Who won Hunter vs Chaney?
Michael Hunter beat Cassius Chaney by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, June 7th, 2024, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.
The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Michael Hunter.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
This fight appeared on the undercard of Adrien Broner's and Blair Cobbs' clash.
Hunter vs Chaney stats
Back in June 2024, Michael Hunter stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws.
Cassius Chaney made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.
Michael Hunter was the younger man by 91 years, at 36 years old.
Chaney had a height advantage of 4 inches over Hunter. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Michael Hunter and Cassius Chaney fought out of an orthodox stance.
Hunter was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Chaney, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 57 more professional rounds, totaling 154 compared to Chaney's 97.
Michael Hunter went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA at heavyweight.
Cassius Chaney was ranked number 7 by the WBA in the Heavyweight division.
Hunter vs Chaney 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 defeated Ignacio Esparza on March 23, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.
Prior to that, 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.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Mike Wilson on August 3, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hulu Theater at MSG, New York.
Before that, he had drawn with Alexander Povetkin on December 7, 2019, by split draw in their 12 round contest at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
He had beaten Sergey Kuzmin on September 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Activity check
Hunter's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.
Chaney's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.
What time did Hunter vs Chaney start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Hunter vs Chaney?
Hunter vs Chaney was broadcast on TrillerTV PPV in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Hunter vs Chaney?
Michael Hunter was a 43/100 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while Cassius Chaney made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.
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