Anderson vs Martin

Who won Anderson vs Martin?

Jared Anderson beat Charles Martin by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 1st, 2023, at Huntington Center, Toledo.

The scorecards were announced as 99-90, 99-90, 99-91 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.

Also on the undercard Arslanbek Makhmudov beat Raphael Akpejiori, and Abdullah Mason defeated Alex de Oliveira.

Anderson vs Martin stats

Back in July 2023, Jared Anderson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Charles Martin made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Jared Anderson was the younger man by 14 years, at 24 years old.

Martin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Anderson. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Jared Anderson fought out of the orthodox stance, while Charles Martin was a southpaw.

Anderson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 years and 11 months later than Martin, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 54 fewer professional rounds, totaling 71 compared to Martin's 125.

Jared Anderson went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 9 by the WBC, and 7 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Anderson vs Martin form

Jared Anderson had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated George Arias on April 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jerry Forrest on December 10, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Miljan Rovcanin on August 27, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.

Before that, he had won against Oleksandr Teslenko on December 11, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had beaten Vladimir Tereshkin on October 9, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

Martin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Devin Vargas on September 4, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Luis Ortiz on January 1, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gerald Washington on February 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Daniel Martz on July 13, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Armory, Minnesota.

He had defeated Gregory Corbin on March 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Jared Anderson had last fought 2 months and 23 days ago, while Charles Martin's last outing had been 9 months and 27 days ago.

Anderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Martin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Anderson vs Martin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Huntington Center, Toledo, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Anderson vs Martin?

The ESPN show began at 6:10 PM EST / 3:10 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Anderson vs Martin?

Jared Anderson was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Charles Martin made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.