World ranked Jr. Middleweight Demetrius Andrade scored a ten round whitewash over former world title challenger Freddy Hernandez at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, New York
Andrade dominated the action from the opening frame using his wide speed and skill advantage and made the fight look easy. He could score anytime he desired and scored a hard knockdown in round six from a crushing right to the head. Hernandez spit his mouthpiece out in order to get more time to recover and was able to make it out of the round but it did int stop the beating that he received over the next four rounds.
Andrade won by scores of 100-89 on all cards and could be fighting for the WBO Jr. Middleweight crown in his next bout with an undefeated record of 19-0. Hernandez of Mexico City is 30-4-1
Emanuel Taylor scored the biggest win of his career when he scored a six round stoppage over one-time prospect Raymond Serrano in a scheduled ten round Jr. Welterweight bout.
It was a close bout early as Serrano tried to work the body and Taylor worked the head. Taylor started getting ahead in round four by landing some sharp right hands. He continued that in the fifth. In round six, Taylor landed a hard combination with the last four shots rendering Serrano defenseless and referee Steve Willis stopped the bout at 1:42 of round six.
Taylor, 141 1/2 lbs of Edgewood, MS is now 16-1 with 11 knockouts. Serrano, 140 1/2 lbs of Philadelphia, PA is now 18-2.
