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Triller announced today that highly ranked heavyweight Michael ‘The Bounty’ Hunter II, (20-1-1, 14 KOs), of Las Vegas, NV has been added to the Thursday, December 2 ‘Night of heavyweights’ card against heavy-handed southpaw veteran Jerry ‘Slugger’ Forrest, (26-4-1, 20 KOs), of Newport News, VA.

Hunter vs. Forrest is the new ten-round main event at the TrillerVerz IV card at The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.

World ranked #2 by the World Boxing Association, Hunter returns to New York City after a fifth-round knockout of Mike Wilson on August 3, 2021.

Since turning professional eight years ago, Hunter’s successful career in the professional ranks includes victories over top contenders Sergey Kuzmin, Aleksandr Ustinov, Martin Bakole, Isiah Thomas and Iago Kiladze. He also fought to a draw with former heavyweight world champion Alexander Povetkin in 2019 with his only loss coming in 2017 at cruiserweight to current unified Heavyweight World Champion Oleksandr Usyk.

A professional for nine years, Forrest hits the ring against Hunter following a majority draw against world ranked and undefeated Zhilei Zhang on February 27, 2021 in Miami, FL. Forrest has also competed in hard fought ten-round battles with world ranked heavyweights Carlos Takam and Jermaine Franklin over the last two years.

The ten-round fight replaces Andrey Fedesov vs. Junior Wright after Fedesov suffered a training injury.

Co-featured at ‘Night of Heavyweights’ in a scheduled ten-rounder of undefeated contenders, ‘Son of a Legend’, knockout artist Trey Lippe-Morrison, (18-0, 17 KOs), of Tulsa, OK faces former NFL Linebacker, Mike Balogun, (17-0, 13 KOs), of Upper Marlboro, MD.

Well-known in the sport as the son of former Heavyweight world champion Tommy Morrison, Lippe-Morrison, popular for his stunning knockouts, has built a huge following since turning professional in 2014. On August 14, 2021, Lippe-Morrison saw his most recent action, a dominant victory over Don Haynesworth. A college football standout for the Oklahoma Sooners before playing for six teams in the NFL, Balogun also turned professional in 2014. In his first start this year, he knocked out Keith Barr on April 10, 2021 in Vero Beach, FL.

In a special attraction ten-round battle also featuring undefeated contenders, Cassius ‘C.O.G.’Chaney, (21-0, 14 KOs), of New London, CT clashes with Bronx, NY native ‘Gentleman’ George Arias, (16-0, 7 KOs).

A college basketball player at the University of New Haven before turning to professional boxing, Chaney returns to action succeeding a dominant ten-round decision over fellow contender Shawndell Winters on August 14, 2021 in Worcester, MA. On November 27, 2019, Chaney won the vacant World Boxing Council United States title with a third-round stoppage of Nick Jones. A native of the Dominican Republic, Arias hits the ring coming off a unanimous decision win over Joel Caudle on February 17, 2021. Prior to that victory, Arias defeated fellow undefeated prospect Gabriel Hernandez on October 24, 2019.

Just added in a six-round heavyweight fight, undefeated prospect Isaac Gutierrez, (12-0-1, 10 KOs), of Mexico City, Mexico faces veteran Joe ‘Louis’ Jones, (12-4, 9 KOs), of Jersey, City, NJ.

The 28-year-old Gutierrez compiled 220 amateur victories prior to turning professional in 2011. Standing 6’2” tall and weighing 230lb., the heavy-handed Gutierrez has knocked out his last six opponents and will be making his highly anticipated United States debut this Thursday. Looking to play the role of spoiler, the 26-year-old Jones returns after a third-round knockout of Dhafir Smith on July 24, 2021. Jones had also faced a number of top contenders over his eight years as a professional including Joey Dawejko, Efetobor Apochi and Richard Rivera.

Rounding out the exciting five bout card, in a six-round light heavyweight bout, undefeated top prospect Frederic ‘The French Revolution’ Julan, (12-0, 10 KOs), of Brooklyn, NY faces promising prospect Khainell Wheeler, (5-1, 5KO’s), of Bethlehem, PA. Julan hits the ring following a second-round knockout of Fidel Monterrosa Munoz on January 25, 2020. Wheeler enters the battle following a show stopping first-round knockout of Vincent Baccus on June 5, 2021 in Philadelphia, PA.

