Who won Anderson vs Forrest?

Jared Anderson beat Jerry Forrest by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 10th December 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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 Teofimo Lopez beating Sandor Martin for the WBC World Super Lightweight championship. Also, on the undercard Keyshawn Davis beat Juan Carlos Burgos and Xander Zayas defeated Alexis Salazar.

Anderson vs Forrest stats

Jared Anderson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jerry Forrest made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 5 loses and 2 draws, with 20 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Anderson had a large advantage in power over Forrest, boosting at 100% knock out percentage over Forrest's 77%.

Jared Anderson was the younger man by 11 years, at 23 years old.

Anderson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Forrest.

Jared Anderson fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jerry Forrest was a southpaw.

Anderson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 21 less fights, and made his debut in , 10 years and 7 months earlier than Forrest, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 97 less professional rounds, 28 to Forrest's 125.

Jared Anderson went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Anderson vs Forrest form

Anderson remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Miljan Rovcanin on 27th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Oleksandr Teslenko on 11th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Vladimir Tereshkin on 9th October 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

Before that, he had beat Jeremiah Karpency on 10th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Osage Casino, Oklahoma.

He had defeated Kingsley Ibeh on 13th February 2021 by knockout in the 6th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kubrat Pulev on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Forum, California, United States.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Michael Hunter on 2nd December 2021 by split draw in their 10 round contest at Hammerstein Ballroom, New York.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Zhilei Zhang on 27th February 2021 by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida.

Before that, he had been beaten by Carlos Takam on 9th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Jermaine Franklin on 12th July 2019 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Emerald Queen Casino, Washington.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jared Anderson had been fighting more than Jerry Forrest.

Going to this contest, Jared Anderson had last fought 7 months and 6 days ago, while Jerry Forrest's last outing had been 10 months and 19 days ago.

Anderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Forrest's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Anderson vs Forrest start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Anderson vs Forrest?

Anderson vs Forrest was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Arena.

What were the odds on Anderson vs Forrest?

Jared Anderson was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Jerry Forrest made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.