Hooker vs Linares

When is Hooker vs Linares?

Maurice Hooker could face Jorge Linares in Autumn/Fall 2023 in 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 loses and 3 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jorge Linares would make his way to the ring with a record of 47 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, with 29 of those wins by knock out.

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

Maurice Hooker is the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

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

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

Hooker is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 8 year and 4 months later than Linares, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He has fought 196 less professional rounds, 158 to Linares' 354.

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 6th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, United States.

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

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

Before that, he had lost to Jose Carlos Ramirez on 27th July 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 beat Mikkel LesPierre on 9th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

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

In his last fight, he lost to Zhora Hamazaryan on 11th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Zaur Abdullaev on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 12th round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Devin Haney on 29th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

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

He had beat Al Toyogon on 7th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Activity check

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

Maurice Hooker last fought 9 months and 30 days ago, while Jorge Linares' last outing was 5 months and 25 days ago.

Hooker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 5 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 3 years, 8 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

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