Michael Hunter.

[Mimmy]

Anyone know why ex US Olympian and WBO title challenger Michael Hunter (son of former heavyweight Mike 'Bounty' Hunter) is now fighting out of China?

Michael was in the London Olympics but was stopped in the first round and had a decent pro career before losing a points decision to Oleksandr Usyk for the WBO Cruiserweight title.

He now has 2 fights scheduled in China fighting Mexican Hugo Lomeli on the 2nd January.

[ReggieDiggs]

The show looks like a USA vs Mexico dual meet in China. Weird.

[Tanzio]

The show looks like a USA vs Mexico dual meet in China. Weird.

Good lawd!! Mr. Diggs, is that you?

[Badhusker]

The show looks like a USA vs Mexico dual meet in China. Weird.

Welcome back Reggie!

[ReggieDiggs]

The show looks like a USA vs Mexico dual meet in China. Weird.

Good lawd!! Mr. Diggs, is that you?

Yep. Whats happening.

[ReggieDiggs]

The show looks like a USA vs Mexico dual meet in China. Weird.

Welcome back Reggie!

[Stuarty]

Thought he gave a decent account of himself against Usyk. Should've probably have been stopped in the last round but showed tremendous heart to hang in.

[Tanzio]

The show looks like a USA vs Mexico dual meet in China. Weird.

Good lawd!! Mr. Diggs, is that you?

Yep. Whats happening.

Same as always; mentally disturbed individuals accusing me of being mentally disturbed. How have you been?

I like Hunter. Hope he can get back into the mix.

[Mexi-Box]

Not at all sure what's happening with him. From the little I've read, they've shipped him off to China. I think he's moving up to HW. He'll likely have more success at HW, and if they're in China, they may as well plan a fight against their big prospect, Junlong Zhang.

[Best Coast]

Thought he gave a decent account of himself against Usyk. Should've probably have been stopped in the last round but showed tremendous heart to hang in.

Hunter gave Usyk his toughest fight so far and definitely shouldnt be written off. Not sure what boost fighting in China will give to his career, but glad to see that at least he's active again after another long layoff (9 months this time).

[Lackeos]

Could be because of assorted travel bans and other airport disruptions occurring in America as a result of Trump. A Mexican with a valid passport can't simply assume that he can fly into America without being detained at the airport, be forced to turn over all of his social media passwords, etc. Would probably be safer to just hold the fight in any other country to ensure that it doesn't get canceled due to detention.

[Best Coast]

Could be because of assorted travel bans and other airport disruptions occurring in America as a result of Trump. A Mexican with a valid passport can't simply assume that he can fly into America without being detained at the airport, be forced to turn over all of his social media passwords, etc. Would probably be safer to just hold the fight in any other country to ensure that it doesn't get canceled due to detention.

Beg to differ amigo. Your boxing takes are generally very solid, but you missed it on this one. I live 5 miles away from the Mexican border and have numerous Mexican friends who come to the US regularly by auto, bus or air to work, shop, visit doctors family, friends or just shop. There is a lot of excessive drama on this issue that gets blown out of proportion by the media based on isolated incidents. The ones who really get scrutinized at the border/airports are refugees who are Muslims, especially those from countries with terrorist ties.
https://nationaleconomicseditorial.com/ ... 7-percent/
"Last month (October 2017) the Trump administration admitted just 1,242 refugees, that is 87 percent fewer than the 9,945 admitted in October 2016. This is significant because October is the first month of the new fiscal year—it could be a harbinger of things to come."


With Mexicans on the other hand, the big issue is getting to stay in the US permanently. That's the issue former world-title challenger Ray Beltran is dealing with. Beltran is here legally on a P1 work visa, which is the one most foreign boxers use to gain US entry:
http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/2 ... anent-home
"Born into poverty in Los Mochis, Mexico, Beltran and his family slipped across the Mexican border when he was 16 in order to make a better life for themselves in the United States. They settled in Phoenix.

Beltran has been in the United States since, but is now here legally thanks to a P1 work visa, which allows him to pursue his boxing career because the U.S. Department of Homeland Security deems him to be an athlete who is "internationally recognized with a high level of achievement, evidenced by a degree of skill and recognition substantially above that ordinarily encountered so that the achievement is renowned, leading or well known in more than one country."

However, that work visa will expire in about two and a half years, at which point Beltran would have to return to Mexico. That would not only have a negative impact on his career, but also potentially tear apart his family as he is married with three young children, two boys and a girl, who were born in the United States.

Beltran's goal, besides money and world titles, is to earn his permanent resident status as an "extraordinary athlete," which is one of the categories under which somebody can qualify for an EB-1 green card that is typically available to certain sports figures, entertainers and masters of the arts and sciences. If Beltran gets his green card, he can remain in the U.S. permanently even after his work visa expires."