On April 8, 2017, Oleksandr Usyk (11-0, 10 KOs), the cruiserweight WBO champion, defends his title against American challenger, Michael Hunter (12-0, 8 KOs).
Oleksandr Usyk is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round TKO victory over Thabiso Mchunu, 3 months and 22 days ago. Michael Hunter is on a 12-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Isiah Thomas, 10 months and 26 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Oleksandr Usyk at 99-1 winning odds. Michael Hunter really doesn't have much to present against Usyk.
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Michael Hunter via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight title. Usyk improves his record to 12-0, while Hunter adds a loss to his record at 12-1.