Flanagan vs Hooker

Who won Flanagan vs Hooker?

Maurice Hooker beat Terry Flanagan by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 9th, 2018, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Maurice Hooker.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super lightweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tyson Fury's and Sefer Seferi's clash.

Flanagan vs Hooker stats

Back in June 2018, Terry Flanagan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 33 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Maurice Hooker made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 3 draws, with 16 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Hooker had a massive power advantage over Flanagan, boasting a 70% knockout percentage compared to Flanagan's 39%.

Terry Flanagan was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Hooker had a height advantage of 1 inch over Flanagan. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Terry Flanagan fought out of the southpaw stance, while Maurice Hooker was an orthodox fighter.

Flanagan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Hooker, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 61 more professional rounds, totaling 219 compared to Hooker's 158.

Terry Flanagan went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Maurice Hooker was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Flanagan vs Hooker form

Flanagan had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Petr Petrov on April 8, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Orlando Cruz on November 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mzonke Fana on July 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff.

Before that, he had defeated Derry Mathews on March 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had won against Diego Magdaleno on October 10, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Hooker had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Courtney Jackson on August 19, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Omni Dallas Hotel, Texas, USA.

Prior to that, he had defeated Cristobal Cruz on February 24, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Salon Mezzanine, Baja California, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Darleys Perez on November 19, 2016, by split draw in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Ty Barnett on August 6, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Oracle Arena, California, USA.

He had won against Wilfrido Buelvas on March 26, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Oracle Arena, California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Maurice Hooker had been fighting more than Terry Flanagan.

Going into this contest, Terry Flanagan had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 1 day ago, while Maurice Hooker's last outing had been 9 months and 21 days ago.

Flanagan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Flanagan vs Hooker start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Flanagan vs Hooker?

Flanagan vs Hooker was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Flanagan vs Hooker?

Terry Flanagan was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Maurice Hooker made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.