Hunter vs Ustinov

Who won Hunter vs Ustinov?

Michael Hunter beat Alexander Ustinov by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, November 24th, 2018, at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo.

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 Denis Lebedev beating Mike Wilson. Also on the undercard Kal Yafai beat Israel Gonzalez for the WBA World Super Flyweight belt, and Frank Buglioni was overcome by Fanlong Meng.

Hunter vs Ustinov stats

Back in November 2018, Michael Hunter stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alexander Ustinov made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ustinov had a slight advantage in power over Hunter, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Hunter's 67%.

Michael Hunter was the younger man by 11 years, at 31 years old.

Ustinov had a height advantage of 6 inches over Hunter.

Both Michael Hunter and Alexander Ustinov fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hunter was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 years and 9 months later than Ustinov, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 39 fewer professional rounds, totaling 154 compared to Ustinov's 193.

Hunter vs Ustinov form

Hunter 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 Martin Bakole Ilunga on October 13, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Isiah Thomas on May 13, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Phil Williams on February 27, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

He had beaten Jason Douglas on October 13, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton.

Ustinov 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 lost to Manuel Charr on November 25, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

Prior to that, he had defeated Konstantin Airich on December 12, 2015, by knockout in the 5th round at VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Maurice Harris on October 10, 2015, by knockout in the 1st round at El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela.

Before that, he had defeated Travis Walker on July 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Velodrome, Manchester, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Chauncy Welliver on December 11, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Michael Hunter had last fought 1 month and 11 days ago, while Alexander Ustinov's last outing had been 11 months and 30 days ago.

Hunter's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Ustinov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Hunter vs Ustinov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Hunter vs Ustinov?

Hunter vs Ustinov was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Hunter vs Ustinov?

Michael Hunter was a 3/20 (-670) favorite going into the contest, while Alexander Ustinov made his way into the ring at 91/20 (+460) with oddsmakers.