
Hearn: Hooker Would Be Very Tough Fight For Conor Benn
Eddie Hearn, promoter for undefeated welterweight contender Conor Benn, says he would be happy to make a fight with former world champion Maurice Hooker.
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Eddie Hearn, promoter for undefeated welterweight contender Conor Benn, says he would be happy to make a fight with former world champion Maurice Hooker.

Conor Benn had one of the best breakout years amongst any upstart boxer in 2021. The 25-year-old Benn (20-0, 13 KOs) scored a fourth-round TKO of Samuel Vargas in April, fought to a unanimous decision win against Adrian Granados in September, and landed a brutal, knockout-of-the-year contender against Chris Algieri in four rounds in December.

Eddie Hearn, promoter for unbeaten welterweight contender Conor Benn, will be hunting for the best possible path to position his fighter for a world title opportunity.

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - “Vicious” Victor Ortiz (32-7-3, 25 KOs) was not happy with the scoring of his ten round unanimous decision loss to Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (37-6-1, 20 KOs).

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - In a battle of former world champions, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (37-6-1, 20 KOs) fought his way to a close 10-round unanimous decision over “Vicious” Victor Ortiz (32-7-3, 25 KOs).

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - In a welterweight crossroads battle of former world champions, Robert Guerrero (37-6-1, 20 KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over Victor Ortiz (36-7-2, 25 KOs). (photos by Ryan Hafey)

LAS VEGAS – Not much separated Robert Guerrero and Victor Ortiz on Saturday night, literally and figuratively. The former welterweight champions provided sustained action for most of the first four rounds, before their 10-round welterweight bout devolved into a clinch-fest neither fighter took much initiative to win. The judges favored Guerrero, who won a unanimous decision on the Manny Pacquiao-Yordenis Ugas undercard at T-Mobile Arena.

Guerrero, Ortiz Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and WBA Welterweight World Champion Yordenis Ugas went face-to-face Friday at the official weigh-in before they meet in the highly anticipated FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event this Saturday, August 21 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS – Victor Ortiz made it clear after a press conference Thursday that he never retired from boxing. The former WBC welterweight champion will end a 3½-year layoff Saturday night, but Ortiz insists he knew all along that he would return to the ring. The 34-year-old Ortiz will finally fight again when he encounters Robert Guerrero in the 10-round co-feature on the Manny Pacquiao-Yordenis Ugas undercard at T-Mobile Arena.

Guerrero (36-6-1, 20KOs) returns for the first time in nearly two years with his welterweight clash versus Ortiz (32-6-3, 25KOs) in their battle of former titlists Saturday evening at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Their bout serves as part of a Fox Sports Pay-Per-View event headlined by a welterweight title fight between defending WBA claimant Yordenis Ugas (26-4, 12KOs) and legendary former eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39KOs).