Jared Anderson never gave Jerry Forrest a chance.
Anderson beat his dominant opponent from the opening bell until finally stopping him at 1:34 of the second round of a scheduled 10-round heavyweight bout on the Teofimo Lopez-Sandor card. Martin on Saturday in New York.
Anderson (13-0, 13 KOs) delivered dozens of penalties in the opening round, in which he nearly stopped Forrest (26-6-2, 20 KOs). The relevant ring doctor examined Forrest after the round before allowing him to continue.
In Round 2, Anderson continued where he had stopped, repeatedly punching Forrest until eventually injuring him with a powerful blow that sent him falling into a corner.
That prompted referee David Fields to stop the game.
Anderson, 23, is ranked 15th by the WBC, but he’s just getting started.
In other preliminary bouts, Puerto Rican middleweight prospect Xander Zayas (15-0, 10 KOs) defeated Alexis Salazar (24-5, 9 KOs) by a unanimous decision in one round. eight innings.
The scores were 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73.
And US 2020 Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis (7-0.5 KOs) of Norfolk, Virginia, defeated Mexican veteran Juan Carlos Burgos (35-7-3, 21 KOs) by a final decision — 80-70 on all three cards — in an eight-round lightweight match.
