Jared Anderson vs Ryad Merhy prediction: Jared Anderson will steal this opportunity to set himself as the future of the division

Ryad Merhy and Jared Anderson will square off starting at 6 a.m. on Sunday. They will box for 10 rounds in the heavyweight division, which doesn't have a weight limit. Anderson is getting stronger and hopes for a world title fight soon. You can watch the fight live on ESPN, ESPN+, and ESPN Deportes. In December, Merhy defeated Tony Yoka in a close fight. Anderson last fought in August, winning by TKO in the fifth round against Andriy Rudenko, keeping his WBC-USNBC and WBO International heavyweight titles.

Anderson recently won a TKO in the 5th round against Andriy Rudenko in August, retaining his WBC-USNBC and WBO International heavyweight titles. At 24, Anderson has won 16 professional fights, with almost all of these wins coming early in the matches. He's on track to become a world champion as long as he stays focused and keeps training hard. Although he's still young and developing, his 6'4" height and athleticism could lead him to the top of boxing. He usually wins in the first or second rounds. Boxers defeated by Anderson include Daniel Infante, Stephen Kirnon, Andrew Satterfield, Hector Perez, Rodney Hernandez, Luis Eduardo Pena, Jeremiah Karpency, Vladimir Tereshkin, Alexander Teslenko, Miljan Rovcanin, and Jerry Forrest.

Roland Garros Stadium in Paris XVI, France. Merhy has won four of his last five fights, finishing three of them and going the distance once. Before that, on May 13, 2023, at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa, he lost to Kevin Lerena by majority decision in a 12-round fight. This weekend, Merhy will be much smaller than his opponent, even though he is a very good boxer. At 5'11", he has arms that reach 78.5", which is way too long. It might not be fun to stand in front of that. Prior to that, he defeated Zhaoxin Zhang by technical knockout in the eighth round of their WBA World Cruiserweight title fight at Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium, on July 17, 2021. Before that, on October 19, 2019, he beat Imre Szello by knockout in the seventh round of their WBA Interim World Cruiserweight title fight at Spiroudome Arena in Hainaut.

Merhy has been fighting longer and came out on top in a split decision over Olympic gold winner Tony Yoka. Also, he has had time to get used to heavyweight because this is his fourth fight in a row at a new weight. Anderson is seven years younger than the other man, at 24 years old. The difference in height between Anderson and Merhy is 5 inches. Merhy has strength, but it might not be as useful as it was when it was cruiserweight. He will be tougher than other opponents Anderson has fought, though. Anderson might not be able to knock out an opponent with a single punch, but he can knock them out with a lot of hits. He still has a long way to go in terms of growth, as shown by his fight against past world champion Charles Martin. That's why I think Anderson will win this race. In the early rounds of the fight, he should be able to knock out the other guy and win.