Jared “The Real Big Baby†Anderson 14-0 (14 KOs) will collide against Kazakhstan’s Zhan Kossobutskiy 19-0 (18 KOs) in a 10-round main event Saturday, July 1, at Toledo’s Huntington Center. Anderson (14-0, 14 KOs) debuted in the paid ranks in 2019 and has developed into a top contender. He has never gone beyond the sixth round, as he has stopped five of his opponents in the first round and another five in the second round. In 2020, he garnered global attention as Tyson Fury’s primary sparring partner, but he is now carving his own path. In his last fight, he knocked out then-undefeated George Arias in the third round, the second unbeaten fighter to have fallen victim to Anderson’s punching power. Ranked at No. 7 by the WBO and No. 11 by both the WBC and WBA, the 23-year-old now turns his attention to the division’s top dogs. Kossobutskiy (19-0, 18 KOs) is a 34-year-old southpaw from Kostanay, Kazakhstan. He has only gone the distance once in his career, a 10-round unanimous decision win over Kamil Sokolowski in August 2020. He has not gone passed the sixth round since. In 2021, he went 3-0 with three knockouts, stopping once-beaten Nigerian Onorede Ehwareme, iron-chinned Philadelphian Joey Dawejko, and then-undefeated Dominican Alexis Garcia. In 2022, he dispatched former world title challenger Johann Duhaupas in the fifth round and is coming off a third-round knockout over previously unbeaten contender Hussein Muhamed in November. Fight will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+
Super middleweight Edgar Berlanga will make his Matchroom and DAZN debut facing Jason Quigley in a main event from Hulu Theater in New York on June 24. The 25-year-old Berlanga (20-0, 16 KO) signed with Matchroom after parting ways with Top Rank, and was fielding offers from various promoters, including Golden Boy. Though the buzz on him died off a bit after his first round stoppage streak came to a close, he still has a lot of star potential as a Puerto Rican fighter, a New Yorker, and a guy with a natural charisma. The 31-year-old Quigley (20-2, 14 KO), an Irish fighter, is probably best known for his two losses, one to Tureano Johnson in 2019 and another to Demetrius Andrade in a middleweight title fight in 2021. Quigley seemed like he was stuck and stagnating as a “middleweight prospect†for years, and then the hard reality is he lost clearly to the two best opponents he’s ever faced. His best win is probably over Shane Mosley Jr, a 10-round majority decision in May 2021. This fight was organised by Matchroom Boxing.
Australian fans will once again get the chance to see their favourite son of the soil Tim Tszyu (22-0) in action as he takes on Carlos Ocampo (35-2) on the Gold Coast this Sunday 18th June, putting his mandatory challenger status and interim WBO super-welterweight world title on the line. Tim Tszyu (22-0) 28-year-old knocked out highly rated American Tony Harrison in his last fight, but expects a very different challenge when he takes on the Mexican hard man. The title contender only has one knockout loss on his impressive 35-2 record and that came when WBC, WBO and IBF welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr dismantled him in the first round with some vicious body shots. Carlos Ocampo (35-2) made his professional debut in July 2012. Ocampo has won his first 21 pro bouts, with wins over the likes of Jorge Páez Jr. and former world title challenger Charlie Navarro. In July 2017,Â
Regis Prograis get ready to defend his WBC World Super-Lightweight title against Danielito Zorrilla on Saturday June 17 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Prograis (28-1 24 KOs) became a two-time World king at 140lbs by dismantling and knocking out Jose Zepeda in 11 rounds at the feted ‘War Grounds’ of the Dignity Health in California in November. Zorrilla (17-1 13 KOs), Puerto Rican promoted by the legendary Miguel Cotto, lands a golden opportunity to win his first World title on June 17, after Liam Parounfortunately injured himself. Prograis (28-1 24 KOs) became a two-time World king at 140lbs by dismantling and knocking out Jose Zepeda in 11 rounds at the feted ‘War Grounds’ of the Dignity Health in California in November. Fight will be live on the DAZN.