Demetrius Andrade nationality: What nationality is Demetrius Andrade?

Demetrius Andrade is an American. Demetrius Cesar Andrade was born on February 26, 1988, in Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Demetrius Andrade won the United States Amateur Boxing Championship in 2005 and repeated it in 2006 when he also won the National Golden Gloves.

Demetrius Andrade won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, losing in the gold medal match to Brazilian hometown favorite Pedro Lima by a narrow 7-6 margin.

As an amateur, Demetrius Andrade won the U.S. national championships and Golden Gloves twice each, a gold medal at the 2007 World Championships, and represented the U.S. at the 2008 Olympics; all in the welterweight division.

Demetrius Andrade won gold at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, where he beat Kakhaber Zhvania, Dmitrijs Sostaks, 2005 silver medalist Magomed Nurutdinov, future champion Jack Culcay-Keth, and Adem Kılıççı in the semifinal round.

Demetrius Andrade turned professional in 2008 and has since held multiple world championships in two weight classes, at light middleweight and middleweight.