Who won Hooker vs Cobbs?
Blair Cobbs beat Maurice Hooker by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 6th, 2022, at Dickies Arena, Texas.
The scorecards were announced as 97-90, 97-90, 96-91 in favor of winner Blair Cobbs.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).
This eliminator appeared on the undercard of Vergil Ortiz Jr beating Michael McKinson for the WBA Super World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Marlen Esparza beat Eva Guzman, and Bektemir Melikuziev defeated Sladan Janjanin.
Hooker vs Cobbs stats
Back in August 2022, Maurice Hooker stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws.
Blair Cobbs made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.
Maurice Hooker was the same age as Blair Cobbs, at 33 years old.
Hooker had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cobbs. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.
Maurice Hooker fought out of the orthodox stance, while Blair Cobbs was a southpaw.
Hooker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Cobbs, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, totaling 158 compared to Cobbs' 102.
Hooker vs Cobbs form
Hooker had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Vergil Ortiz Jr on March 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Dickies Arena, Texas, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Uriel Perez on December 20, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Arizona.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jose Carlos Ramirez on July 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at College Park Center, Texas.
Before that, he had beaten Mikkel LesPierre on March 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.
He had defeated Alex Saucedo on November 16, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.
Cobbs had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Alexis Rocha on March 19, 2022, by knockout in the 9th round at USC Galen Center, California, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Brad Solomon on June 19, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Don Haskins Center, Texas.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Samuel Kotey Neequaye on February 14, 2020, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Honda Center, California.
Before that, he had beaten Carlos Ortiz on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
He had won against Steve Villalobos on August 22, 2019, by knockout in the 9th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Blair Cobbs had been fighting more than Maurice Hooker.
Going into this contest, Maurice Hooker had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 17 days ago, while Blair Cobbs' last outing had been 4 months and 18 days ago.
Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.
Cobbs' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.
What time did Hooker vs Cobbs start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Dickies Arena, Texas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Hooker vs Cobbs?
Hooker vs Cobbs was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Hooker vs Cobbs?
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