New main event.

Chaney- Arias is co-feature

Hey this is a fun one. That’ll be a good time man! Love me some Mike Hunter II.

NY commision roasting WBA saying your number 9 ranked fighter is way to shit to be sanctioned in a fight against Hunter.... And rightfully so, that fight is a disgusting missmatch and triller and hunter should be ashamed of trying to get it made, but it does make me chuckle that they probably bribed (or just owe a favore now) WBA to get him ranked and couldent even fight him...

Forrest isn't the worst opponent, not a can, but still somewhat of a tougher level journeyman. Hunter will stop him handily.

DrDuke wrote: ↑01 Dec 2021, 06:53 Forrest isn't the worst opponent, not a can, but still somewhat of a tougher level journeyman. Hunter will stop him handily.

Hunter went from fighting top 15 opponents to this..

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑01 Dec 2021, 06:54

DrDuke wrote: ↑01 Dec 2021, 06:53 Forrest isn't the worst opponent, not a can, but still somewhat of a tougher level journeyman. Hunter will stop him handily.

Hunter went from fighting top 15 opponents to this..

Yeah, he was considered a road warrior, but in recent two years his opposition is frustrating. However, he was offered a fight against Hrgovic. He mentions a low payday, but I doubt, he receives more for fighting journeymen.

DrDuke wrote: ↑01 Dec 2021, 06:57

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑01 Dec 2021, 06:54

DrDuke wrote: ↑01 Dec 2021, 06:53 Forrest isn't the worst opponent, not a can, but still somewhat of a tougher level journeyman. Hunter will stop him handily.

Hunter went from fighting top 15 opponents to this..

Yeah, he was considered a road warrior, but in recent two years his opposition is frustrating. However, he was offered a fight against Hrgovic. He mentions a low payday, but I doubt, he receives more for fighting journeymen.

A positive is that he's staying active.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑01 Dec 2021, 07:04

DrDuke wrote: ↑01 Dec 2021, 06:57

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑01 Dec 2021, 06:54

Hunter went from fighting top 15 opponents to this..

Yeah, he was considered a road warrior, but in recent two years his opposition is frustrating. However, he was offered a fight against Hrgovic. He mentions a low payday, but I doubt, he receives more for fighting journeymen.

A positive is that he's staying active.

Not a big deal though. His activity doesn't bring a lot of interest.

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589544 wrote: ↑01 Dec 2021, 09:09 When it comes to How to negotiate for salary, there are multiple factors that can affect your success. Having the right mindset and the right attitude is key. Knowing what questions to ask and how to listen can also be important.

Can we ban this guy? Trying to change thread titles etc..

Fight Night!

Not exactly building on his draw with Povetkin. Crazy that this is his tenth consecutive fight at heavyweight, and he's seemingly slid way backward from the time that he was fighting Bakole, Kuzmin, and Povetkin. Of course, Jerry Forrest isn't that bad, but I'm talking more about the combination of Shawn Laughery, Mike Wilson, and Jerry Forrest in succession.

The Boxing event starts at 6:30pm ET and the Rap Battle starts at 9:30pm ET with short Intermission


Description

An amazing "Night of the Heavyweight", live from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York and featuring many undefeated fighters on this exciting card. Such ones are the two fighters in the co-main event Cassius Chaney and George Arias who will face off in a 10 rounds Heavyweight division fight.

And in the main event of the evening the WBA Continental Americas Heavy Champion Michael Hunter II "The Bounty" takes on hard-hitting Jerry Forrest "Slugger".

Switching to Los Angeles at 9pm ET, another stellar Verzuz battle will ensue featuring Cleveland's own Bone, Thugs 'N Harmony against Three 6 Mafia from Memphis. Both iconic groups will battle 20 rounds of hit songs from their catalog.

Tune in Thursday, December 2nd at 9:30pm ЕT and enjoy the happening live on FITE!

*fight card and performers subject to change

Here are the boxers' weights for tonight's (Thursday) Triller show at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom:

Michael Hunter 222 pounds -vs.- Jerry Forrest 231 (Ten Rounds);

Cassius Chaney 249.4 -vs.- George Arias 225.6 (Ten Rounds);

Trey Lippe-Morrison 236.2 -vs.- Mike Balogun 235.2 (Ten Rounds);

Junior Wright 232.8 -vs.- Joe Jones 214.6 (Six Rounds); and

Frederic Julan 174.2 -vs.- Khainell Wheeler 172.8 (Six Rounds).

