Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey - Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson (14-0, 14 KOs) is ready for the top names in the heavyweight division.

The 6’4, 240-pound wrecking ball handed George Arias (18-1, 7 KOs) his first defeat as a pro with a third-round TKO in tonight’s co-feature. Anderson took control of the center of the ring to start the bout, while Arias, who is only 5’11”, eschewed conventional wisdom and tried boxing from the outside.

A disciplined jab from Anderson allowed him to easily win the first two rounds. In the third, however, the 23-year-old native of Toledo, Ohio, switched to southpaw and began picking up the pace with violent combinations.

A left uppercut followed by a right hook from Anderson wobbled Arias towards the end of the round. Arias, who had by then suffered a cut above his left eye, went to his corner at the sound of the bell. But his team, after seeing the condition he was in, informed referee David Fields to put a halt to the fight.

Anderson said, “I’m the best heavyweight in the world. I don’t give a f--- what nobody is talking about. You hear me? I made that look easy man because he helped me make it look easy. He wasn’t throwing punches for real. I kept my defense right. My jab was on point. It was an easy night.

  

“I want those top names. I want those top contenders. Everybody who keeps calling people out, put my name on the list now. I’m not ducking. I’m not running. And you goin’ to catch this smoke.”