Anderson vs Martin

Who won Anderson vs Martin?

Jared Anderson beat Charles Martin by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 1st July 2023 at Huntington Center in 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 loses and 0 draws.

Charles Martin made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 loses 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 year and 11 months later than Martin, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 69 less professional rounds, 56 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

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

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

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

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

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

He had beat Vladimir Tereshkin on 9th October 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 4th September 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Luis Ortiz on 1st January 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 22nd February 2020 by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

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

He had defeated Gregory Corbin on 16th March 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 is expected to begin at 6:10 PM EST / 3:10 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card is expected to start at 2:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Anderson vs Martin?

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