2021 Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez, Jr. is currently undefeated at 14-0 with 12 shutouts from Tulane, California, also a southpaw. He was 52-8 in the amateurs.
The IBO ranked him number 19 behind 3 other American heavyweights. One of them is Uzbekistan-born, now from Indio, California, 2021 Olympic Gold Medalist Bakhodir ‘The Big Uzbek’ Jololov, 16-0 with 14 stoppages, who defeated Torrez in the Olympic finals. He is a southpaw who was 109-15 as an amateur, 88-15 when he met Torrez.
Jololov is 9-0 in the US and has fought in Mexico, Tashkent twice, Dubai twice, Astana and Russia in his last fight in October. He last fought 4 fights in 2023.
The other is Jared ‘The Real Big Baby’ Anderson, 18-1 with 15 stoppages, ranked No. 16 by the IBO. He is from Houston, Texas. He won the WBC USA and WBO International titles in 2024, defeating Ryad Merhy 32-2. In his next fight, he was stopped by NABF champion Martin Bakole, 20-1, who captured his WBO title.
The third is Michael ‘The Bounty’ Hunter, Jr., 24-1-2 with 17 shutouts from Las Vegas, Nevada. 53-12 in the amateurs, a 2012 Olympic US qualifier. He had a loss to current world champion Oleksandr Usyk for the world cruiserweight title in 2017.
He has two ties with Jerry Forrest and Alexander Povetkin.
On Saturday, Torrez stopped Tomas Salek, 23-7 from CZ on ESPN Knockout, in Mexico in the first round.
Torrez won the NABF Junior title and stopped Brandon Moore 14-0 in 2024. He added the NABF title and stopped Mexico’s Issac Munoz Gutierrez 18-1-1 in 2024. In his lone 2025 fight in April, he won a lopsided decision over Guian 2-1, 1, 1, Italy’s IBF North American, WBO NABO and NABF titles. Vianello won the WBC Continental Americas title in his next fight.
Last updated on 15/11/2025
