Hunter vs Esparza

Who won Hunter vs Esparza?

Michael Hunter beat Ignacio Esparza by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, March 23rd, 2024, at Zapopan, Jalisco.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Hunter vs Esparza stats

Back in March 2024, Michael Hunter stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws.

Ignacio Esparza made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Michael Hunter was the younger man by 11 years, at 36 years old.

Both Michael Hunter and Ignacio Esparza fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hunter was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 12 years and 9 months later than Esparza, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, totaling 154 compared to Esparza's 129.

Hunter vs Esparza form

Hunter had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Jerry Forrest on December 2, 2021, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Mike Wilson on August 3, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hulu Theater at MSG, New York.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Alexander Povetkin on December 7, 2019, by split draw in their 12 round contest at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had won against Sergey Kuzmin on September 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

He had beaten Fabio Maldonado on May 25, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

Activity check

Hunter's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Hunter vs Esparza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Hunter vs Esparza?

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