Jared Anderson: record, next fight and profile →
NEW YORK – Jared Anderson has spent many rounds in the ring with Tyson Fury. The emerging knockout artist was Fury’s primary sparring partner for Fury’s second and third fights with Deontay Wilder. Based on his intimate knowledge of Fury and what he has seen of Oleksandr Usyk, Anderson anticipates an interesting
Anderson, Forrest Weights Photos Gallery - Former lightweight champion and current junior welterweight contender Teofimo Lopez will (17-1, 13 KOs) will fight former European junior welterweight king Sandor Martin (40-2, 13 KOs) in the 10-round main event at Madison Square Garden. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Teofimo Lopez flexed as if the chiseled contender were a bodybuilder after he easily made weight Friday afternoon. The former lightweight champion plans to figuratively flex some muscle Saturday night when he opposes Spanish southpaw Sandor Martin at Madison Square Garden in New York. Martin figures to be a more complicated opponent to
Anderson, Forrest Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Former lightweight champion and current junior welterweight contender Teofimo Lopez has fought twice on "Heisman Night" in New York City.
Despite his stock steadily rising, Jared “Big Baby” Anderson is very much in the infancy stages of his career. With 12 KO victories in just as many ring appearances, Anderson has yet to find an opponent that can push him past the sixth round. In fact, the highly ranked heavyweight prospect has failed to even compete in his first 10-rounder.
Jared Anderson thinks, “when the dust settles,” that it will be him and Bakhodir Jalolov in opposite corners of the ring. The highly regarded 23-year-old heavyweight from Toledo, Ohio, was recently asked who he considers to be the most legitimate threat among his peers, and he did not hesitate to provide an answer: Jalolov, the 28-year-old Olympic gold medalist from Uzbekistan.
Former lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez makes his second appearance at junior welterweight in the 10-round main event against former two-weight world champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza.
Jerry Forrest will fight a “Big Baby” on a Top Rank show ESPN will air after all. The “Real Big Baby,” if you ask hard-hitting heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson. BoxingScene.com has learned that the undefeated Anderson (12-0, 12 KOs) and Forrest (26-5-2, 20 KOs) have agreed to
Although his heavyweight journey has only just begun, Jared Anderson is enjoying every bit of it. The highly touted prospect out of Toledo, Ohio, has schooled everyone that Top Rank, his current promotional company, has placed in front of him. With 12 ring appearances resulting in 12 consecutive knockout victories, the 22-year-old is craving a legitimate challenge.
Eddie Hearn isn’t convinced that a fight between his charge Filip Hrgovic and Jared Anderson, the up-and-coming contender promoted by rival Top Rank, is a realistic matchup given where both fighters are at this point in their respective careers.