Earlier today, in Toledo, Ohio, four big guys climbed onto the scale to weigh-in ahead of tomorrow’s interesting heavyweight doubleheader, which will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
Heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson (14-0, 14 KOs) expects his ten-round fight against former IBF champion Charles Martin (29-3-1, 26 KOs) to be his last before his promoters at Top Rank step him up against the higher-level competition to get him ready to challenge for a world title.
Fans read yesterday how unbeaten heavyweight contender Jared Anderson will face late-replacement foe, former IBF heavyweight champ “Prince” Charles Martin on July 1 in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio, this after original foe Zhan Kossobutskiy was forced to withdraw from the fight with “The Real Big Baby” due to visa issues.
An interesting clash of unbeaten heavyweights has been replaced by a still-interesting clash of heavyweights; this is between one fighter who is on the way, some experts think, to the top and one who briefly ruled the world.
Though he didn’t enjoy any TV exposure, former briefly reigning IBF heavyweight champ “Prince” Charles Martin enjoyed picking up another comeback win last night.
Has Charles Martin got any future in the upper echelons of the heavyweight division? Mike Borao, Martin’s manager, spoke with Sky Sports and he said yes, absolutely the 35-year-old will carry on fighting.
Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz recovered from two knockdowns to stop ‘Prince’ Charles Martin and potentially put himself in line for a future shot at the IBF world heavyweight title.
Luis “King Kong’ Ortiz reveals that he was never worried, even things were going badly for him last Saturday night in getting dropped twice by Charles Martin.
Jonnie Rice, Ali Eren Demirezen & Viktor Faust Score Victories on Pay-Per-View Undercard
Top heavyweight Luis “King Kong” Ortiz scored a sixth-round TKO of former heavyweight champion Charles Martin in a dramatic IBF Heavyweight Title Eliminator showdown that headlined a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Saturday night from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
In a thrilling fight turnaround, Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (33-2, 28 KOs) pulled a victory out of the jaws of defeat on Saturday night with a stunning sixth round knockout victory over Charles Martin (28-3-1, 25 KOs) in an IBF sanctioned heavyweight title eliminator at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida.