Hooker vs Cruz

Who won Hooker vs Cruz?

Maurice Hooker beat Cristobal Cruz by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, February 24th, 2017, at Salon Mezzanine, Baja California.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 99-91, 99-91 in favor of winner Maurice Hooker.

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).

Hooker vs Cruz stats

Back in February 2017, Maurice Hooker stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 3 draws.

Cristobal Cruz made his way to the ring with a record of 41 wins, 20 losses and 4 draws.

Maurice Hooker was the younger man by 12 years, at 28 years old.

Hooker had a height advantage of 6 inches over Cruz. That also extended to a 12-inch reach advantage.

Both Maurice Hooker and Cristobal Cruz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hooker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 41 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 19 years and 3 months later than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 1992. He had fought 331 fewer professional rounds, totaling 158 compared to Cruz's 489.

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Hooker's last 3 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hooker vs Cruz?

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