Anderson-Martin and Arslanbek Makhmudov-Raphael Akpejiori heavyweight co-feature will be broadcast TONIGHT live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m.
Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson will fight Charles Martin in a 10-round main event Saturday, July 1, at Toledo’s Huntington Center.
In the 10-round co-feature, Montreal-based wrecking ball Arslanbek Makhmudov takes on Nigeria’s Raphael Akpejiori.
WHAT TIME IS THE ANDERSON VS. MARTIN FIGHT?
- Date : Saturday July 1
- Time : 9 pm ET / 2 am BST (Sunday morning)
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 11pm ET / 4am BST
- The fight is being held at the Huntington Center, Toledo.
- Viewers in the US can watch the fight on ESPN, In the UK, the event will be broadcast on Sky Sports.
- The broadcast of the main event is set to start at around 9pm ET / 2am BST, with the main event due to begin at around 11pm ET / 4am BST. These times are approximate and could change based on the length of the fights on the undercard.
Anderson formally announced his upcoming fight today at the Glass City Pavilion in Toledo. He was joined by Hall of Fame Promoter/Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum, Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz and Toledo-born first responder DeAndre Ware, who will see action on the undercard.
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Universum Boxing, tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com.
At the press conference, this is what Anderson, Arum, Ware and Mayor Kapszukiewicz had to say.
Jared Anderson
“I’m happy to be here. I’m feeling so loved and embraced here. It means everything to me. I plan to put on a great show. I plan to show the kids and the city that we are still fighting and are one of the biggest small cities in the nation. The world will know us.”
“I’ve been in the gym going crazy. As you can see, my body shows it. My fights show it. My power shows it. I’m going to keep pushing and stay on track so that this train keeps going.”
“I’m super excited. I’m happy to see all the familiar faces and all the friends and family. The cameras are good and all, but I’m doing this for the city. I’m doing this for the people that are here. I’m doing this for the people that don’t have phones in their hand and are out there in the world right now fighting to survive. I’ve been fighting to survive for a long time. Now that I don’t have to do that, I want to show you all that hopefully you won’t have to do that, too. Just keep fighting. Keep striving to be better and you will get there for sure.”
Bob Arum
“I’m happy to be here because this is Jared Anderson’s hometown. We told him that one day he would fight his first main event here in Toledo. Jared is here. And just because he’s here doesn’t mean that he gets a piece of cake. He is fighting a very, very tough competitor because we believe that Jared will be the future heavyweight champion of the world. But to do that, he’s got to fight really tough guys. And we’ve gotten him an opponent from Kazakhstan who is 19-0 with 18 knockouts.”
Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz
“This is beyond exciting. It builds upon an underrated boxing history in Toledo. Right across the river, maybe a quarter of a mile down, Jack Dempsey won his heavyweight crown. Here in Toledo, the golden age of boxing began on July 4, 1919. Muhammad Ali fought here. George Foreman fought here. We’ve got a proud boxing tradition, but there is nothing more special that rallying behind one of our own. Toledo backs its own. And we can’t wait for Jared to fight.”
DeAndre Ware
“I remember boxing at the PAL. Back then, you were a little guy. We used to get on you all the time. Then you got older and started sparring. I used to put my mouthpiece out there and say, ‘you can’t knock it out my mouth.’ I can’t do that anymore. I’m proud of you, Jared. I thank you for this opportunity. I’m thankful for fighting here in front of my friends, fans and family. I’m happy.”
JARED ANDERSON – CHARLES MARTIN FIGHT CARD
- (ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)
• Jared Anderson 243.4 lbs. vs. Charles Martin 250.5 lbs
(Heavyweight — 10 Rounds)
• Abdullah Mason 135.2 lbs vs. Alex de Oliveira 135.8 lbs
(Lightweight — 6 Rounds)
• Arslanbek Makhmudov 263.4 lbs vs. Raphael Akpejiori 255.5 lbs
(Heavyweight — 10 Rounds )
(ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET/3:15 p.m. PT)
• Tiger Johnson 141.2 lbs vs. Jonathan Montrel 140.6 lbs
(Junior Welterweight — 8 Rounds)
• Dante Benjamin Jr. 173.3 lbs vs. Mirady Zola 173.9 lbs
(Light Heavyweight — 6 Rounds)
• DeAndre Ware 167.9 lbs vs. Decarlo Perez 167.5 lbs
(Super Middleweight — 6 Rounds)
• Husam Al Mashhadi 151.2 lbs vs. Rance Ward 153.6 lbs
(Junior Middleweight — 6 Rounds)
• Tyler McCreary 131 lbs vs. Deivi Julio 130.9 lbs
(Junior Lightweight — 6 Rounds)
• Jahi Tucker 151.8 lbs vs. Nicklaus Flaz 151.3 lbs
(Junior Middleweight — 8 Rounds)