Undefeated heavyweight Jared "Real Big Baby" Anderson (15-0, 14 KOs) went 10 rounds for the first time against former IBF heavyweight champion Charles "Prince" Martin (29-4-1, 26 KOs) in the main event of the evening at the Huntington Center arena in Toledo, Ohio.
Jared Anderson (14-0, 14 KOs) and Charles Martin (29-3-1, 26 KOs) met at a press conference before Saturday's 10-round fight at the Top Rank evening in Toledo. On the undercard, too, in a 10-round heavyweight bout Arslanbek Mahmudov (16-0, 15 KOs) will fight with the Nigerian Raphael Accegiori (15-0, 14 KOs).
Former World Heavyweight Champion Charles Martin (29-3-1, 26 KOs) will become a new opponent Jared Anderson (13-0, 13 KOs) as part of the boxing evening from Top Rank on July 1 in Toledo.
Rafael Accegiori (14-0, 13 KOs) pulled out of the fight on December 16 with Arslanbek Makhmudov (15-0, 14 KOs) in Canada. It is not yet known who will become the new rival of the Russian, who is playing under the Canadian flag due to sanctions.
Rafael Accegiori (14-0, 13 KOs) will eventually fight a heavyweight Arslanbek Makhmudov (15-0, 14 KOs) in Canada on December 16. The powerful 197-centimeter Makhmudov stopped Mariusz Wach in February last year, and seven months later he defeated Carlos Takam on points.