Michael Anderson

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Name: Michael Anderson
Alias: Slick
Birth Name: Michael Nyjohn Anderson
Hometown: Edison, New Jersey, USA
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 175cm
Reach: 165cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Charles "Dew Drop" Young
Manager Self

Outside of Boxing

  • Graduate of East Orange High School, East Orange, New Jersey
  • Worked as a rural mail carrier for eight years for the United States Postal Service
  • Successful Licensed Real Estate Agent Buying and Selling Houses in New Jersey
  • Helped raise money during his fight against George Sosa for the family of friend Dwayne "Dutch" Vanderveer, who passed away from a motor cycle accident age age 33
  • Spoke to students at multiple Newark high schools about the importance of education and staying in school
  • Member of Show Off Ridaz Motorcycle Club


Amateur Career

  • New Jersey Golden Gloves 147 Pound Novice Champion
  • New Jersey Diamond Gloves 147 Pound Open Champion
  • New Jersey State 147 Pound Champion

Professional Career

  • Newark, New Jersey welterweight fighter
  • From start of pro career, unbeaten in first 12 bouts in New York and California.
  • Did not fight in hometown of Newark till his fourteenth pro fight, winning by knockout.
  • Formerly affiliated with Sugar Shane Mosley, Golden Boy Promotions and Gary Shaw Productions. Currently affiliated with All Out Promotions.