Hunter still hopes to earn a shot at Joshua

Hunter was a finalist in the Joshua sweepstakes, but was eventually passed over for Andy Ruiz Jr.

Michael Hunter (16-1, 11 KOs) is obviously a little disappointed he didn’t get the call to fill-in against Anthony Joshua on June 1st, but he’s not letting that get him down. Hunter details to Sky Sports that he nearly landed the title shot against Joshua, but that he’s still looking forward to earning that fight by handling his business inside of the ring.

“They were close to using me...