Both undefeated, the Wbo light-Ww champion Maurice Hooker entered this fight with a boxing record of 25-0-3 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Regis Prograis) while his opponent, Mikkel LesPierre, has an official boxing record of 21-0-1 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.75 in the same weight class. ‘Mighty Mo’ Hooker was stopped in a draw by Darleys Perez in 2016 but then he has won four bouts beating Terry Flanagan (Terry Flanagan vs Maurice Hooker) and Alex Saucedo in 2018 (Maurice Hooker vs Alex Saucedo) while LesPierre fought three times last year defeating Noel Murphy, Gustavo David Vittori and Wilton Montero. Hooker vs LesPierre is valid for the WBO World super lightweight title (Hooker’s second defense); undercard of Dmitry Bivol vs Joe Smith Jr. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2019-03-09
Where: Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, USA
Division: light welterweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg)
Title: WBO World super lightweight title
Hooker’s previous fight: Maurice Hooker vs Alex Saucedo
Hooker’s next fight: Maurice Hooker vs Jose Carlos Ramirez
Hooker vs LesPierre full fight video:
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https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x73vg6n
Official video