Michael Hunter was born in Van Nuys, California, U.S. on July 10, 1988. He made his professional debut at the age of 24 years on March 9, 2013 against Chad Davis. Hunter defeated Davis via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Hunter got his first shot at a world title at the age of 28 after 12 professional fights. On April 8, 2017 Hunter challenged Oleksandr Usyk's WBO cruiserweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision. He is yet to get another shot at a world title.
Hunter's latest fight was a unanimous decision victory over Cassius Chaney at age 35, on June 7, 2024.
Some of Michael Hunter's best fights so far have been against Alexander Povetkin, Martin Bakole, and Jerry Forrest. For a complete list of Hunter's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Michael Hunter".
Hunter has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Michael Hunter Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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26 | Jun 07, 2024 | 35 | Cassius Chaney | win | UD 12 |
25 | Mar 23, 2024 | 35 | Ignacio Esparza | win | TKO 5 |
24 | Sep 30, 2023 | 35 | Miguel Cubos | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Dec 02, 2021 | 33 |
Jerry Forrest 33 26-4-1 | draw | SD 10 |
22 | Aug 03, 2021 | 33 | Mike Wilson | win | TKO 4 |
21 | Dec 18, 2020 | 32 | Shawn Laughery | win | KO 4 |
20 | Dec 07, 2019 | 31 |
Alexander Povetkin 40 35-2 | draw | SD 12 |
19 | Sep 13, 2019 | 31 | Sergey Kuzmin | win | UD 12 |
18 | May 25, 2019 | 30 | Fábio Maldonado | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Nov 24, 2018 | 30 | Alexander Ustinov | win | TKO 9 |
16 | Oct 13, 2018 | 30 |
Martin Bakole 25 11-0 | win | TKO 10 |
15 | Jun 10, 2018 | 29 | Iago Kiladze | win | KO 5 |
14 | Apr 21, 2018 | 29 | Terrell Jamal Woods | win | UD 6 |
13 | Apr 08, 2017 | 28 |
Oleksandr Usyk 30 11-0 | loss | UD 12 |
12 | May 13, 2016 | 27 | Isiah Thomas | win | UD 10 |
11 | Feb 27, 2016 | 27 | Phil Williams | win | KO 1 |
10 | Oct 13, 2015 | 27 | Jason Douglas | win | RTD 4 |
9 | Jul 25, 2015 | 27 | Mike Bissett | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Jun 20, 2015 | 26 | Deon Elam | win | TKO 4 |
7 | Feb 05, 2015 | 26 | Avery Gibson | win | UD 8 |
6 | Aug 22, 2014 | 26 | Harvey Jolly | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Jun 21, 2014 | 25 |
Jerry Forrest 26 7-1 | win | UD 8 |
4 | Apr 03, 2014 | 25 | Rodney Hernandez | win | UD 6 |
3 | Jan 24, 2014 | 25 | Gary Tapusoa | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Aug 30, 2013 | 25 | Francisco Mireles | win | KO 1 |
1 | Mar 09, 2013 | 24 | Chad Davis | win | TKO 3 |