LOS ANGELES — Toledo native and rising heavyweight Jared "The Real Big Baby" Anderson will be back in action later this summer in California.
Top Rank announced Monday that Anderson (17-0, 15 KOs) is set to face Martin Bakole (20-1, 15 KOs) as part of an undercard at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, Aug. 3.
Anderson most recently fought in April with a unanimous decision victory over Ryad Merhy. Before that, he beat Charles Martin at the Huntington Center in Toledo and knocked off Andriy Rudenko in five rounds a month later.
Bakole has won nine straight fights and was on the Tyson Fury-Franics Ngannou bill last October where he beat former title challenger Carlos Takam in four rounds.
The Top Rank event that will stream live on ESPN+ pay-per-view will be headlined by Terence "Bud" Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) versus Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) in a junior middleweight world title showdown.
The event will also feature the following fights, according to Top Rank.
- WBA 140-pound champion Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs) making his first world title defense against Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela (13-2, 9 KOs).
- Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz Jr. (35-2, 22 KOs) returning from an almost two-year layoff to fight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (26-1-1, 22 KOs).
- Cuban standout David Morrell (10-0, 9 KOs), winner of seven straight by stoppage, going for number eight in a 12-rounder at light heavyweight against former world title challenger Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic (29-2, 21 KOs).
- Cuban Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz (3-0, 1 KO) seeks to continue his rapid ascension up the lightweight rankings against battle-tested Mexican puncher Antonio Moran (30-6-1, 21 KOs) in a 10-rounder.
