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Hunter KO’s Wilson In 4 At Madison Square Garden

  WBC/WBA number six rated Heavyweight contender Michael Hunter scored a dominant fourth round knockout of veteran Mike Wilson on Tuesday night at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. From the opening bell, Hunter’s hand speed and combination punching was simply too much for the thirty-eight year old Wilson to combat. Hunter implemented a balanced attack to the body and head of Wilson and landed several hard shots with both hands in displaying a full range of offense. What quickly became target practice for Hunter through three rounds seemed to give an impression that Wilson’s corner may have been tasked with the decision to stop the fight.   Before Wilson’s corner could face that decision however, Hunter decked Wilson with a flush right hook to the jaw that sent him down to the canvas in late in round four. Wilson was very “Game” as he staggered to his feet at the count of nine, but was unable to respond to Referee Ricky Gonzalez’ questions as he evaluated whether Wilson was...

Triller Tuesday Night Fights Official Weights From New York City

  The official weights for Tuesday night’s TrillerVerz: Tuesday Night Fights series took place earlier today in New York City, NY. Weights for the entire card, which will be held in The Theater at Madison Square Garden are as follows.   Main Event: Heavyweight – 12Rds.*   Michael Hunter 217 1/2lbs. vs. Mike Wilson 224 1/2lbs.   (Bout billed as an elimination bout in the World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight ratings.)   Welterweight – 10Rds.   Chris Algieri 142 3/4lbs. vs. Mikkel LesPierre 144lbs.   Vacant United States Boxing Association (USBA) Welterweight championship – 10Rds.   Eric Walker 147lbs. vs. Ivan Golub 146 1/2lbs.   Light-Heavyweight – 6Rds.   Joseph Ward 175 1/2lbs. vs. Troy Williams 175 3/4lbs.   Light-Heavyweight – 4Rds.   Matthew Tinker 174 1/2lbs. vs. Michael Rycraft 173 1/2lbs.   Women’s Flyweight – 4Rds   Christina Cruz 111 1/2lbs. vs. Indeya Smith 111 3/4lbs.   Jr. Middleweight – 6Rds. ...