Keeping busy is the key for promotional free agent Hunter (18-1-1, 12 КО) and it all starts for him December 18ї, when he faces West Virginia’s Shawn Laughery (10-3, 6 КО), who has replaced veteran Chauncy “Hillyard Hammer” Welliver, in the 10-round co-featured event on “Battle of Rio Grande” карта, airing live on pay per view from Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Техас.
The “Battle of Rio Grande,” main event pits undefeated, former world super middleweight champion Gilberto “Лівша” Рамірес (40-0, 26 КО), who challenges North American Boxing Federation (NABF) light heavyweight titlist Alfonso “El Tigre” Лопес(32-3, 25 КО).
“Battle of Rio Grande” will be available for live viewing on digital, cable and satellite, починаючи з 8 p.m. І / 5 p.m. PT, on pay per view for a suggested retail price of only $24.99. FITE will stream worldwide on the FITE mobile apps, всі основні програми та веб-сайт OTT (www.FITE.tv), and Integrated Sports Media will distribute throughout North America via DirecTV, попиту, and DISH in the United States, as well as in Canada on Shaw and SaskTel.
На додаток, preceding the live pay-per-view broadcast at 7 p.m. І / 4 p.m. 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 Національні Золоті Рукавички, silver medal at the 2006 Національні Золоті Рукавички, and bronze at the 2006 Чемпіонат світу серед юніорів.
The son of a former pro boxer, пізно Майк “The Bounty” Мисливець, Michael turned pro March 9, 2013, зупинка Chad Davis в третьому раунді. Hunter won his first 12 про бої, including a 10-round decision over previously undefeated Ісайя Томас (15-0), before losing by way of a 12-round unanimous decision to Олександр Усик (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 Олександр Повєткін (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 Міжнародна федерація боксу (IBF), #7 WBO, #10 WBC and World Boxing Association (WBA) – in addition to being # 8 в Кільце незалежні рейтинги журналу.
Картка може бути змінена.
Квитки за ціною $65.00, $135.00, $250.00 і $400.00 for VIP are on sale and available to purchase at www.zurdopromotions.events.com.
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Сайт: www.ZurdoPromotions.com
Instagram: @zurdoramirez, @zurdopromotions, @eltigrepromotions, @bedefsports
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