Hunter vs Esparza

Who won Hunter vs Esparza?

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

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 loses and 0 draws.

Michael Hunter was the younger man by 11 years, at 35 years old.

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

Hunter was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 12 year and 9 months later than Esparza, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 137 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 2nd December 2021 by split draw in their 10 round contest at Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Mike Wilson on 3rd August 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 7th December 2019 by split draw in their 12 round contest at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

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

He had beat Fabio Maldonado on 25th May 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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