The show will be broadcast exclusively on TrillerFightClub.com and Fite.tv starting at 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT through the TrillerVerz subscription package priced at $2.99 per month.

Triller Fight Club

This Thursday’s TrillerVerz IV will be broadcast exclusively on TrillerFightClub.com and FITE starting at 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT through the TrillerVerz subscription package priced at $2.99 per month.

Triller announced today that #2 Ranked Heavyweight Michael ‘The Bounty’ Hunter II, (20-1-1, 14 KOs), of Las Vegas, NV has been added to the Thursday, December 2 ‘Night of Heavyweights’ card against heavy-handed southpaw veteran Jerry ‘Slugger’ Forrest, (26-4-1, 20 KOs), of Newport News, VA. Hunter vs. Forrest is the new ten-round main event at the TrillerVerz IV professional boxing card at The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City followed by an iconic VERZUZ battle between music legends Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia from the world-famous Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA.

Full Fight Card

Michael Hunter, (222 lb.) vs. Jerry Forrest, (231 lb.)
Ten Rounds

Cassius Chaney, (249.4 lb.) vs. George Arias, (225.6 lb.)
Ten Rounds

Trey Lippe-Morrison, (236.2 lb.) vs. Mike Balogun, (235.2 lb.)
Ten Rounds

Junior Wright, (232.8 lb.) vs. Joe Jones, (214.6 lb.)
Six Rounds

Frederic Julan, (174.2 lb.) vs. Khainell Wheeler, (172.8 lb.)
Six Rounds
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TrillerVerz, successfully bringing together first-class professional boxing with iconic VERZUZ battles, is produced by the award-winning Nigel Lythgoe, the Triller Fight Club visionary in addition to the producer and creative force behind American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance.

The Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center is located at 311 W. 34th Street between 8th and 9th Avenue’s. Advance tickets priced at $200, $125, $75 and $45 are now on-sale and may be purchased online at Ticketmaster / Triller Fight Club. Doors will open at 5:00 p.m. ET with the first bell at 5:45 p.m. ET. Following the fights at 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT, the TrillerVerz IV broadcast will switch to Los Angeles for the VERZUZ battle.

Advance tickets starting at $39.50 for the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony / Three 6 Mafia VERZUZ battle may be purchased through LIVE NATION. The Hollywood Palladium is located at 6215 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. PT.

World ranked #2 by the World Boxing Association, Michael ‘The Bounty’ Hunter II returns to New York City after a fifth-round knockout of Mike Wilson on August 3, 2021. Since turning professional eight years ago, Hunter’s highly successful career in the professional ranks includes victories over top contenders Sergey Kuzmin, Aleksandr Ustinov, Martin Bakole, Isiah Thomas and Iago Kiladze. He also fought to a controversially scored draw with former heavyweight world champion Alexander Povetkin in 2019 with his only loss coming in 2017 at cruiserweight to current Unified Heavyweight World Champion Oleksandr Usyk.

A professional for nine years, southpaw Jerry ‘Slugger’ Forrest hits the ring against Hunter following a controversially scored majority draw against world ranked and undefeated Zhilei Zhang on February 27, 2021 in Miami, FL. Forrest has also competed in hard fought ten-round battles with world ranked heavyweights Carlos Takam and Jermaine Franklin over the last two years.

The ten-round fight replaces Andrey Fedesov vs. Junior Wright after Fedesov suffered a training injury.

Co-featured at ‘Night of Heavyweights’ in a scheduled ten-rounder of UNDEFEATED Contenders, ‘Son of a Legend’, knockout artist Trey Lippe-Morrison, (18-0, 17 KOs), of Tulsa, OK faces former NFL Linebacker, Mike Balogun, (17-0, 13 KOs), of Upper Marlboro, MD. Well-known in the sport as the son of former Heavyweight World Champion Tommy Morrison, Lippe-Morrison, popular for his stunning knockouts, has built a huge following since turning professional in 2014. On August 14, 2021, Lippe-Morrison saw his most recent action, a dominant victory over Don Haynesworth. A college football standout for the Oklahoma Sooners before playing for six teams in the NFL, Balogun also turned professional in 2014. In his first start this year, he knocked out Keith Barr on April 10, 2021 in Vero Beach, FL.

