Maurice Dewayne Hooker (born August 7, 1989) is an American professional boxer who held the WBO light welterweight title from 2018 to 2019 and challenged for the WBC light welterweight title in 2019.
Professional career
Hooker vs. Flanagan Hooker turned professional in 2011 and compiled a record of 23-0-3 before challenging and beating British boxer Terry Flanagan in an upset on June 9, 2018 for the vacant WBO light welterweight title in Manchester England on the Tyson Fury vs. Sefer Seferi undercard.
Hooker vs. Ramirez On 27 July 2019, Hooker fought WBC super lightweight champion Jose Ramirez in a unification bout. Ramirez managed to get the better out of Hooker and won the fight via a sixth-round TKO.
Hooker vs. Perez In his next fight, Hooker fought Uriel Perez. Hooker won the fight in the first round.
Hooker vs. Ortiz Jr On 20 March 2021, Hooker fought Vergil Ortiz Jr, who was ranked #2 by the WBO and #6 by the WBC at welterweight. Ortiz Jr was the better man, first knocking Hooker down in the sixth round, before finishing him in the seventh with a TKO victory.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes33LossBlair CobbsUD10Aug 6, 202232Loss27–2–3Vergil Ortiz Jr.TKO7 (12), Mar 20, 202131Win27–1–3Uriel Perez TKO1 (10), Dec 20, 201930Loss26–1–3José RamírezTKO6 (12), Jul 27, 201929Win26–0–3Mikkel LesPierreUD12Mar 9, 201928Win25–0–3Alex SaucedoTKO7 (12), Nov 16, 201827Win24–0–3Terry FlanaganSD12Jun 9, 201826Win23–0–3Courtney JacksonUD10Aug 19, 201725Win22–0–3Cristóbal CruzUD10Feb 24, 201724Draw21–0–3Darleys PérezSD10Nov 19, 201623Win21–0–2Ty BarnettKO1 (10), Aug 6, 201622Win20–0–2Wilfrido BuelvasKO1 (10), Mar 26, 201621Win19–0–2Ghislain MadumaSD10Oct 17, 201520Win18–0–2Eduardo GalindoTKO6 (10), Jun 26, 201519Win17–0–2Santos BenavidesTKO2 (8), Mar 6, 201518Win16–0–2Gary BergeronTKO2 (6), Nov 22, 201417Win15–0–2Carlos ValenzuelaTKO1 (6), Aug 22, 201416Win14–0–2Lauro AlcantarTKO1 (6), Jul 11, 201415Win13–0–2Adrian Rodriguez GarzaUD6Apr 26, 201414Draw12–0–2Abel Ramos8Jan 27, 201413Win12–0–1Rynell GriffinUD6Sep 26, 201312Win11–0–1John RevishKO1 (6), Aug 23, 201311Win10–0–1Mario HermosilloKO1 (6), Jul 25, 201310Win9–0–1John MontesTKO6 (6), Jun 8, 20139Win8–0–1Adam EalomsKO2 (6), Apr 29, 20138Win7–0–1Cameron KraelUD4Dec 19, 20127Win6–0–1DeAnthony BonnerKO1 (4), Aug 24, 20126Win5–0–1Julian RodriguezKO1 (4), Aug 11, 20125Win4–0–1Pedro DominguezTKO1 (4), Jun 29, 20124Win3–0–1Demond Brock4Jun 8, 20123Win2–0–1Martin Gomez2 (4), Jul 22, 20112Win1–0–1Wilbert Mitchell1 (4), Jun 24, 20111Draw0–0–1Tyrone Chatman4Apr 29, 2011
See also List of light-welterweight boxing champions
References
External links
Maurice Hooker - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live