Michael Hunter grew to become the third WBA heavyweight champion underneath the group’s banner following a win over shot-shy Cassius Chaney.
Hunter dominated the battle as Chaney was in survival mode the complete contest and hardly threw any punches in every spherical. With the victory, Hunter takes the WBA Gold title, including to the WBA champion Oleksandr Usyk and common champion Mahmoud Charr.
‘The Bounty’ improves to 22-1-2, 15 KOs, whereas Chaney drops to 23-2, 16 KOs. The scorecards learn 97-93 and 96-9 twice for Hunter, however they need to have been much more complete.
Discussing his win, Hunter mentioned, “I used to be so blissful to be again in there. I didn’t attempt to cease him. It’s onerous to cease a person with two gloves whereas attempting to outlive.
“We’re going again to the drafting board and see what I can enhance. My group is blissful, and I’m blissful concerning the win. I did my job.
“Preventing is simply the present half. I see myself enhancing in camp. It was irritating that he wasn’t throwing something.
“Often, we attempt to make our opponents fall into traps. I’m a smaller heavyweight. I did damage him a number of instances, although.”
On his subsequent goal, Hunter added, “I might like to battle Oleksandr Usyk once more at any weight. I’d battle him at any weight proper now, even light-weight.
“It’s at all times been my dream to battle concurrently as a cruiserweight and a heavyweight. So the truth that Usyk is considering preventing in cruiserweight once more is nice.”
Broner vs Cobbs undercard outcomes:
WBA CONTINENTAL USA MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE BOUT – 10 ROUNDS
Ian Inexperienced (19-2, 12 KOs) vs. Roy Barringer (10-5, 6 KOs)
End result: Inexperienced wins through unanimous determination
Scorecards: 96-94, 97-93, 96-94 Inexperienced
WBC INTERNATIONAL/FECARBOX LIGHTWEIGHT UNIFICATION BOUT – 10 ROUNDS
Antonio Perez (10-5, 5 KOs) vs. Antonio Williams (16-1-1, 7 KOs)
End result: Perez wins through unanimous determination
Scorecards: 99-90, 99-90, 99-90 Perez
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT ATTRACTION – 6 ROUNDS
De Von Williams (5-0, 5 KOs) vs. Travis Floyd (1-9-2)
End result: Williams wins by TKO at 2:33 of spherical three
Scorecards: 30-25, 30-25, 30-25 Williams
MIDDLEWEIGHT ATTRACTION – 10 ROUNDS
Yoenlis Hernandez (4-0, 4 KOs) vs. Alejandro Barrera (28-8, 17 KOs)
End result: Hernandez wins by TKO at 2:59 of spherical seven
LIGHTWEIGHT ATTRACTION – 10 ROUNDS
Yosdiel Napoles (5-0, 5 KOs) vs. Wister Garcia (20-4, 13 KOs)
End result: Napoles wins by KO at 1:48 of spherical one
CRUISERWEIGHT ATTRACTION – 10 ROUNDS
Yuniel Dorticos (27-2, 25 KOs) vs. Alan Campa (19-10, 13 KOs)
End result: Dorticos wins by KO at 1:00 of spherical one
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT ATTRACTION – 10 ROUNDS
Kallia Kourouni (17-4-1, 7 KOs) vs. Edith Soledad Mattysse (19-16-1, 2 KOs)
End result: Mattysse wins by TKO at:48 of spherical three
Scorecards: 20-17, 20-17, 19-18 Mattysse
MIDDLEWEIGHT ATTRACTION – 4 ROUNDS
Alexander Hernandez (4-0, 1 KO) vs. Ariel Vasquez (15-41-3, 9 KOs)
End result: Hernandez wins through unanimous determination
Scorecards: 39-36, 40-35, 40-35 Hernandez
WELTERWEIGHT ATTRACTION – 4 ROUNDS
Monstaser Aboughaly (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Dakota Highpine (1-4)
End result: Aboughaly wins by KO at 2:40 of spherical one
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