Jarred Anderson’s return to the ring against Solomon Dacres has been cancelled just days out.
Dacres & Anderson were set to clash on the undercard of Fabio Wardley’s first world title defence against Daniel Dubois on May 9.
‘Big Baby’ looks to continue building momentum after his first career loss in 2024.
After a stellar start to his professional journey with 17 impressive wins, Anderson took a big risk facing Martin Bakole in Los Angeles.
That step up didn’t go to plan, with Bakole stopping the American in the fifth round.
The American has been forced to withdraw from the contest a couple of weeks out following an injury sustained in camp.
Anderson reportedly suffered a torn bicep, and the news was first reported by reporter Chris Mannix on the broadcast of Jarrell Miller’s win over Lenier Pero in Las Vegas.
Anderson, 26 years old, recently signed a co-promotional deal with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, adding to his existing relationship with Top Rank, whom he has fought for since his professional debut in 2019.
He last fought in a 10-round decision victory over Marios Kollias back in February 2025, over 14 months ago.
No further updates have been provided regarding the fight possibly being rescheduled as of yet.
For Dacres, this would’ve been his first fight since an impressive decision victory over Vladyslav Sirenko.
Both Dacres and Anderson have just one defeat to their name, and a fight between the pair would prove to be a great indicator of where each man is in their respective careers.
Dacres’ only loss came in the first round against David Adeleye in 2024, and he has also fought just once since that defeat.
Despite the Anderson-Dacres fight being scrapped, the event in Manchester will still go ahead as planned, with Fabio Wardley defending his WBO heavyweight crown for the first time after picking up the title following a stoppage win over Joseph Parker.
Wardley remains unbeaten and faces someone with a matching incredible knockout ratio of 95% in Daniel Dubois.
Dubois heads straight into another world title shot after being stopped by Oleksandr Usyk in July last year.
Wardley vs Dubois should be an epic showdown, with the pair showing off incredible knockout ability throughout their careers. The man from Ipswich has stoppage wins over Justis Huni, Frazer Clarke & Joseph Parker, while Daniel Dubois has stopped Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua, so a stoppage seems the most likely conclusion to the main event.
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