Jared Anderson stopped overmatched Rodney Hernandez at 2:22 of the fourth round of a scheduled six-round bout on the Jamel Herring-Jonathan Oquendo card Saturday in Las Vegas.
Anderson (6-0, 6 KOs) wanted to get in some rounds and demonstrate that he is a good boxer. Mission accomplished on both counts.
The Toledo, Ohio product used his beautiful left jab effectively, making it difficult for the aggressive Hernandez (13-10-2, 4 KOs) to get anything done. And Anderson demonstrated an ability to move that is unusual for a man his size, 6-foot-4 and around 250 pounds.
However, in the end, it was Anderson’s power punches that wore down Hernandez and ultimately stopped him. Hernandez collapsed under a barrage of punishing blows and the referee waved off the fight.
“It was about getting in those rounds and showing that I can box, that I’m not just a puncher,” Hernandez said. “I know how to box, I know how to stay on my back foot.”
And he knows how to punch hard.