Michael Hunter
Weight Class: Super heavyweight/201+ pounds
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210 lbs
Reach: 34
Club Name: Richard Steele's
Began Boxing: 2002
Career Highlight: US Olympic Team and 2007 US Nationals
Biggest influence: My mom! She keeps my head in the right place. Encouragement, support and motivation.
Draw to boxing: My dad was a professional boxer and you know what they say like father like son. He held the USBA and Intercontinental Cruiserweight/Heavy titles.
Greatest Strength in the ring: My mind and speed
Other sports played: Basketball and football
Loves most about boxing: You get to travel and it's a new experience every time. I like meeting new people from different cultures.
Goals in and out of the ring: I would like to go to college, go to the Olympics, and be a successful black man in and out of the ring.
Favorite TV show: Friday Night Fights, Classic Boxing
What are your hobbies outside of boxing: basketball, football, music, fishing
What is something interesting about you that most people don't know: I made an elite basketball travel team at 16 years old, competing against over 300 athletes.
2006 UNDER 19 NATIONAL CHAMPION
2007
U.S. Championships: stopped Josh Parsons, Barbousville, W.V., RSC-2 (:32), in quarterfinals; dec. Lenroy Thompson, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 17-12, in semifinals; dec. Mike Wilson, Central Point, Ore., 25-24, in finals for 1st
2009
U.S. National Championships: dec. Javier Torres, Commerce, CA, 31-12 in the finals
