Keeping busy is the key for promotional free agent Hunter (18-1-1, 12 ਕੋਸ) and it all starts for him December 18th, when he faces West Virginia’s Shawn Laughery (10-3, 6 ਕੋਸ), who has replaced veteran Chauncy “Hillyard Hammer” Welliver, in the 10-round co-featured event on “Battle of Rio Grande” ਕਾਰਡ, airing live on pay per view from Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, ਟੈਕਸਾਸ.
The “Battle of Rio Grande,” main event pits undefeated, former world super middleweight champion Gilberto “Southpaw” Ramirez (40-0, 26 ਕੋਸ), who challenges North American Boxing Federation (ਐਨ.ਏ.ਬੀ.ਐੱਫ) light heavyweight titlist Alfonso “ਏਲ ਟਾਇਗ੍ਰ” Lopez(32-3, 25 ਕੋਸ).
“Battle of Rio Grande” will be available for live viewing on digital, cable and satellite, 'ਤੇ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ 8 ਦੁਪਿਹਰ. ਅਤੇ / 5 ਦੁਪਿਹਰ. 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, iN Demand, and DISH in the United States, as well as in Canada on Shaw and SaskTel.
ਇਸਦੇ ਇਲਾਵਾ, preceding the live pay-per-view broadcast at 7 ਦੁਪਿਹਰ. ਅਤੇ / 4 ਦੁਪਿਹਰ. 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 U.S. National Championships and 2011 ਨੈਸ਼ਨਲ Golden ਦਸਤਾਨੇ, silver medal at the 2006 ਨੈਸ਼ਨਲ Golden ਦਸਤਾਨੇ, and bronze at the 2006 ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਜੂਨੀਅਰ ਟਰਾਫੀ.
The son of a former pro boxer, ਦੇਰ Mike “The Bounty” ਹੰਟਰ, Michael turned pro March 9, 2013, ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਣ Chad Davis ਤੀਜੇ ਦੌਰ ਵਿਚ. Hunter won his first 12 ਪ੍ਰੋ ਝਗੜੇ, including a 10-round decision over previously undefeated Isiah ਥਾਮਸ (15-0), before losing by way of a 12-round unanimous decision to Oleksandr Usyk (11-0) for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) 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 ਸਿਕੰਦਰ Povetkin (35-2) in his most recent bout a year ago. Povetkin, ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ 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 ਇੰਟਰਨੈਸ਼ਨਲ ਮੁੱਕੇਬਾਜ਼ੀ ਫੈਡਰੇਸ਼ਨ (IBF), #7 WBO, #10 WBC and World Boxing Association (WBA) – in addition to being # 8 ਵਿੱਚ ਰਿੰਗ magazine’s independent ratings.
Card subject to change.
ਟਿਕਟ 'ਤੇ ਚੋਣ ਨੂੰ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ $65.00, $135.00, $250.00 ਅਤੇ $400.00 for VIP are on sale and available to purchase at www.zurdopromotions.events.com.
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