Michael Hunter: record, next fight and profile →
Michael Hunter, Maldonado Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Devin Haney is ready to step-up his goal of dominating the sport as he prepares to face Antonio Moran in his DAZN debut in the US at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on Saturday May 25, also live on Sky Sports in the UK. (photos by Ed Mulholland).
Once-beaten heavyweight contender Michael Hunter is eager to earn a crack at WBO, IBO, WBA, IBF world champion Anthony Joshua. Hunter was a frontrunner to face Joshua on June 1, when scheduled challenger Jarrell Miller was pulled from the fight after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs.
Michael Hunter will step up his pursuit of major fights in the Heavyweight division as he faces Fabio Maldonado at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on Saturday May 25, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.
From the moment he heard his name mentioned, Michael Hunter didn’t waste any time to ask if he was really in contention or just being used as bait. If there was a real chance to face Anthony Joshua, he wanted to make sure he was the first to apply for the job.
There are two frontrunners being kicked around as the top possibilities to face WBO, IBO, WBA, IBO heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Once-beaten contenders Andy Ruiz and Michael Hunters are both at the top of the list to challenge the unbeaten champion in his United States debut, which is being carried by DAZN and Sky Sports Box Office.
Heavyweight contender Michael Hunter (16-1, 11 KOs) feels ready for a potentially showdown with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world champion Anthony Joshua. Joshua is scheduled to make his American debut on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Otto Wallin (20-0, 13 KOs), WBA and IBF #5 contender, says he is ready to challenge Anthony Joshua for the heavyweight title on June 1st in Madison Square Garden. The undefeated Swedish heavyweight is confident he will follow in the footsteps of countryman Ingemar Johansson, who exactly 60 years ago, in June of 1959, took New York by storm when he knocked out Floyd Patterson to take the heavyweight title back to Sweden.
Michael Hunter has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing USA. Hunter (16-1 11KOs) has impressed at Heavyweight having moved up in weight following a World title clash with pound-for-pound star Oleksandr Usyk in April 2017 – claiming four wins on the trot, with impressive stoppages over Martin Bakole in London in October and then Alexander Ustinov in Monte Carlo in December.
Heavyweight contender Michael Hunter (16-1, 11 KOs), is calling out all top ten contenders in the heavyweight division. Hunter is riding an impressive four-fight winning streak where he captured two recognizable titles, both of which came under the tutelage of former two-time heavyweight world champion, Hasim Rahman, who took over as head trainer in October of 2018.
Michael “The Bounty” Hunter has become a giant killer in the four bouts since he's entered the heavyweight division in April, with Saturday’s ninth-round TKO of 6-foot-7 ½, 279-pound Alexander Ustinov validating his belief that “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.”