Unbeaten rising heavyweight contender Jared “Actual Huge Child” Anderson has a brand new opponent for his primary occasion combat in his hometown subsequent month.
High Rank Boxing made the official announcement Wednesday afternoon that veteran Charles Martin will now step in on about 10 days discover to problem Anderson on the ESPN present in Toledo, OH.
From the High Rank launch:
“The homecoming for heavyweight sensation Jared “The Actual Huge Child” Anderson remains to be on, however the man within the opposing nook has modified. After undefeated Kazakh contender Zhan Kossobutskiy was pressured to withdraw as a result of a delay in acquiring his visa, former world champion “Prince” Charles Martin has stepped as much as face Anderson on Saturday, July 1 on the Huntington Middle in Toledo, Ohio….
“We weren’t going to let something spoil the Toledo celebration,” Anderson mentioned. “I’ve a brand new opponent, however it is going to be the identical end result.”
Martin mentioned, “I’ve at all times mentioned I’ll combat anybody, anyplace, anytime. If I’ve to combat on lower than two weeks’ discover to get a giant alternative, so be it. I’m prepared. And since I can’t get the most effective guys from my era to combat me, I’ll combat the most effective man from the brand new era. My aim is to change into a two-time heavyweight champion. I’ve to beat Jared Anderson to perform my aim.”
Anderson (14-0, 14 KOs) has solely been prolonged previous three rounds twice in a profession that started with a first-round stoppage in October 2019. From April 2021 to December 2022, he notched 5 consecutive second-round knockouts, together with one over the usually sturdy Jerry Forrest. Anderson started his 2023 marketing campaign in April with a third-round stoppage over the beforehand undefeated George Arias.
Martin (29-3-1, 26 KOs), a 37-year-old St. Louis native, captured the IBF heavyweight world title in January 2016 with a third-round TKO over Vyacheslav Glazkov. Martin misplaced his title to Anthony Joshua lower than three months later, however he has remained a power on the heavyweight scene. He’s 6-2 because the Joshua setback, together with a highlight-reel stoppage over Gerald Washington in 2020. Martin is coming off a fourth-round knockout towards Devin Vargas final September in Los Angeles.”
Anderson is essentially the most intriguing American heavyweight contender for the time being, particularly together with his knockout string to start his profession having risen to 14 straight. The bout for the laborious punching southpaw with Kossobutskiy was to have been a battle of “up and comers.” Nevertheless, it has now switched to Anderson assembly an aged veteran in Martin, who has some credibility left.
Although, the previous IBF temporary title holder Martin did lose by sixth spherical KO to Luis “King Kong” Ortiz on January 1st, 2022.
Anderson-Martin and a 10-round heavyweight co-feature between unbeaten punchers Arslanbek Makhmudov and Nigeria’s Raphael Akpejiori might be broadcast dwell on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
