Amir Anderson isn’t waiting his turn. The 21-year-old middleweight puncher (3-0, 3 KOs) has rebuffed a traditional slow build, turning down an offer from Top Rank to sign with Misfits Boxing - because they promised speed, not four-rounders. “We were literally going to sign with Top Rank a day before Misfits contacted us,” Anderson said. “They treated my goals like they were realistic… I’m super grateful to be part of Misfits.”
First up: an eight-rounder against Brazil’s Vitor Siqueira (8-1) on August 30 at Manchester Arena. Siqueira is known to spar former WBO champion Patrick Teixeira, and that’s exactly the lane Anderson wants to swerve into next. “That’s the fight that I want,” he said. “If we get Teixeira and I beat him, then I’ll be ready for a world title shot right after. That win would put me in the top 10.”
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This is all audacious stuff for a prospect with just three paid outings - each ending inside the distance - but Anderson’s urgency is forged from hardship. Raised in Syracuse, New York, he says his mother pushed him into boxing to toughen up. He hated it at first, cried through sparring with national champions, then made a pact with himself before the 2018 Junior Olympics: win or quit. He lost a split decision to top seed Nathan Lugo - and decided he belonged with the best.
Nicknamed “The Cashman,” Anderson insists the accelerator stays down. He believes Misfits’ expanding commitment to “proper fighters” can match his pace, and he’s adamant a Teixeira scalp in 2026 would justify a title push at 160. “My goal is to get to a world title as soon as possible,” he said. “I’m ready now.”
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