The early ending to his last fight came with the immediate news of a quick turnaround for Jared Anderson.

Not that he was going to wait around for his next fight, regardless of the outcome.

Anderson’s homecoming bout was confirmed by the time he stopped unbeaten George Arias in the fourth round of their April 8 ESPN-aired heavyweight clash from Newark, New Jersey. The next one will take place in his hometown and as the main event, with the rising contender set to face former IBF heavyweight titlist Charles Martin (29-3-1, 26KOs) this Saturday atop an ESPN telecast from the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio.

“This is how I want to do my whole career,” Anderson told BoxingScene.com. “Get in, get out. Onto the next one.”

The miniscule 84-day gap between fights is a normal development for a 23-year-old who is 14 fights into his pro career. Despite his young age and less than four years as a pro, Anderson has already surpassed the traditional prospect stage. He was named by Boxing Scene as the 2021 Prospect of the Year, though an injury suffered during the first half of 2022 slightly slowed down his progress.

Anderson (14-0, 14KOs) has since hit the ground running. Saturday will mark his fourth fight in eleven months, all versus increased opposition level and this weekend marking the first former titlist on his already impressive resume. Martin landed the assignment by chance, agreeing to jump in when Kazakhstan’s Zhan Kossobutskiy (19-0, 18KOs) was unable to secure a visa in time to travel for the fight.

A win will undoubtedly enhance the already loud claims that Anderson is well on his way to a world title shot. He doesn’t want to see that as a reason to slow down his activity, though.

“I get paid to fight,” noted Anderson, who is still four months shy of just four completed years in the pro ranks. “It don’t matter if the fights end early or they go late.”  

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox