Keeping busy is the key for promotional free agent Hunter (18-1-1, 12 КОс) and it all starts for him December 18тх, when he faces West Virginia’s Shawn Laughery (10-3, 6 КОс), who has replaced veteran Chauncy “Hillyard Hammer” Welliver, in the 10-round co-featured event on “Battle of Rio Grande” картица, airing live on pay per view from Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Тексас.
The “Battle of Rio Grande,” main event pits undefeated, former world super middleweight champion Gilberto “Левак” Рамирез (40-0, 26 КОс), who challenges North American Boxing Federation (НАБФ) light heavyweight titlist Alfonso “Ел Тигре” Лопез(32-3, 25 КОс).
“Battle of Rio Grande” will be available for live viewing on digital, cable and satellite, са почетком у 8 п.м. И / 5 п.м. ПТ, 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 (ввв.ФИТЕ.тв), 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.
Додатно, preceding the live pay-per-view broadcast at 7 п.м. И / 4 п.м. ПТ, 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, ЈЕЛО, 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 У.С. National Championships and 2011 Национални Голден Рукавице, silver medal at the 2006 Национални Голден Рукавице, and bronze at the 2006 Ворлд Цхампионсхипс.
The son of a former pro boxer, покојни Микрофон “The Bounty” Ловац, Michael turned pro March 9, 2013, заустављање Chad Davis у трећем колу. Hunter won his first 12 про туче, including a 10-round decision over previously undefeated Исиах Тхомас (15-0), before losing by way of a 12-round unanimous decision to Олександар Усик (11-0) for the World Boxing Organization (ВБО) 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 Алекандер Поветкин (35-2) in his most recent bout a year ago. Povetkin, a 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 Међународна Бокинг Федератион (ИБФ), #7 ВБО, #10 WBC and World Boxing Association (ВБА) – in addition to being # 8 у Прстен magazine’s independent ratings.
Картица подложна променама.
Улазнице се по цени од $65.00, $135.00, $250.00 и $400.00 for VIP are on sale and available to purchase at www.zurdopromotions.events.com.
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Сајт: www.ZurdoPromotions.com
Инстаграм: @zurdoramirez, @zurdopromotions, @eltigrepromotions, @bedefsports
Твиттер: @ZurdoPromotions, @GilbertoZurdoRamirez, MichaelHunterII, @Fitetv, @ИнтегратедППВ
