Anderson vs Merhy

Who won Anderson vs Merhy?

Jared Anderson beat Ryad Merhy by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 13th, 2024, at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 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 Efe Ajagba was victorious over Guido Vianello, Henry Lebron beat Charly Suarez, Robson Conceicao defeated Jose Ivan Guardado Ortiz, Abdullah Mason was victorious over Ronal Ron, and Ruben Villa beat Cristian Cruz Chacon.

Anderson vs Merhy stats

Back in April 2024, Jared Anderson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Ryad Merhy made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Jared Anderson was the younger man by 7 years, at 25 years old.

Anderson had a height advantage of 5 inches over Merhy. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Jared Anderson and Ryad Merhy fought out of an orthodox stance.

Anderson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 years and 3 months later than Merhy, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 126 fewer professional rounds, totaling 61 compared to Merhy's 187.

Anderson vs Merhy form

Anderson had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Andriy Rudenko on August 26, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Charles Martin on July 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Huntington Center, Toledo.

Going into that contest, he had won against George Arias on April 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Prudential Center, Newark.

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

He had defeated Miljan Rovcanin on August 27, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.

Merhy 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 won against Tony Yoka on December 9, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Stade Roland Garros, Paris XVI, France.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Kevin Lerena on May 13, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

Going into that contest, he had won against Zhaoxin Zhang on July 17, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at Bruxelles-Capitale, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium.

Before that, he had defeated Imre Szello on October 19, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Interim World Cruiserweight championship fight at Spiroudome Arena, Hainaut.

He had beaten Cesar David Crenz on May 4, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Spiroudome Arena, Hainaut.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Jared Anderson had last fought 7 months and 18 days ago, while Ryad Merhy's last outing had been 4 months and 4 days ago.

Anderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Merhy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Anderson vs Merhy start?

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

Who broadcast Anderson vs Merhy?

The ESPN show began at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Anderson vs Merhy?

Jared Anderson was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Ryad Merhy made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.