When is Hooker vs Lopez?

Maurice Hooker could face the challenge of Josesito Lopez in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Hooker vs Lopez 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.

Josesito Lopez would make his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 9 loses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Hooker would have advantage in power over Lopez, with a 67% knock out percentage over Lopez's 55%.

Maurice Hooker is the younger man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Hooker has a height advantage of 1 inch over Lopez. This also extends to a 11-inch reach advantage.

Both Maurice Hooker & Josesito Lopez fight out of an orthodox stance.

Hooker is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 8 year and 2 months later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He has fought 141 less professional rounds, 158 to Lopez's 299.

Hooker vs Lopez 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 won against 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.

Lopez has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Cody Crowley on 16th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Texas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Francisco Santana on 5th December 2020 by technical knockout in the 10th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had won against John Molina Jr on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 8th round at Staples Center, LA.

Before that, he had been beaten by Keith Thurman on 26th January 2019 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had defeated Saul Corral on 9th April 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Novo at L.A. Live, California.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Maurice Hooker has been fighting more than Josesito Lopez.

Maurice Hooker last fought 7 months and 14 days ago, while Josesito Lopez's last outing was 11 months and 4 days ago.

Hooker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Lopez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Hooker vs Lopez?

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