Who won Anderson vs Arias?
Jared Anderson beat George Arias by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday 8th April 2023 at Prudential Center in Newark.
The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Jared Anderson.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
This fight appeared on the undercard of Shakur Stevenson beating Shuichiro Yoshino for the WBC World Lightweight championship. Also, on the undercard Keyshawn Davis beat Anthony Yigit.
Anderson vs Arias stats
Back in April 2023, Jared Anderson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.
George Arias made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws.
Jared Anderson was the younger man by 7 years, at 24 years old.
Anderson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Arias. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.
Both Jared Anderson & George Arias fought out of an orthodox stance.
Anderson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 year later than Arias, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 49 less professional rounds, 46 to Arias' 95.
Jared Anderson went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC and 9 by the WBO at heavyweight.
Anderson vs Arias form
Anderson remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jerry Forrest on 10th December 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Miljan Rovcanin on 27th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.
Going into that contest, he had beat Oleksandr Teslenko on 11th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Before that, he had won against Vladimir Tereshkin on 9th October 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.
He had beat Jeremiah Karpency on 10th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Osage Casino, Oklahoma.
Activity check
Anderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.
Arias' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.
What time did Anderson vs Arias start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Prudential Center, Newark, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Anderson vs Arias?
Anderson vs Arias was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.
What were the odds on Anderson vs Arias?
Jared Anderson was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while George Arias made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.
