Heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson did his best impression of Mike Tyson on Saturday.
The 6-foot-4, 249-pounder from Toldeo, Ohio, fighting on the Richard Commey-Jackson Marinez card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, was in the process of dominating Kingsley Ibeh when he turned in a breathtaking knockout-of-the-year candidate.
Anderson landed a thunderous left hook that knocked Ibeh (5-2-1, 4 KOs) — all 276 pounds of him — off his feet and flat on his back, prompting referee Russell Mora to wave off the fight at 2:19 of the sixth and final round.
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Anderson has stopped all eight of his opponents.
“We worked day and night for this,” said an excited Anderson, who, at only 21, is barely old enough to be in the MGM Grand casino. “While they sleep, we’re working. We will keep fighting prospects and people who say they can’t be beat. I am here to fight the best. Since everyone wants it, why not give it to them?
“I wanted the Ibeh fight because I saw him push many prospects. The knockout came, and I made a statement.”
Stay tuned. There are more knockouts coming from Anderson.
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