Pride Park Stadium, home of Derby County Football Club, will host the WBO interim super-middleweight title match between Zach Parker and undefeated two-division world champion Demetrius Andrade on Saturday. , May 21, 2022, live on BT Sport.
£10 from every ticket sold goes directly back to the club to support the future of Derby County Football Club amid their eventual struggles.
Since teaming up with Frank Warren and Queensberry, Parker has racked up three straight wins to cement his No. 1 contender spot in the WBO rankings.
“This is a dream come true,” Parker said. “As a boxer, you have different hopes when you start in the sport. I think every one of us dreams of an impressive performance at a team you support, and to be honest I don’t think it’s fully immersive yet.
“It was unbelievable when I walked out and saw the stadium filled with fans, I couldn’t wait any longer. Demetrius is a great champion and backs him to get here but I know I beat him, I’m too big for him. We’ll see on the 21st, but someone’s ‘0’ has to go! “
Andrade, 34, popularly known as Boo Boo, began his reign as world champion in the superweight division winning against Vanes Martirosyan in 2013. The WBO title was defended four times. , including an injury-time win over England’s Brian Rose in 2014.
His middleweight crusade began in 2018 when he won the vacant WBO belt by a point decision against Walter Kautndokwa. His title at 160lbs has been defended five times and nampaw is still the champion in the weight division. Notable middleweight wins went to Liam Williams and Irishmen Luke Keeler and Jason Quigley.
Promoter Frank Warren said: “There is no doubt about the pedigree of Demetrius Andrade. “That’s why we went above and beyond to win the wallet bid to give our men every important advantage.
“It will be a special night on May 21 and I feel certain that the Derby public will come out to celebrate Zach in the biggest battle of his career.
“When we teamed up with Zach, he revealed his dream of fighting at Pride Park – where he is a devoted supporter of the home team – and we set out to make his dream come true. . Plus, £10 for the club is something that I hope will inspire fans to come and support Zach and DCFC in greater numbers than we anticipated.
“We have done this before in recent years for Josh Warrington in Leeds and Carl Frampton in Belfast and both have been successful on magical nights. I don’t understand why Zach couldn’t experience the same joy.
“Andrade is the best and we know this, but he is slowly moving his weight to super middle class, which is Zach’s natural territory and he is a monster in weight class. Other British and Irish boxers struggled to get past Andrade, but Zach was a good finisher. Not only does he make a terrible punch, but he is also tall and technical with a great boxing brain.
“It all made for an intense fight and a great night for Derby. I would like to thank everyone at the club who helped make this happen. ”
Tickets for Zach Parker vs Demetrius Andrade at Pride Park on Saturday, May 21 will go on sale at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 31.
