Background
He is the son of former professional boxer Mike "the Bounty" Hunter.
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Michael Hunter
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After failing to reach the 2008 Olympics, he qualified for the 2012 Olympics in the heavyweight division. 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. 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.
Heavyweight, 201 lbs
He managed to qualify for the London Olympics by winning his qualifier against Julio Castillo and Yamil Peralta. In March 2013 Hunter made his professional debut defeating Chad Davis by third round TKO in a bout held in Phoenix, Arizona.
He then scored another KO on August 30.
Achievements
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As an amateur he won the National Championships in the super heavyweight division in 2007 and 2009. 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 United States championships. At the Olympic trials 2007 he easily beat Wilson-conqueror Kimdo Bethel twice and won the tournament. In 2011 he dropped down to 201 lbs and won the Golden Gloves title there.
