Hunter: I Think Joshua Can Improve in The Usyk Rematch
Heavyweight contender Michael Hunter believes Anthony Joshua is certainly capable of turning his career around with a rematch victory over Oleksandr Usyk.
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Hughie Fury Will Face 'High Caliber' Opponent Next, Says Trainer
Peter Fury, the father and trainer of 27-year-old heavyweight contender Hughie Fury, makes it clear that his son is going to face a "high-caliber" heavyweight, in order to catapult him in the direction of a world title shot.
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Michael Hunter Eager To Face Dillian Whyte: They Don't Want The Smoke!
Heavyweight contender Michael Hunter is eager to face Dillian Whyte, but does not believe the Brit would face him. Hunter is coming off a devastating fourth round knockout win over Mike Wilson earlier this month in New York.
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Photos: Michael Hunter Crushes Mike Wilson in Four Rounds
Hunter, Wilson Fight Photos Gallery - In the main event of the boxing card, world ranked heavyweight Michael ‘The Bounty’ Hunter II, (20-1-1, 14 KOs), knocked out Mike Wilson, (21-2, 10 KOs), in the fourth round (2:49) of their scheduled ten-round bout. Competing in a WBA heavyweight world title eliminator, Hunter looked sharp from the outset displaying his full arsenal of power shots to the head and body of the valiant Wilson.
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Michael Hunter Drops, Stops Mike Wilson In Fourth Round Of Triller Fight Club Main Event
By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – Michael Hunter thinks the judges scored his amateur fight against Mike Wilson closer than Wilson deserved. The heavyweight contender made sure the judges weren’t involved in the outcome of their professional fight Tuesday night. Las Vegas’ Hunter knocked out Wilson in the fourth round of a scheduled 10-rounder Triller Fight Club streamed from Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater.
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Michael Hunter: I'm Very Familiar With Mike Wilson; Know This Is Gonna Be A Difficult Fight
Michael Hunter is much more familiar with Mike Wilson than most boxing fans. Hunter beat Wilson on points in an Olympic qualifying tournament 14 years ago. The heavyweight contender remembers Wilson as a nationally acclaimed amateur in their weight class, a fighter that defeated a lot of opponents who became successful pros.
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Vaccinated Heavyweight Michael Hunter: Vaccines 'A Very Sensitive Topic' Among Boxers
Michael Hunter won’t quite feel at ease until the veteran heavyweight walks to the ring Tuesday night to battle Mike Wilson. That’s the type of impact COVID-19 has made mentally on vaccinated boxers like Hunter, whose fight with Wilson was abruptly postponed June 15, just four days before they were supposed to square off on the Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos Jr. undercard at loanDepot Park in Miami. Lopez, who was not vaccinated, tested positive for the coronavirus the morning of June 15.
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Michael Hunter: Hearn, Sauerland Talked Triller Out Of Hrgovic Purse Bid
Michael Hunter’s one and only experience with purse bids revealed to him the hazards of being a free agent in boxing. The heavyweight contender was criticized in the spring for turning down an IBF heavyweight eliminator against highly regarded Croatian Filip Hrgovic after the matchup went to a purse bid and was won by Hrgovic’s co-promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom, who, incidentally, was Hunter’s former promoter for a brief stretch. Hunter, however, had no promotional backing, thus, no leverage to negotiate a better deal for himself.
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Photos: Hunter vs. Wilson, Algieri vs. LesPierre - TrillerVerz Bouts Set
Hunter, Wilson Weights Photos Gallery - The debut boxing event is headlined by a ten-round WBA Heavyweight World Title Eliminator between Las Vegas, NV native Michael ‘The Bounty’ Hunter II, (19-1-1, 3 KOs), and Michael ‘White Delight’ Wilson, (21-1, 10 KOs), of Medford, OR.
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Michael Hunter: I Was Never Really Embraced By Matchroom
Michael Hunter never felt like he was part of the family during his tenure under Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing promotional banner. The American heavyweight from Las Vegas has since signed with boxing upstart Triller. Hunter will headline Triller’s new monthly boxing series – TrillerVerz Boxing – at the Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Aug. 3 in a 10-round bout against Mike Wilson. Hunter believes he will be getting the sort of institutional support he lacked while working with Hearn.
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