It’s a giant week within the lifetime of Amir Anderson.
The 20-year-old American can be making his skilled debut on Saturday, however had issues been somewhat completely different he may have been gearing as much as compete for the sunshine heavyweight Olympic gold medal in Paris on Wednesday.
“Yeah, it’s undoubtedly disheartening watching the Olympics and never seeing myself there,” Anderson advised The Ring on Monday. “I’m having bittersweet moments about it.
“I do know if I used to be on the Group USA, I’d have gotten the gold medal, so it was extra their loss. However now I’m simply wanting ahead to Misfits 16 and preparing for my professional debut.”
Anderson, who received 10 nationwide titles as an newbie and went 88-12, had tried to qualify for the Olympics however issues didn’t play out.
“I fought within the Olympic trials and a scenario occurred that I received knocked down, [against Obed Bartee-El] and so they stopped the combat,” he defined. “I continued to combat and received each single minute of the combat after the knockdown.
“They reversed the choice again to him successful the combat. After that we went into arbitration going in opposition to the Olympic trials resolution and I received the attraction, so that they reversed it again to me. I completed out my Olympic trials. I received in opposition to Steven Colome and Nathan Lugo.
“I went to camp to battle in opposition to Rahim Gonzales the place I felt I carried out higher than him within the camp and the competitors, I used to be the winner. I went into competitors within the invitationals and received in opposition to Erik Mendoza and Taylor Bevan and received a walkover win over Rahim Gonzales. They pulled me to at least one aspect and advised me, they didn’t choose me for the US workforce after telling me, If I received the match I’d be the consultant on the qualifiers. It was undoubtedly disappointing however nothing I can do now.”
The Syracuse, New York native, who trains with Chris Burns, determined his future lay within the skilled ranks and signed with Wasserman/ Misfits.
“I did all the things I can within the amateurs apart from the Olympics,” he mentioned. “Simply how USA boxing dealt with the Olympic trials scenario after which the choice course of, why preserve combating and win these match we’ve already received for a company that basically doesn’t care about us, it cares about getting a medal as an alternative of caring concerning the fighters.”
He’ll face Kijonti Davis (1-5, 1 KO) at James Knight Conference Heart, Miami, Florida as a part of Misfits 16 on DAZN.
“I’m excited, I’ve been engaged on quite a lot of new strategies and centered on slowing down my tempo and really feel I’m sharper as a professional than I used to be as an newbie,” he mentioned. “I’m able to see for myself. I’m doing a 6-rounder, it’s going to be enjoyable doing an additional three-rounds in comparison with amateurs. I’m going to go in there and have enjoyable and work on stuff I’ve been engaged on within the fitness center.”
As knowledgeable Anderson will start life as a middleweight. He was an elite newbie and intends to make his mark as knowledgeable within the not too distant future.
“My objective is to win a world title, once I was a child, I used to be combating match after match, getting no breaks, attempting to get a nationwide title and I’ve the identical mentality going into the professionals,” he mentioned. “I’ve to have that mentality to be constant to remain on monitor and keep motivated and discipled to get that world title.
“Staying constant for the following three or 4 years and ultimately getting a world title shot. Tune in, observe me all through my profession, somewhat child from Syracuse, New York.”
Kalle Sauerland of Wasserman Boxing could be very glad to have added “Cashman” Anderson to his roster.
“We’re very, very enthusiastic about it,” mentioned Sauerland. “He’s [one of] the most well liked abilities popping out of the US of the following technology and we had been very excited to win his signature with all the main promoters going for him. It was a giant win for Misfits.”
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