Anderson was due to represent Canada at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, but the Canadian teams boycotted the event.

In the 1978 Canadian National Amateur Boxing Championships in Sept-Iles, Quebec, he advanced to the finals but lost by decision.

He defeated Dominique Durand in an amateur competition in his hometown of Halifax in February 1979, which was against the French national team.

[2] In December 1979, Anderson participated in the Levi's Cup, the first World Junior Championships held by the Amateur International Boxing Association in Yokohama, Japan.

[4] On the following month in May, Anderson won a gold medal in the light welterweight division at the 6th International Acropolis Cup tournament held at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.

Anderson completed his education and graduated from Saint Mary's University receiving his Sociology degree in 1988.

Anderson remained at his full-time job as a Drug Prevention Specialist at Addiction Services until his retirement in 2015.

Anderson achieved 22 years as a general board member of the Nova Scotia Boxing Authority, at one point becoming Vice-Chairman.