Maurice Hooker: record, next fight and profile →
Rising Super-Lightweight star Jack Catterall watched with a close eye as Maurice Hooker defeated Terry Flanagan in Manchester. While Catterall has a tricky fight in Belfast on June 30th, the Chorley talent hopes to challenge the new WBO World Super-Lightweight Champion in the near future.
Maurice Hooker sensed overconfidence from Terry Flanagan before their fight for the vacant WBO junior welterweight title. Flanagan called Hooker “just another American I’m going to add to the list” and made it sound as if Dallas’ Hooker was in over his head against the then-undefeated former WBO lightweight champion. There also was talk of Flanagan entering the World Boxing Super Series’ 140-pound tournament later this year, as if beating Hooker were a forgone conclusion.
Hackney foghorn Ohara Davies appears to have rekindled his mojo after signing with Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren earlier this year. Bull strong and mallet fisted, the incorrigible trash-talker returns to the championship stage at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday week in a WBC Silver Super Lightweight challenge to Congo’s 21-1 Paul Kamanga.
Maurice Hooker didn’t expect to leave the ring Saturday night with the WBO junior welterweight title. The Dallas native knew he had out-boxed Terry Flanagan in their 12-round, 140-pound title bout and deserved the victory. Hooker just didn’t think he would win a decision in Flanagan’s hometown of Manchester, England.
OHARA DAVIES will now face WBC international super-lightweight champion Paul Kamanga at o2 Arena on June 23. The controversial Londoner now faces the African after Josh Leather pulled out of their ?ght claiming he was taking break from boxing.
Terry Flanagan’s record for having the longest unbeaten winning ledger amongst the current crop of UK fighters came to an end on Saturday night, in his home city of Manchester. Topping the bill at the Manchester Arena, former WBO World Lightweight king Flanagan was bidding to become a two-weight world champion when he faced Maurice Hooker for the Super Lightweight version of the WBO belt.
During a bloody encounter for the vacant WBO Super Lightweight title with Maurice Hooker on Saturday night, Terry Flanagan suffered five cuts which required 30 stitches. Flangan, the former WBO champion at 135lbs, collided with Hooker on numerous occasions as the southpaw and orthodox fighter butted heads leaving Flangan's face crimson masked.
Maurice Hooker may well already have been confirmed as a world champion –– but there is set to be another revelation regarding his career very soon. The classy Texan outpointed Terry Flanagan by split decision on Saturday, exclusively live on BT Sport, at Manchester Arena.
Hooker vs. Flanagan Fight Photos Gallery - In a fight that preceded Fury-Seferi, undefeated American Maurice Hooker won a split-decision upset victory over hometown favorite Terry Flanagan to capture the vacant WBO Junior Welterweight World Championship belt. The scores were 117-111, 115-113 for Hooker, and 117-111 for Flanagan.
Manchester Arena - For the vacant WBO junior welterweight title, Maurice Hooker (24-0-3, 16 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over Terry Flanagan (33-1, 13 KOs). The scores were 115-113 for Hooker, 117-111 for Flanagan and 117-111 for Hooker.