Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-12-02, some nice exchanges but it is not neough to get three stars: the boxing fight Michael Hunter vs Jerry Forrest 2 gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2021).
In their first match Forrest was defeated by Hunter via unanimous decision (June 21, 2014); this second fight is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-08-03, the boxing fight Michael Hunter vs Mike Wilson gets three stars thanks to a good finish (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2021).
Wilson vs Hunter is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the vacant WBA Continental Americas heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-18, some good exchanges between Michael Hunter and Shawn Laughery but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best boxing fights of 2020).
The former Olympian Michael Hunter entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 18-1-1 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Tyson Fury). He fought three times last year beating Fabio Maldonado (Michael Hunter vs Fabio Maldonado) and Sergey Kuzmin (Michael Hunter vs Sergey Kuzmin), but then he was stopped in a draw by Alexander Povetkin (Alexander Povetkin vs Michael Hunter). Hunter suffered his only loss when he faced Oleksandr Usyk in 2017 (Oleksandr Usyk vs Michael Hunter).
His opponent, Shawn Laughery, has a record of 10-3-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.216 in the same weight class. He lost to Aaron Quattrocchi in 2016 but then he has won over Michael Wilmer, Michael Glasscox and Dell Long. Laughery vs Hunter is on the undercard of Gilberto Ramirez vs Alfonso Lopez. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-07, close fight but not so exciting: Alexander Povetkin vs Michael Hunter gets two stars.The 2004 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medalist and former Wba Hw champion Alexander Povetkin entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 35-2-0 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Deontay Wilder). He lost to Anthony Joshua last year (Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin) but he came back to win against Hughie Fury in 2019 (Alexander Povetkin vs Hughie Fury).
His opponent, the former Olympian Michael Hunter, has a record of 18-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Oleksandr Usyk in 2017 (Oleksandr Usyk vs Michael Hunter), after this bout he has won six consecutive bouts defeating Fabio Maldonado (Michael Hunter vs Fabio Maldonado) and Sergey Kuzmin in his last two (Michael Hunter vs Sergey Kuzmin). Povetkin vs Hunter, WBA heavyweight title eliminator, is on the undercard of Andy Ruiz Jr vs Anthony Joshua 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-09-13, fight not so exciting between Michael Hunter and Sergey Kuzmin: it gets two stars.The former Olympian Michael Hunter entered this fight with a boxing record of 17-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.36 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Oleksandr Usyk in 2017 (Oleksandr Usyk vs Michael Hunter), after this bout he has won five bouts defeating Alexander Ustinov (Michael Hunter vs Alexander Ustinov) and Fabio Maldonado in his last two (Michael Hunter vs Fabio Maldonado).
His opponent, the undefeated Sergey Kuzmin, has a perfect record of 15-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.31 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over David Price (Sergey Kuzmin vs David Price), LaRon Mitchell (Sergey Kuzmin vs LaRon Mitchell) and Joey Dawejko. Hunter vs Kuzmin is valid for the WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title; undercard of Devin Haney vs Zaur Abdullaev. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-25, one sided fight between Michael Hunter and Fabio Maldonado: it gets two stars.The former Olympian Michael Hunter entered this fight with a boxing record of 16-1-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.37 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Oleksandr Usyk in 2017 (Oleksandr Usyk vs Michael Hunter), after this bout he has won over Terrell Jamal Woods, Iago Kiladze, Martin Bakole Ilunga and Alexander Ustinov (Michael Hunter vs Alexander Ustinov).
His opponent, the former Ufc and mma fighter Fabio Maldonado, has an official record of 26-2-0 (25 KOs=96%) and he entered as the No.351 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Oleksandr Teslenko and Oscar Rivas. Hunter vs Maldonado is valid for the WBA International heavyweight title; undercard of Devin Haney vs Antonio Moran. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-24, disappointing fight with too many interruptions: Michael Hunter vs Alexander Ustinov gets one star!The former Olympian Michael Hunter entered this fight with a record of 15-1-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.31 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Oleksandr Usyk last year (Oleksandr Usyk vs Michael Hunter), after this bout he has won over Terrell Jamal Woods, Iago Kiladze and Martin Bakole Ilunga.
His opponent, Alexander Ustinov, has a boxing record of 34-2-0 (25 knockouts) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class. He fought twice in 2017 defeating Raphael Zumbano and losing to Manuel Charr (Manuel Charr vs Alexander Ustinov). Hunter vs Ustinov is valid for the vacant WBA International heavyweight title; undercard of Denis Lebedev vs Mike Wilson. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-08, great performance by both boxers: Oleksandr Usyk vs Michael Hunter gets three stars.Both undefeated, the 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist and current Wbo champion Oleksandr Usyk entered this fight with a perfect record of 11-0-0 (10 KOs=91%) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, Michael Hunter, has a boxing record of 12-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class. Both boxers fought twice last year: Usyk beat Krzysztof Glowacki (=Glowacki vs Usyk) and Thabiso Mchunu (=Usyk vs Mchunu) while Hunter won over Phil Williams and Isiah Thomas (=Hunter vs Thomas). Oleksandr Usyk vs Michael Hunter is valid for the WBO World cruiserweight title (Usyk’s second defense); undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko vs Jason Sosa. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-13, some good exchanges between Michael Hunter and Isiah Thomas but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.Both undefeated, Michael Hunter entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.21 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, Isiah Thomas, has a record of 15-0-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.46 in the same weight class. Hunter has already fought once in 2016 beating Phil Williams while Thomas fought three times last year winning over Brad Austin and Jordan Shimmell but his last bout, against Murat Gassiev, ended in a no-contest (=Gassiev vs Thomas). Hunter vs Thomas is on the undercard of Keith Tapia vs Andrew Tabiti. Watch the video and rate this fight!
