For the first time in his career, Andrade exited a boxing ring without a victory. That stoppage loss to David Benavidez in 2023, however, is in the rearview mirror.

Andrade (32-1, 19 KOs) is now preparing for a return on July 24 at at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

His upcoming opponent hasn’t been revealed just yet. But Andrade admitted that this is more of a tune-up bout to shake the rust off. So what exactly can he prove against a likely inferior opponent?

“I'm still an elite fighter,” Andrade told The Ring. “And I’m going to prove that next. I’ve been elite my entire life. And yeah, I do have that one defeat to David Benavidez, but that doesn’t mean I’m not elite. I’m gonna show that I’m still one of the best fighters in the world in my next fight.”

Getting the win is a formality in Andrade’s mind, but from there, he wants, or better yet, needs, activity.

At the age of 38, though, Andrade no longer has time on his side. Or does he? Although most fighters call it a career by the time they reach their late 30s, the former two-division champion and 2008 Olympian isn’t close to walking away just yet.

“I would fight into my 40s,” Andrade continued. “Look, we’ve seen plenty of great fighters do it. George Foreman, Bernard Hopkins. We see Floyd Mayweather coming back to fight Manny Pacquiao and he’s also in his 40s. I haven’t taken any real damage and the only hard fight I've been in was my last one. I’m well preserved and I’m not damaged goods. Fighting into my 40s should be a problem for me.”