Amir Oshea Anderson (born January 28, 2004) is an American
middleweight
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Boxing Professional
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professional boxer
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. Known by his ring name Cashman, he is currently signed to
KSI
Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji (born 19 June 1993), better known by his online alias KSI, is an English influencer, professional boxer and musician. He is a co-founding member of YouTube group the Sidemen, the CEO of Misfits Boxing a ...
's
Misfits Boxing
Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji (born 19 June 1993), better known by his online alias KSI, is an English influencer, professional boxer and musician. He is a co-founding member of YouTube group the Sidemen, the CEO of Misfits Boxing ...
.
Amateur career
Anderson accumulated an amateur record of 40–8. During this time, he competed in
Golden Gloves
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tournaments. He would win the 2023 edition after defeating Jonathan Montalvo via Unanimous Decision in the final.
Professional career
Anderson announced on July 2, 2024 that he had signed a multi fight deal with English
influencer
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KSI
Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji (born 19 June 1993), better known by his online alias KSI, is an English influencer, professional boxer and musician. He is a co-founding member of YouTube group the Sidemen, the CEO of Misfits Boxing a ...
's
Misfits Boxing
Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji (born 19 June 1993), better known by his online alias KSI, is an English influencer, professional boxer and musician. He is a co-founding member of YouTube group the Sidemen, the CEO of Misfits Boxing ...
under their MF Pro division.
Anderson made his professional debut a month later on August 10 at the
James L. Knight Center in
Miami, Florida
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against Kijonti Davis (1–5) on the undercard of
MF & DAZN: X Series 16. Anderson defeated Davis via
technical knockout
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in the third round.
Three months later on November 28, Anderson fought Neeraj Saini (6–6) at the
Lusail Sports Arena in
Doha
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on the undercard of
X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard. Anderson became the first professional boxer to have a sanctioned bout in
Qatar
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after defeating Saini via technical knockout in the second round.
On February 23, 2025, Anderson announced his
United Kingdom
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debut was set to take place on March 29 at
Manchester Arena
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in
Manchester
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on the undercard of
Misfits 21 – Unfinished Business. However, on March 21 the event was postponed indefinitely and later cancelled after KSI, who was headlining the event, fell ill.
Anderson was later rescheduled for May 16 at the Valliant Live in
Derby
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on the new Misfits 21 event, now billed as
Blinders & Brawls, against Ernesto Olvera (13–8–1).
Anderson defeated Olvera via technical knockout in the third round.
Personal life
Anderson graduated from
George Fowler High School in 2022.
Professional boxing record
References
External links
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2004 births
Living people
American male boxers
Boxers from New York (state)
Middleweight boxers