Carter High School junior ranked No. 1 amateur boxer in Texas in his weight class

By day, 17-year-old Aiden Anderson is a soft-spoken junior at Dallas ISD’s Carter High School. After school, his alter-ego, Aiden “Wake ‘Em Up” Anderson, comes out to fight.

“I just throw a lot of uppercuts and you wouldn’t see it,” Anderson explained in a soft voice. “So I hit you with it, you woke up! Now you’re looking at me instead of looking down.”

Anderson turned 17 last week. At 16 years old, he won a Silver Gloves boxing tournament that has him ranked No.1 in Texas in his 143-pound weight class, and No. 2 in the country…

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