Hooker vs Perez

Who won Hooker vs Perez?

Maurice Hooker beat Uriel Perez by knockout in the 1st round on Friday, December 20th, 2019, at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Daniel Jacobs beating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Also on the undercard Julio Cesar Martinez beat Cristofer Rosales for the WBC World Flyweight belt, Liam Smith defeated Roberto Garcia, and Josh Kelly was victorious over Winston Campos.

Hooker vs Perez stats

Back in December 2019, Maurice Hooker stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 3 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Uriel Perez made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Perez had a large advantage in power over Hooker, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Hooker's 65%.

Maurice Hooker was the older man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Both Maurice Hooker and Uriel Perez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hooker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Perez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 85 more professional rounds, totaling 158 compared to Perez's 73.

Maurice Hooker went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBC at welterweight.

Hooker vs Perez form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Mikkel LesPierre on March 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before 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.

He had won against Courtney Jackson on August 19, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Omni Dallas Hotel, Texas, USA.

Activity check

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Hooker vs Perez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Hooker vs Perez?

Hooker vs Perez was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Hooker vs Perez?

Maurice Hooker was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Uriel Perez made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.