Michael Hunter (American boxer)
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Michael Hunter Jr. is an American heavyweight boxer
best known to win the National Super Heavyweight championships
in 2007 and 2009. He is the son of Mike "the Bounty" Hunter
.
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
.
At the first qualifier he beat Oscar Rivas
but lost to Cuban Robert Alfonso
1:9, at the second he beat Didier Bence
but lost to Jose Payares
and thus failed to qualify for the 2008 Olympics.
In 2009 he edged out Thompson 8:7 and once again became national champ.
In 2011 he dropped down to 201 lbs and won the Golden Gloves title there.
In June 2011, Hunter helped Wladimir Klitschko
in his preparation for his fight against David Haye
, acting as his sparring partner in the last few weeks building up to the fight.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
best known to win the National Super Heavyweight championships
National Amateur Super Heavyweight Champions
Below is a list of National Amateur Boxing Super Heavyweight Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented...
in 2007 and 2009. He is the son of Mike "the Bounty" Hunter
Mike Hunter (boxer)
Mike Hunter was an American boxer who won the NABF Heavyweight title.-Professional career:...
.
Career
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
Felix Stewart
Felix Stewart is a US American boxer best known to win the National Golden Gloves at super heavyweight in 2006.-Career:Stewart who is a former running back/ linebacker at East High School is fighting out of Columbus was disqualified at the Golden Gloves 201 lbs tournament in 2002 against Devin...
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
Lenroy thompson
Lenroy Thompson is an American amateur boxer best known to win the US title in 2008 and 2010 and the Golden Gloves 2009 at super heavyweight...
and narrowly outpointed two-time winner Mike Wilson
Mike Wilson (boxer)
Mike Wilson is a US-American pro boxer. He is a former two-time amateur super heavyweight champion...
to win the US championships.
At the Olympic trials 2007 he easily beat Wilson-conqueror Kimdo Bethel
Kimdo Bethel
Kimdo Bethel is a US American Professional boxer in the heavyweight division best known for defeating several stars such as Mike Wilson and...
twice and won the tournament.
At the World Championships 2007 he beat Kurban Günebakan
Kurban Günebakan
Kurban Günebakan is a Turkish amateur boxer best known to win the Bronze medal at the European Championships 2006 at super heavyweight....
30:7 and Jasem Delavari
Jasem Delavari
Jasem Delavari is an Iranian amateur boxer who competed in the Super Heavyweight division at the 2006 Asian Games winning the bronze medal in a lost bout against Uzbekistan's eventual gold medalist Rustam Saidov 11-31....
and lost only 15:22 to world #1 and European champion Islam Timurziev
Islam Timurziev
Islam Yahyayevich Timurziev is a Russian amateur boxer best known for winning the European superheavyweight title in 2006.-Career:...
.
At the first qualifier he beat Oscar Rivas
Oscar Rivas
Óscar Andres Rivas Torres is a Colombian heavyweight boxer from Valle del Cauca best known to win the Super Heavyweight silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games at the age of 19...
but lost to Cuban Robert Alfonso
Robert Alfonso
Robert Leodan Alfonso Acea is a Cuban amateur boxer. He is best known for his victory at the 2007 Pan American games in the super heavyweight division.-Career:...
1:9, at the second he beat Didier Bence
Didier Bence
Didier Bence is a Canadian professional heavyweight boxer from Laval, Quebec. Bence is best known for become a Canadian amateur boxing champion as a teenager and winning bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games, defeating two-time US champion Mike Wilson twice in the process.-Amateur...
but lost to Jose Payares
José Payares
José David Payares Julio is a Venezuelan amateur boxer best known to win the silver medal at the PanAm Games 2007 in the men's heavyweight division with 91 kg/201 lbs limit...
and thus failed to qualify for the 2008 Olympics.
In 2009 he edged out Thompson 8:7 and once again became national champ.
In 2011 he dropped down to 201 lbs and won the Golden Gloves title there.
In June 2011, Hunter helped Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer. Klitschko is the WBA , IBF, WBO Super, IBO & Ring Magazine Champion. His older brother Vitali Klitschko is the current WBC champion...
in his preparation for his fight against David Haye
David Haye
David Deron Haye is a retired English professional boxer,Haye is the former WBA heavyweight champion. He is also the former unified world cruiserweight champion, holding the WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring cruiserweight titles, and also the former European cruiserweight champion.- Amateur :Haye...
, acting as his sparring partner in the last few weeks building up to the fight.