Maurice Hooker leaves Matchroom, joins PBC

[Mammoth]

Maurice Hooker has agreed to terms with PBC on a multi-fight deal after securing a release from Matchroom and Roc Nation, sources tell The Athletic. The former 140-pound champion will make his PBC debut this fall

— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) August 20, 2020

When is the good DAZN news happening?

[Mister Wolf]

Hopefully he can get some good money fights.

[KTFOKING]

Hooker isn't that good. Exciting fighter? Yes, but that's about it. He's not hanging with the top PBC WWs, but guess he can fight Prograis at WW now?

DAZN paid this guy like four million to fight Ramirez in a fight that generated NO buzz at all and had a gate of less than 250k. Losing guys like Hooker isn't necessarily a bad thing for them.

[mxtali]

Didn’t know roc nation had any fighters left LOL

[sicko]

Hooker vs Mario Barrios Texas Showdown in Texas after this Pandemic! Good stylistic match up, those are some HUGE Super Lightweights. Hooker is like 5'11, Mario Barrios is like 5'10

If he moving up to 147 then Hooker vs Jamal James would be GOOD!

[YoungManRumble]

Hooker isn't that good. Exciting fighter? Yes, but that's about it. He's not hanging with the top PBC WWs, but guess he can fight Prograis at WW now?

DAZN paid this guy like four million to fight Ramirez in a fight that generated NO buzz at all and had a gate of less than 250k. Losing guys like Hooker isn't necessarily a bad thing for them.

I don't even think they attempted to advertise or market that fight in any way.

[KTFOKING]

I don't even think they attempted to advertise or market that fight in any way.

It was a good fight for the fans but man was that terrible. Paying 7M for that fight and 10M for Garcia/Vargas is horrendous.

Good for the fighters and TR for getting DAZN to pony up that much money for that fight.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Hooker moving up in the world...

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Hooker vs Mario Barrios Texas Showdown in Texas after this Pandemic! Good stylistic match up, those are some HUGE Super Lightweights. Hooker is like 5'11, Mario Barrios is like 5'10

If he moving up to 147 then Hooker vs Jamal James would be GOOD!

Both make sense... good shout.

[Mammoth]

Sources: A welterweight fight between Hooker and Josesito Lopez is being explored for the Errol Spence-Danny Garcia PPV undercard on Nov. 21. Would be an excellent undercard bout between two action fighters. Lopez gave Thurman hell last year https://t.co/xK3vBc8fos

— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) August 20, 2020

Maybe fighting Josesito Lopez on the Spence-Garcia card