Hooker vs LesPierre

Who won Hooker vs LesPierre?

Maurice Hooker beat Mikkel LesPierre by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 9th, 2019, at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 119-108, 120-107, 118-109 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 Dmitry Bivol beating Joe Smith Jr for the WBA World Light Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Callum Johnson beat Sean Monaghan, and Sergey Kuzmin defeated Joey Dawejko.

Hooker vs LesPierre stats

Back in March 2019, Maurice Hooker stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 3 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mikkel LesPierre made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 1 draw, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Hooker had an advantage in power over LesPierre, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to LesPierre's 48%.

Maurice Hooker was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Both Maurice Hooker and Mikkel LesPierre fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hooker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 1 month earlier than LesPierre, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, totaling 158 compared to LesPierre's 142.

Mikkel LesPierre was ranked number 10 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Hooker vs LesPierre form

Hooker had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Terry Flanagan on June 9, 2018, by split decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Courtney Jackson on August 19, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Omni Dallas Hotel, Texas, USA.

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

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.

Activity check

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Hooker vs LesPierre start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Hooker vs LesPierre?

The fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Hooker vs LesPierre?

Maurice Hooker was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Mikkel LesPierre made his way into the ring at 1343/100 (+1300) with oddsmakers.