Ramirez vs Hooker

Who won Ramirez vs Hooker?

Jose Carlos Ramirez beat Maurice Hooker by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, July 27th, 2019, at College Park Center, Texas.

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 unified super lightweight championship of the world, with the WBC, and WBO belts on the line.

The undercard featured the clash of Farmer vs Frenois for the IBF World Junior Lightweight championship.

Ramirez vs Hooker stats

Back in July 2019, Jose Carlos Ramirez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Maurice Hooker made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 3 draws, with 17 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Ramirez had a slight advantage in power over Hooker, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Hooker's 65%.

Jose Carlos Ramirez was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Hooker had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ramirez. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Jose Carlos Ramirez and Maurice Hooker fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ramirez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 7 months later than Hooker, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, totaling 184 compared to Hooker's 158.

Ramirez vs Hooker form

Ramirez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jose Zepeda on February 10, 2019, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Save Mart Arena, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Antonio Orozco on September 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Save Mart Arena, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Amir Imam on March 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had won against Mike Reed on November 11, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at Save Mart Arena, California.

He had beaten Jake Giuriceo on May 5, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada.

Hooker had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Mikkel LesPierre on March 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Terry Flanagan on June 9, 2018, by split decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

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

He had beaten Cristobal Cruz on February 24, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Salon Mezzanine, Baja California, Mexico.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jose Carlos Ramirez had been fighting more than Maurice Hooker.

Going into this contest, Jose Carlos Ramirez had last fought 5 months and 17 days ago, while Maurice Hooker's last outing had been 4 months and 18 days ago.

Ramirez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ramirez vs Hooker start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at College Park Center, Texas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ramirez vs Hooker?

Ramirez vs Hooker was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Ramirez vs Hooker?

Jose Carlos Ramirez was a 69/100 (-140) favorite going into the contest, while Maurice Hooker made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.