Michael Hunter (American boxer)
| Michael Hunter | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Michael Hunter, Jr. |
| Rated at |
Heavyweight Cruiserweight |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Reach | 79 1⁄2 in (202 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
July 10, 1988 Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 12 |
| Wins | 12 |
| Wins by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 0 |
Michael Hunter, Jr. (born July 10, 1988) is an American professional boxer who fights at heavyweight and cruiserweight. As an amateur he won the National Championships in the super heavyweight division in 2007 and 2009. After failing to reach the 2008 Olympics, he qualified for the 2012 Olympics in the heavyweight division. He is the son of former professional boxer Mike "the Bounty" Hunter.
Hunter, who is coached by KC Ken Croom, is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 215 pounds, relying on speed and quickness to succeed.
In 2006 at the age of 18 he made it to the finals of the National Golden Gloves with only five bouts where he lost to Felix Stewart and won the bronze medal at the Under-19 World Championships in Morocco by scoring wins over Andrey Volkov of Russia and Pavel Kulda of Lithuania before losing in the semifinals to eventual winner Cristian Ciocan of Romania.
In 2007 now based in Las Vegas he beat future (2008) champ Lenroy Thompson and narrowly outpointed two-time winner Mike Wilson to win the US championships.
At the Olympic trials 2007 he easily beat Wilson-conqueror Kimdo Bethel twice and won the tournament. At the World Championships 2007 he beat Kurban Günebakan 30:7 and Jasem Delavari and lost only 15:22 to world #1 and European champion Islam Timurziev.
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