The 38-year-old has struggled to entice top-level opposition into the ring with him over the course of his career.

On July 24, the Providence, Rhode Island native will end a near three-year hiatus, after losing to David Benavidez via sixth-round stoppage in 2023, when he takes on Douglas Ataide at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

The slick southpaw isn’t worried about what his opponent brings to the table, and is confident that he’ll handle business. But once he gets back in the win column, he has his eyes set on one name in particular.

“I want Edgar Berlanga,” Andrade told The Ring. “I would love to share the ring with him. That would be a big fight. He needs someone like me on his resume. So yeah, that’s the fight to make next.”

Luckily for Andrade, their schedules line up perfectly as the hard-hitting New Yorker also makes his return just two days later at Infosys Theater in New York’s Madison Square Garden, against Steven Butler.

Similarly, Berlanga (23-2, 18 KOs) also needs a bounce-back performance. One of Zuffa Boxing's latest signees suffered a brutal beating at the hands of Hamzah Sheeraz in July 2025 in the main event of "Ring III."

Andrade (32-1, 19 KOs) isn’t expecting Berlanga to come up short against Butler, but when it comes to his skills, he doesn’t see much. If they do get the opportunity to square off, Andrade believes that the Puerto Rican will be in over his head. With that said, he's aware of the problems Berlanga may pose.

“Berlanga definitely has some pop,” Andrade said. “It does seem like he has some really good power, but you can only use that power on lower-level guys. I haven’t really seen him show that power on an elite guy. But I wouldn’t be stupid and just walk right to him with my chin in the air. Of course not. But I know I have much better skills than him.”