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Mike Coppinger, ESPN
Heavyweight contender Jared Anderson was arrested Monday morning in Oregon, Ohio, and booked on charges of improperly handling firearms in a vehicle while knowingly under the influence and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to Lucas County Corrections Center records.
Anderson, 23, spent a little more than eight hours in jail and was released just before noon, per corrections center records. Anderson’s promoter, Top Rank, declined to comment through its spokesperson.
Anderson (16-0, 15 KOs) is coming off a fifth-round TKO victory over Andriy Rudenko in August.
“Big Baby” fought twice previously in 2023: a TKO-3 win over George Arias in April and a decision victory vs. former heavyweight titleholder Charles Martin in July in Anderson’s native Toledo, Ohio.
Anderson, who fights out of Houston, is rated No. 6 by ESPN at heavyweight.
Source: www.espn.com