Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (25-0, 17 KOs) successfully defended his WBO junior welterweight world title in his return to the ring on Friday night, toppling Alex Saucedo (28-1, 18KOs) via a seventh-round TKO in Saucedo’s hometown at the Chesapeake Ene...
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Maurice Hooker, Alex Saucedo Fight Photos Gallery - OKLAHOMA CITY - The fairytale ending wasn’t meant to be. Oklahoma City native Alex Saucedo fell short in his first world title challenge, as Maurice Hooker defended his WBO junior welterweight title...
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By Keith Idec - Alex Saucedo couldn’t survive this onslaught. Maurice Hooker came to Saucedo’s hometown, the site of Saucedo’s incredible comeback against Lenny Zappavigna on June 30, and knocked out the game challenger in the seventh round Friday ni...
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Hooker, Saucedo Scorecard BoxingScene Live - The WBO junior welterweight champion and native of Dallas, Texas, Maurice Hooker, is in hostile territory. (photos by Mikey Williams). The hometown kid, Alex Saucedo, is hoping to become only the second Ok...
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Bob Arum admits he thought Alex Saucedo’s championship dream was ruined. Saucedo’s promoter watched from a ringside seat as Australia’s Lenny Zappavigna drilled Saucedo with one punishing punch after another in the fourth round June 30. The undefeate...
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By Keith Idec - The congratulatory text message from Mark Wahlberg immediately made Alex Saucedo understand what he had accomplished moments earlier. The star actor, who’s also Saucedo’s co-manager, informed the junior welterweight contender that his...
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Maurice Hooker issued a warning for those impressed with how Alex Saucedo came back from serious trouble to knock out Lenny Zappavigna. “First, he fought a midget,” Hooker told BoxingScene.com. “The midget hurt him, but couldn’t put him out. I’m a bi...
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Hooker, Saucedo Sparring Session 2012 Photos Gallery - The WBO junior welterweight champion and native of Dallas, Texas, Maurice Hooker, is in hostile territory. (photos by Mikey Williams). The hometown kid, Alex Saucedo, is hoping to become only the...
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Hooker, Saucedo Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - The WBO junior welterweight champion and native of Dallas, Texas, Maurice Hooker, is in hostile territory. (photos by Mikey Williams). The hometown kid, Alex Saucedo, is hoping to become only th...
By Thomas Gerbasi - In 2018, Maurice Hooker won his first world title, and he will defend that title for the first time against fellow unbeaten Alex Saucedo this Friday night. But his toughest battle may be in December, when he has to get Christmas g...
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The "Red River Rivalry" — the pugilistic version — has kicked off. WBO junior welterweight champion Maurice Hooker, from Dallas, Texas, will defend his world title Friday evening against Oklahoma City native Alex Saucedo at the Chesapeake Energy Aren...
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Alex Saucedo Training Photos - Alex "El Cholo" Saucedo grew up in Oklahoma City, a short bike ride from the Chesapeake Energy Arena. It was called the Ford Center back then, but Saucedo always dreamed of headlining a world title fight in his hometown...
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Undefeated super-lightweight Jack Catterall is confident he’s fully earned a world title shot having cleaned up the division domestically. ‘El Gato’ (23-0-KO12) has beaten Tyrone McKenna and Ohara Davies in his most recent two bouts and with the WBO...
By Thomas Gerbasi - The morning after was rough for Alex Saucedo. Rough, yet glorious. “I was sore and happy the next morning,” said the 140-pound contender of the aftermath of his seventh-round stoppage of Lenny Zappavigna in June. “My knuckles were...
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