Hunter vs Kuzmin

Who won Hunter vs Kuzmin?

Michael Hunter beat Sergey Kuzmin by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, September 13th, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 117-110, 117-110 in favor of winner Michael Hunter.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Devin Haney beating Zaur Abdullaev for the WBC Interim World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Heather Hardy was overcome by Amanda Serrano.

Hunter vs Kuzmin stats

Back in September 2019, Michael Hunter stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sergey Kuzmin made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Kuzmin had a slight advantage in power over Hunter, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Hunter's 71%.

Michael Hunter was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Kuzmin had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hunter. Despite this, he had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Michael Hunter and Sergey Kuzmin fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hunter was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Kuzmin, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 59 more professional rounds, totaling 154 compared to Kuzmin's 95.

Michael Hunter went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 14 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Sergey Kuzmin was ranked number 5 by the WBA, and 7 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Hunter vs Kuzmin form

Hunter had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Fabio Maldonado on May 25, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Alexander Ustinov on November 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Martin Bakole Ilunga on October 13, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on April 8, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, United States.

He had won against Isiah Thomas on May 13, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas.

Kuzmin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Joey Dawejko on March 9, 2019, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten David Price on September 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jeremiah Karpency on April 21, 2018, by knockout in the 6th round at Kings Theatre, New York, United States.

Before that, his contest against Amir Mansour on November 27, 2017 ended in a no contest at Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia.

He had won against Malcolm Tann on June 23, 2017, by knockout in the 4th round at DoubleTree Hotel, California, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sergey Kuzmin had been fighting more than Michael Hunter.

Going into this contest, Michael Hunter had last fought 3 months and 19 days ago, while Sergey Kuzmin's last outing had been 6 months and 4 days ago.

Hunter's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 4 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Kuzmin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Hunter vs Kuzmin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Hunter vs Kuzmin?

Hunter vs Kuzmin was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Hunter vs Kuzmin?

Michael Hunter was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Sergey Kuzmin made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.