Hooker vs Saucedo

Who won Hooker vs Saucedo?

Maurice Hooker beat Alex Saucedo by technical knockout in the 7th round on Friday, November 16th, 2018, at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.

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 WBO super lightweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Kavaliauskas vs Arriaza for the WBO World Welterweight championship.

Hooker vs Saucedo stats

Back in November 2018, Maurice Hooker stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 3 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alex Saucedo made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 28 wins and 0 draws, with 18 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Hooker had a slight advantage in power over Saucedo, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Saucedo's 64%.

Maurice Hooker was the older man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

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

Both Maurice Hooker and Alex Saucedo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hooker's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Saucedo's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 months earlier than Saucedo, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, totaling 158 compared to Saucedo's 138.

Alex Saucedo was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Hooker vs Saucedo 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 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.

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

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

Before that, he had drawn with Darleys Perez on November 19, 2016, by split draw in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Ty Barnett on August 6, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Oracle Arena, California, USA.

Activity check

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Saucedo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Hooker vs Saucedo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Hooker vs Saucedo?

Hooker vs Saucedo was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Hooker vs Saucedo?

Maurice Hooker was a 8/5 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Alex Saucedo made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.