Who won Anderson vs Forrest?
Jared Anderson beat Jerry Forrest by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, December 10th, 2022, at Madison Square Garden, New York.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
This eliminator 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
Back in December 2022, Jared Anderson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Jerry Forrest made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Anderson had a large advantage in power over Forrest, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Forrest's 77%.
Jared Anderson was the younger man by 12 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 the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 7 years and 2 months later than Forrest, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 69 fewer professional rounds, totaling 56 compared 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 beaten Miljan Rovcanin on August 27, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Oleksandr Teslenko on December 11, 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 October 9, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.
Before that, he had beaten Jeremiah Karpency on April 10, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Osage Casino, Oklahoma.
He had defeated Kingsley Ibeh on February 13, 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 May 14, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Forum, California, United States.
Prior to that, he had drawn with Michael Hunter on December 2, 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 February 27, 2021, by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida.
Before that, he had been beaten by Carlos Takam on July 9, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
He had lost to Jermaine Franklin on July 12, 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 into this contest, Jared Anderson had last fought 3 months and 13 days ago, while Jerry Forrest's last outing had been 6 months and 26 days ago.
Anderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 13 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, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 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) favorite going into the contest, while Jerry Forrest made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.
