Keeping busy is the key for promotional free agent Hunter (18-1-1, 12 كوس) and it all starts for him December 18عشر, when he faces West Virginia’s Shawn Laughery (10-3, 6 كوس), who has replaced veteran Chauncy “Hillyard Hammer” Welliver, in the 10-round co-featured event on “Battle of Rio Grande” بطاقة, airing live on pay per view from Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, تكساس.
ال “Battle of Rio Grande,” main event pits undefeated, former world super middleweight champion Gilberto “الأعسر” راميريز (40-0, 26 كوس), who challenges North American Boxing Federation (NABF) light heavyweight titlist Alfonso “تيغري” لوبيز(32-3, 25 كوس).
“Battle of Rio Grande” will be available for live viewing on digital, cable and satellite, ابتداء من الساعة 8 عصرا. و / 5 عصرا. PT, on pay per view for a suggested retail price of only $24.99. FITE will stream worldwide on the FITE mobile apps, all major OTT apps and website (www.FITE.tv), and Integrated Sports Media will distribute throughout North America via DirecTV, قيد الطلب, and DISH in the United States, as well as in Canada on Shaw and SaskTel.
بالإضافة, preceding the live pay-per-view broadcast at 7 عصرا. و / 4 عصرا. PT, fans may view a free LIVE PPV PRE-SHOW featuring some undercard bouts. “Battle of Rio Grande” Pre-Show will be available at FITE, DirecTV, DISH, Shaw and select cable operators.
“I think that dealing with Zurdo Promotions and getting this first fight off as a free agent really sets the tone,” Hunter said. “I plan to stay busy the next couple of months Teaming up with ‘Zurdo’ and having such a big name next to mine is a great way to put myself in position for the world heavyweight title.”
The 32-year-old Hunter, who fights out of Las Vegas, was a decorated amateur boxer who represented the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He captured gold medals at the 2012 الامريكى. National Championships and 2011 القفازات الذهبية الوطنية, silver medal at the 2006 القفازات الذهبية الوطنية, and bronze at the 2006 بطولة العالم للناشئين.
The son of a former pro boxer, في وقت متأخر ميكروفون “The Bounty” صياد, Michael turned pro March 9, 2013, وقف Chad Davis في الجولة الثالثة. Hunter won his first 12 معارك للمحترفين, including a 10-round decision over previously undefeated إيسه توماس (15-0), before losing by way of a 12-round unanimous decision to أوليكساندر أوسيك (11-0) for the World Boxing Organization (المنظمة العالمية للملاكمة) junior heavyweight title. He is unbeaten in the following seven fights, moving up to heavyweight to collect six victories and a 12-round split decision versus الكسندر Povetkin (35-2) in his most recent bout a year ago. بوفتكين, ل 2004 Olympic gold medalist from Russia, currently is the reigning WBC Interim world heavyweight champion.
Hunter is a top 10-ranked by all four major sanctioning bodies — #4 الاتحاد الدولي للملاكمة (اتحاد الملاكمة العالمي), #7 المنظمة العالمية للملاكمة, #10 WBC and World Boxing Association (رابطة الملاكمة العالمية) – بالإضافة إلى كونه # 8 في الطوق magazine’s independent ratings.
البطاقة عرضة للتغيير.
ويتم تسعير التذاكر في $65.00, $135.00, $250.00 و $400.00 for VIP are on sale and available to purchase at www.zurdopromotions.events.com.
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الموقع: www.ZurdoPromotions.com
إينستاجرام: تضمين التغريدة, تضمين التغريدة, @eltigrepromotions, @bedefsports
تغريد: تضمين التغريدة, تضمين التغريدة, MichaelHunterII, تضمين التغريدة, تضمين التغريدة
