Hooker vs Linares

When is Hooker vs Linares?

Maurice Hooker could face Jorge Linares in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Hooker vs Linares stats

Maurice Hooker would step into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jorge Linares would make his way to the ring with a record of 47 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, with 29 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Hooker would have a slight advantage in power over Linares, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Linares' 62%.

Maurice Hooker is the younger man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Hooker has a height advantage of 3 inches over Linares. This also extends to a 11-inch reach advantage.

Both Maurice Hooker and Jorge Linares fight out of an orthodox stance.

Hooker is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 8 years and 4 months later than Linares, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He has fought 208 fewer professional rounds, totaling 158 compared to Linares' 366.

Hooker vs Linares form

Hooker has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Blair Cobbs on August 6, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Vergil Ortiz Jr on March 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Dickies Arena, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Uriel Perez on December 20, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Arizona.

Before that, he had lost to 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.

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.

Jorge Linares has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Jack Catterall on October 21, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Zhora Hamazaryan on December 11, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Zaur Abdullaev on February 19, 2022, by knockout in the 12th round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.

Before that, he had been beaten by Devin Haney on May 29, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Carlos Morales on February 14, 2020, by knockout in the 4th round at Honda Center, California.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jorge Linares has been fighting more than Maurice Hooker.

Maurice Hooker last fought 2 years, 11 months and 15 days ago, while Jorge Linares' last outing was 1 year and 9 months ago.

Hooker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 12 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Linares' last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 month. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

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