon Ballroom 1106 W Lawrence, Chicago, Illinois, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| Jamaica Otis Grant

Otis Grant

Otis Grant is a Canadian retired boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal for Canada at the 1987 Pan American Games, losing to Cuba's Angel Espinosa in the final.-Professional career:...

|RTD || 7 (12) || 2006-04-08
|align=left| Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|align=left|WBC

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 Super Middleweight Title Eliminator.
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| Colombia Nicolas Cervera
|TK0 || 3 (10), 1:09 || 2005-02-04
|align=left|  UNF Arena, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Thomas Reid

Thomas Reid

The Reverend Thomas Reid FRSE , was a religiously trained Scottish philosopher, and a contemporary of David Hume, was the founder of the Scottish School of Common Sense, and played an integral role in the Scottish Enlightenment...

|TKO || 4 (10), 1:52 || 2004-12-16
|align=left|  Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| Ukraine Vitali Kopitko
|TKO || 2 (10), 0:27 || 2004-09-30
|align=left|  Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| Panama Tito Mendoza
|UD || 12 || 2004-06-24
|align=left|  Bren Events Center, Irvine, California, United States
|align=left|Won vacant WBO NABO Super Middleweight

Super middleweight

Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...

 title
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Willie Stewart
|UD || 12 || 2004-03-19
|align=left|  Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
|align=left|Won vacant NABA Super Middleweight

Super middleweight

Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...

 title.
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Leonard Townsend
|TKO || 2 (10), 3:00 || 2003-11-06
|align=left|  HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| Mexico Eduardo Ayala

Eduardo Ayala

Eduardo Ayala was the first Chilean general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .Ayala was born in Coronel, Chile. He married Blanca Ester Espinoza in 1959. They eventually had three children: Patricio, Viviana and Ricardo...

|TKO || 7 (10) || 2003-07-10
|align=left|  Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| Belize Errol Banner
|KO || 2 (6), 0:32 || 2003-04-17
|align=left|  Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| Mexico Juan Carlos Barreto
|TKO || 1 (6), 2:40 || 2003-02-28
|align=left|  Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Shannon Miller

Shannon Miller

Shannon Lee Miller is a former artistic gymnast from Edmond, Oklahoma. She is the most decorated gymnast in U.S. History, and considered one of the greatest gymnasts the United States has ever produced...

|TKO || 2 (6), 2:29 || 2002-09-28
|align=left|  Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Pat Lawlor

Pat Lawlor

Patrick M. Lawlor is a video game and pinball machine designer.Lawlor's pinball career began as an engineer for Williams in 1987, when he co-designed a dual-playfield machine called Banzai Run with Larry DeMar. Pat Lawlor had previously been a video game designer and had entered the coin-operated...

|TKO || 2 (6), 3:00 || 2002-06-24
|align=left|  Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Ruben Perez
|UD || 6 || 2001-09-27
|align=left|  Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Jimmy Hagar
|UD || 6 || 2001-06-19
|align=left|  Fairgrounds, Del Mar, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Harold Lowe
|KO || 2 (4), 1:54 || 2001-05-24
|align=left|  Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| Suriname Eric Benito Tzand
|KO || 3 (6), 0:45 || 2001-03-29
|align=left|  Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Sheridan Page
|KO || 1 (4), 2:06 ||2001-01-18
|align=left|  Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Marcus Harvey
|UD || 4|| 2000-08-17
|align=left|  Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Bernard Temple
|KO || 4 (4), 2:59 || 2000-05-18
|align=left|  Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Terry Smith

Terry Smith

Terry Smith may refer to:*Terry Smith , British jazz guitarist*Terry Smith , Australian politician*Terry Smith , player with St Kilda and Richmond...

|KO || 2 (4) || 2000-04-13
|align=left|  Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Paul Jones

Paul Jones

Paul Jones may refer to:*Paul Jones , Australian politician*Paul Jones , American Episcopal Bishop*Paul Jones , British former professional boxer...

 
|KO || 4 (4) || 2000-02-03
|align=left|  Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States George Johnson

George Johnson

-Politics: *George W. Johnson , Confederate Governor of Kentucky*George A. Johnson , Attorney General of the State of California...

 
|KO || 1 (4) || 1999-12-02
|align=left|  Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win || align=left| United States Marcus Harvey
|UD || 4 || 1999-08-14
|align=left|  Los Alamitos Racetrack, Cypress, California, United States
|align=left|Andrade's professional debut.
|-align=center

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