Providence Olympian Demetrius Andrade making pro debut soon
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PROVIDENCE - Demetrius Andrade closed one chapter of his illustrious boxing career in Beijing, China, when the Providence welterweight lost a controversial 11-9 quarterfinal bout to South Korea's Kim Jung-Joo at the 2008 Olympics. On Sept. 6, he began writing another chapter, when the 20-year-old world champion announced that he was turning pro and signed a six-figure, multiyear agreement to be co-promoted by Artie Pelullo's Banner Promotions and Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing. They both say that Andrade is the world's best boxer turning pro this year. At noon today at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, Andrade said his first professional fight would be on Oct. 23 in Airway Heights, Wash., on a nationally televised card headlined by the featherweight title bout between Orlando Salido and Cristobal Cruz. "It means the world to me," Andrade said. "It's just another stepping stone in my life. Going to the Olympics was my dream. I always knew eventually I was going to turn pro, get all of the belts, and that's just another dream I have and now I have to accomplish that dream." Andrade said he doesn't know who he will be fighting yet, but he is excited about making his pro debut on the Versus network. "I'm going to go out there and I'm going to give [my fans] what they want," Andrade said. 
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