In a Special Attraction ten-round battle also featuring UNDEFEATED Contenders, Cassius ‘C.O.G.’Chaney, (21-0, 14 KOs), of New London, CT clashes with Bronx, NY native ‘Gentleman’ George Arias, (16-0, 7 KOs). A college basketball player at the University of New Haven before turning to professional boxing, Chaney returns to action succeeding a dominant ten-round decision over fellow contender Shawndell Winters on August 14, 2021 in Worcester, MA. On November 27, 2019, Chaney won the vacant World Boxing Council United States title with a third-round stoppage of Nick Jones. A native of the Dominican Republic, Arias hits the ring coming off a unanimous decision win over Joel Caudle on February 17, 2021. Prior to that victory, Arias defeated fellow undefeated prospect Gabriel Hernandez on October 24, 2019.

Just added in a six-round heavyweight fight, UNDEFEATED and heralded prospect Isaac Gutierrez, (12-0-1, 10 KOs), of Mexico City, Mexico faces veteran Joe ‘Louis’ Jones, (12-4, 9 KOs), of Jersey, City, NJ. The 28-year-old Gutierrez compiled 220 amateur victories prior to turning professional in 2011. Standing 6’2” tall and weighing 230lb., the heavy-handed Gutierrez has knocked out his last six opponents and will be making his highly anticipated United States debut this Thursday. Looking to play the role of spoiler, the 26-year-old Jones returns after a third-round knockout of Dhafir Smith on July 24, 2021. Jones had also faced a number of top contenders over his eight years as a professional including Joey Dawejko, Efetobor Apochi and Richard Rivera.

Rounding out the exciting five bout card, in a six-round light heavyweight bout, UNDEFEATED top prospect Frederic ‘The French Revolution’ Julan, (12-0, 10 KOs), of Brooklyn, NY faces promising prospect Khainell Wheeler, (5-1, 5KO’s), of Bethlehem, PA. Julan hits the ring following a second-round knockout of Fidel Monterrosa Munoz on January 25, 2020. Wheeler enters the battle following a show stopping first-round knockout of Vincent Baccus on June 5, 2021 in Philadelphia, PA.

TrillerVerz IV is the fourth event in the TrillerVerz series with the first three events each garnering over 5,000,000 unique viewers. TrillerVerz III saw a massive crowd at Barclays Center on October 16 witness an extraordinary VERZUZ battle between Brooklyn based music legends Big Daddy Kane and KRS-One which followed a world class professional boxing card headlined by a sensational knockout performance from Brooklyn’s Cletus ‘The Hebrew Hammer’ Seldin.

Formed in Cleveland, OH and an iconic American hip hop group for almost three decades, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have sold millions of records through their ten-record discography. Their acclaimed career includes Grammy Awards, Soul Train Awards and American Music Awards.

Originating in Memphis, TN in 1991, Three 6 Mafia emerged as a horror themed hip-hop music group which would carry them to mainstream success. Releasing nine records, one of the group’s biggest hits, “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” won an Academy Award in 2006 for its inclusion in the movie ‘Hustle and Flow.”

Triller Fight Club is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its extraordinary launch on November 28, 2020 which shook up the sports and entertainment world as Boxing Legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones battled in Los Angeles, CA on a Pay-Per-View broadcast which garnered 1,600,000 PPV buys.

trey morrison vs mike balogun?

thoughts on that one? heard of balo but hardly know anything about him

Gawd

Pay me to watch!

I'll watch because I have no life. But not a great or even good card

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑02 Dec 2021, 15:00 trey morrison vs mike balogun?

thoughts on that one? heard of balo but hardly know anything about him

There's a good chance of Balogen winning.

He's not a top heavyweight, but if he comes in shape he might be able to defeat Morrison who isn't very good.

Anyone got this TrillerVerse subscription?

TKO 1 win for Balogen.

He might now be positioned for a fight with a decent payday.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑02 Dec 2021, 20:03 Anyone got this TrillerVerse subscription?

You get a free 7 day trial. Then it is 2.99 a month. So I signed up

Blair Cobbs is a complete tool

If Cassius Chaney gets anymore relaxed he would fall a sleep