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/WBC champion Mikkel Kessler.
Selvom at have været rangeret i top 25 divisionen i de seneste e par år har Andrade ikke mødt meget modstand, der førte til hans kamp mod WBA/WBC mesteren Mikkel Kessler.