Heavyweight contender Jared Anderson defeated Charles Martin by a unanimous decision Saturday at Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio, Anderson’s hometown.
The official scores were 99-90, 99-90 and 98-91. Boxing Junkie also scored 99-90, nine rounds to one for Anderson.
Anderson (15-0, 14 KOs) failed to scored a knockout for the first time in his professional career but he gained valuable experience against a veteran opponent.
The 23-year-old rising star put Martin (29-4-1, 26 KOs) down in the final seconds of the third round, the only time either man touched the canvas.
However, Anderson endured the scariest moment of his career two rounds later, when Martin, a southpaw, hurt him with a straight left and followed with many more hard, accurate power shots.
Anderson bounced back well in Round 6, doing what he did for most of the rest of the fight. That was to stalk Martin, fight behind his jab and land more than enough accurate power shots to win rounds.
You can read a full report here.
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Lightweight prospect Abdullah Mason (9-0, 8 KOs) of Cleveland knocked out Alex de Oliveira (20-5, 14 KOs) of Brazil at 2:18 of the second round of a scheduled six-rounder.
Mason outclassed his opponent from the opening bell, outboxing him in the first round and then putting him down and out in the second.
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Heavyweight contender Makhmudov (18-0, 17 KOs) of Russia stopped Raphael Akpejori (15-2, 14 KOs) of Nigeria in the second round of a scheduled 10-round bout.
Makhmudov put Akpejori down twice in the first round and once in the second, prompting the referee to stop the fight
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Rising young heavyweight contender Jared Anderson will face veteran Charles Martin on Saturday at Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio, Anderson’s hometown (ESPN, ESPN+).
The fighters weighed in on Friday. Anderson (14-0, 14 KOs) came in at 243.4 pounds, Martin (29-3-1, 26 KOs) at 250.5.
The featured bouts on the card begin at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. The main event will take place later in the show.
Boxing Junkie will post the results of the main event and other featured bouts immediately after they end. Simply return to this post and refresh when the time comes.
Full coverage – a fight story, photo gallery and analysis – will follow on separate posts the day of the fight and the following day.
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